Strutt With Your Mutt 5K in Duplin County raises funds for Jacksonville rescue

Runners and their dogs will have a chance to hit the trails this weekend while supporting an animal rescue.

The Strutt With Your Mutt 5K, a dog-friendly race that raises money for Adoption First Animal Rescue in Jacksonville, is scheduled for Saturday at the English Country Barn in Magnolia in Duplin County, southwest of Kenansville.

The event includes a 5K run and a one-mile fun run that participants can walk.

Bre Corbitt, a rescue specialist, said the organization takes in some owner surrenders, but most animals come from euthanasia lists at local county shelters.

We do take some surrenders, but the majority of our animals do come from the euthanasia list at local county shelters. So animals that were at risk of euthanasia, we’re able to take them on, get them their vetting that they need, spayed or neutered, microchipped, and get them adopted out to loving homes,” Corbitt said.

Penny, a dog adopted from the rescue, came in third at last year’s 5K.

Registration costs $30. Click here to register for the event.