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Therapy dog a front-runner in race for new Rabbit Hash mayor

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Therapy dog a front-runner in race for new Rabbit Hash mayor
There's a heated mayoral race brewing in Northern Kentucky. Currently, a nonpartisan therapy dog named Jack Rabbit leads the pack in a race for the next mayor of the small community of Rabbit Hash.He's set to unseat the incumbent Mayor Brynneth Pawltro, a rescued pit bull who assumed office in 2017. For those unfamiliar, the Boone County river community has elected a dog mayor since the late 1990s. Every four years in Rabbit Hash, residents can “vote” for their favorite canine candidate by donating to the Rabbit Hash Historical Society. Each vote costs $1.This year's mayoral race is set to be a doozy.Currently, Jack Rabbit has the lead. A certified therapy dog, Jack works full time at Children's Home of Northern Kentucky. The pup will use his platform to help reduce stigmas about mental health, especially mental health disorders in children, his owners say. To cast your vote for mayor of Rabbit Hash, and to view the leaderboard, click here.

There's a heated mayoral race brewing in Northern Kentucky.

Currently, a nonpartisan therapy dog named Jack Rabbit leads the pack in a race for the next mayor of the small community of Rabbit Hash.

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He's set to unseat the incumbent Mayor Brynneth Pawltro, a rescued pit bull who assumed office in 2017.

For those unfamiliar, the Boone County river community has elected a dog mayor since the late 1990s. Every four years in Rabbit Hash, residents can “vote” for their favorite canine candidate by donating to the Rabbit Hash Historical Society. Each vote costs $1.

This year's mayoral race is set to be a doozy.

Currently, Jack Rabbit has the lead. A certified therapy dog, Jack works full time at Children's Home of Northern Kentucky.

The pup will use his platform to help reduce stigmas about mental health, especially mental health disorders in children, his owners say.

To cast your vote for mayor of Rabbit Hash, and to view the leaderboard, click here.