Fair Draws Attention To The Need For Pet Adoptions, Rescue
Wills Park Fills With Dogs, Cats, Horses and Humans, Too, for annual fair.
Hundreds if not thousands of humans stopped by Wills Park Equestrian Center's covered arena on Sunday, June 12 for the annual Animal Rescue Fair, which works to educate people about the need for pet adoption-and to encourage them to take a new pet home. The goal was to adopt out 200 or more pets during the five-hour fair, said Penne Crews, coordinator of the fair. She personally saw 15 to 20 animals adopted out despite being busy keeping things running smoothly. Angel was one of those dogs who found a new home. Rebecca and Janie Levergood and their mother were taking the puppy home to join other pets, including frogs. The girls said Angel was adopted just five minutes before the Walk of Fame, set up to honor those families who have rescued…
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Barbara Barth
10:24 pm on Monday, June 13, 2011
Great post! I love Hightower Farms. Lindy helps me at the shop sometimes. I have five rescue dogs and I see a few faces here that are winking at me. Rescue dogs make the best pets. My pack gets along well with each other and are so much fun! Thanks for writing about pet rescue. more ›