Cat Tales presents first advocacy award

MIDDLETOWN — Gail Petras, senior animal control officer for the Middletown Police Department, is the first recipient of the Cat Tales Advocate For Animals Award.

The award honors a person who significantly influences the quality of animals’ lives through personal commitment to animal welfare within their community. This person also supports Cat Tales’ mission through their actions and contributions of time, funding, knowledge, expertise or professional experience.

The award will be presented at the annual Cats in the Castle fundraising event at 6 p.m. Saturday, April 14 at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville. For details or to purchase tickets, go to cattalesct.org/ cats-in-the-castle.

Cat Tales is a Connecticut-based nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the quality of life and improving the well being of abused, neglected and abandoned cats and kittens within the community.