Most people wouldn’t think a night of playing trivia could be a way to save a man’s best friend – but it can be.
Scottie Campbell hosts a trivia night every Tuesday from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Hammered Lamb’s patio in Ivanhoe Village. Ten percent of all food and drink sales made during trivia hours goes to Florida Little Dog Rescue (FLDR) and any tips that Campbell receives goes straight to a dog facing death row. It costs $75 to rescue a dog from being euthanized.
FLDR is a foster facility, which means no shelter to visit, and no caged animals. Instead they set up temporary homes for the dogs with volunteers, who take care of the dogs until they can be placed in a permanent home.
Campbell’s dad, Glen Swem, often comes out to support both Campbell and the pups. Swem said that Campbell has always had a dog in his life.
His current dog, Bernie, was rescued by FLDR when he and his sister were abandoned in a park as puppies. Bernie can be seen from time to time at trivia night, where dogs are welcome in the patio area. Campbell says he’s become a sort of mascot.
“Adoptions made sense to me,” Campbell said when asked why he started adopting rescues, “my mom was adopted… it always starts with humans.”
Campbell said it was natural for him to take that concept and transition it to rescue dogs.
Campbell had narrowed the list to three shelters in which he wanted to donate to and left the final choice to the winners. Campbell said FLDR was chosen by a winning trivia group a little less than a year ago.
