in this field that take the animals to hope and nurse them to get strong enough to come down and rehome. without volunteers, i would have to be honest to say this wouldn't be much more than a pound. we thank god that we have the number of committed people coming down and helping us out, it makes all the difference in the world. >> when you want to come in and volunteer, you go through a general orientation, about two hours. there is a lot of flexibility. and the various programs available, are baseline dog walking. you can work with the cats. you can work with tony's kitty rescue, with the small animals and guinea pigs and birds and chickens. >> you always have an appreciative audience. >> do you feel that what you have learned here helped you with your own dogs? >> the training they don't have? yes. and it's things that you learn, we usually outlive our dogs and every time you get a new one, you have skills to teach them. >> one of the programs is training program and it's staffed by a member of the community and one of the programs she has is dog socialization. >> we started this prog

. >> i feel strongly about supporting the race industry so these horses can get rehomed.hat's why i'm here today. >> these horses are wonderful. and they're the best brained. they deserve to have a career rather than ending up at the meat market. >> reporter: it goes to charity. with a little luck, this event is expected to grow each year. from old hilltop, tim williams, wjz eyewitness news. >> and for more on this event and a link to maryland horse racing, go to our website, information there at wjz.com. >>> a lot more still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. six months later, friends and family mark the anniversary of the costa concordia disaster. why that ship wreckage is still there in the ocean. >>> real impressive. scene from jaws. take a look at this video here. what the fishermen were hoeing -- hoping for and why they're happy they saw it. >>> also, a woman scorned, selling her house. how emotions are playing a role in this unique divorce story coming up. ,,,,,, customer 1: a hot dog with relish and onions please customer 1: what's this? vendor 1: hotdog cont