Biker Dogs Motorcycle Club

Biker Dogs Motorcycle Club ("Biker Dogs MC") was founded on September 27, 2000, in Oakland, California. , membership spanned eight countries across three continents. Membership consists of canines and/or humans who ride motorcycles and is billed as the world's first motorcycle club for dogs. The club has been featured on TV, most notably Evening Magazine on television station KPIX-TV on May 20, 2005 . The club has also been featured in many newspaper publications, such as the San Francisco Chronicle and Oakland Tribune. The club sponsors an annual Biker Dog Run for a charity that trains dogs to assist disabled people. Unlike other motorcycle clubs that have local chapters, Biker Dogs MC has local Packs with colorful names like "Woof Pack" and "Outpaw Pack". Canine member Houdini is the International Pack Leader. Human member, Jesse Lane, is the founder and International Pack Guardian.
History
The Biker Dogs Motorcycle Club sponsored its first annual charity event, the "Biker Dog Run", resulted in the first public awareness of the group's existence. The monthly national publication "Thunder Press" also featured an article on this event.
The club made headlines for a protest demonstration they organized against the City of Hollister for banning dogs from the Hollister Rally. "The Pinnacle" published an article "Dogs on hogs to invade Hollister" on June 19, 2003 along with a political cartoon lampooning the club. On July 5th, 2003, club members arrived on their motorcycles with their dogs and conducted their "Howllister Protest Run" demonstration, reading a document entitled "The Barklaration of Independence" and proclaiming July 5th as "Canine Independence Day". After the conclusion of the demonstration, all participants were ordered by the police to leave town. The leader of the protest was arrested, cited, released, and the charges later dropped by the city attorney.

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