Murfee | |
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Mayor of Fair Haven, Vermont | |
Assumed office March 3, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Lincoln |
Personal details | |
Born | Murfee August 15, 2016 Salem, Oregon, U.S. |
Website |
murfee |
Murfee (born August 15, 2016) is a male Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and was the second animal to be elected to the honorary office of mayor in the town of Fair Haven, Vermont on March 3, 2020. [1] [2] Murfee was born in Oregon in 2016 and was bought by his current owners, Linda and Ray Barker of Fair Haven, Vermont that year. [3] In the fall of 2017, Murfee became a certified therapy dog. He has also earned AKC titles as a Therapy Dog and Canine Good Citizen. [3] He was re-elected for a second term on March 3, 2021. [4]
Immediately following his certification as a therapy dog in 2017, Murfee worked with Caring Canines Therapy Dogs of Southern Vermont, Inc., where his owner, Linda Barker, is president. [5] This included visits to hospitals, residential and outpatient care facilities, schools, colleges and universities throughout southern Vermont. According to his website, he estimates he spends roughly 10 hours a week doing such work. [3]
On January 31, 2020, Murfee's candidacy was announced on the Fair Haven Police Department Facebook page. [6] The next day, the story was picked up at a national level by CNN which ran the first national story covering the election. [7] His public profile grew over the next month with articles published outside the United States on Index.hr in Croatia [8] and Notícias ao Minuto in Portugal. [9]
After Murfee was elected mayor, national level publicity intensified with segments airing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert [10] and The Today Show. [11] Numerous articles ran nationwide and internationally, including an appearance in the June 29, 2020 issue of People. [3]
The purpose of the honorary mayoral office is to raise funds for a playground in the town of Fair Haven. To that end, Murfee has a website, a GoFundMe page and a Facebook account. Additionally, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Murfee has taken donations for hundreds of handmade face-masks. [3] On January 8, 2021, it was announced that the playground had been successfully funded and that Murfee would turn his attention to fundraising for the construction of a dog park in the town. [3] [12]
Murfee | |
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Mayor of Fair Haven, Vermont | |
Assumed office March 3, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Lincoln |
Personal details | |
Born | Murfee August 15, 2016 Salem, Oregon, U.S. |
Website |
murfee |
Murfee (born August 15, 2016) is a male Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and was the second animal to be elected to the honorary office of mayor in the town of Fair Haven, Vermont on March 3, 2020. [1] [2] Murfee was born in Oregon in 2016 and was bought by his current owners, Linda and Ray Barker of Fair Haven, Vermont that year. [3] In the fall of 2017, Murfee became a certified therapy dog. He has also earned AKC titles as a Therapy Dog and Canine Good Citizen. [3] He was re-elected for a second term on March 3, 2021. [4]
Immediately following his certification as a therapy dog in 2017, Murfee worked with Caring Canines Therapy Dogs of Southern Vermont, Inc., where his owner, Linda Barker, is president. [5] This included visits to hospitals, residential and outpatient care facilities, schools, colleges and universities throughout southern Vermont. According to his website, he estimates he spends roughly 10 hours a week doing such work. [3]
On January 31, 2020, Murfee's candidacy was announced on the Fair Haven Police Department Facebook page. [6] The next day, the story was picked up at a national level by CNN which ran the first national story covering the election. [7] His public profile grew over the next month with articles published outside the United States on Index.hr in Croatia [8] and Notícias ao Minuto in Portugal. [9]
After Murfee was elected mayor, national level publicity intensified with segments airing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert [10] and The Today Show. [11] Numerous articles ran nationwide and internationally, including an appearance in the June 29, 2020 issue of People. [3]
The purpose of the honorary mayoral office is to raise funds for a playground in the town of Fair Haven. To that end, Murfee has a website, a GoFundMe page and a Facebook account. Additionally, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Murfee has taken donations for hundreds of handmade face-masks. [3] On January 8, 2021, it was announced that the playground had been successfully funded and that Murfee would turn his attention to fundraising for the construction of a dog park in the town. [3] [12]