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August, 2007 Issue
• Join Us At The Bay Area Pet Fair & Adoptathon: Two Days of Fun, Celebration and Education
• How Much Is That Doggie On The Internet?: More Than You Can Imagine
• A World of Help: Compassion Without Borders
• Napa Humane: A New Kind of Society: Breaking Away from the Shelter Paradigm
• A Near-Miracle for Arthritis: Is Adequan a Better Option for Your Dog?
• Intelligent Dogs: Are Our Dogs Smarter Than We Think?
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The Bay Area Pet Fair & Adoptathon takes place Saturday and Sunday, September 8th and 9th. The Fair is open from 10am to 6pm on Saturday and from 10am to 5pm on Sunday. Admission is as follows: Adults – $7; Kids 6-12 & seniors 55+ – $5; Kids 5 & under – FREE! Special “Family Pack” offer: Two adults and two kids for $20. Dogs are welcome too! ($1 donation requested.) Dogs must be on leash and well-behaved, and no animals will be allowed to remain in vehicles, for their safety.
The Marin Center & Fairgrounds is located at on Civic Center Drive in San Rafael. Parking is FREE. Directions, more information, and a mailing list sign up are available at the Pet Fair web site. www.bayareapetfair.com.
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Join Us At The Bay Area Pet Fair & Adoptathon
Two Days of Fun, Celebration and Education
by Rachel Long
Don’t be surprised if your dog starts pulling you in the direction of San Rafael next month. She probably just wants to go to the Second Annual Bay Area Pet Fair & Adoptathon at the Marin Center! Animals from all around the Bay Area and thousands of their people will gather on September 8th and 9th to celebrate all things pet Attendees will not only hear from experts in the fields of training, education, rescue, dog sports and animal health, they’ll also meet hundreds of adoptable animals awaiting loving homes. And the Fair also features the greatest products and services for your furry family members.
“We are thrilled that so many groups are coming back this year. With over 150 adoptions last year, we know this is the place to find your new best friend for life,” said Sandy Lurins, Pet Fair Producer. She said sponsors are once again very enthused about the event, which so successfully brings members of the local pet community together. “Over 5,000 people participated last year, and we know this year’s assortment of products and services will lead to hundreds of happier, healthier pets.”
The focus of the Pet Fair is its giant, multi-agency Adoptathon. In 2006, 35 groups participated, making it the largest interagency adoption event in California. As with last year, this year’s agencies and rescue groups will not only have dogs available for adoption, but also cats, rabbits, birds and other good family pets. Lurins is proud of the community. “We will be bringing together some of the largest and oldest shelters and humane societies in the Bay Area with smaller, breed specific rescue groups. In an industry where shelters and rescues don’t often work side-by-side, we are excited that we can provide a forum for true collaboration. We’re also pleased that we can help these groups present their animals and programs to a much wider audience.”
New this year is The Other Dog Show, where shelter and rescue dogs will “compete” for Best in Show. Possible classes include Lapping Dogs, Belly Floppers, Good Manners, Giant Dogs and maybe even Best Non-Dog! The show runs both days, so come see these deserving animals enjoy their time in the spotlight!
The Second Annual Bay Area Pet Fair includes a program of great demonstrations, presentations and special activities in a variety of venues around the grounds.
And still pending as of press time, the return of Rockin’ Ray and the Skyy Dogs. Ray’s performances were crowd favorites last year. Ray and his team of rescue dogs perform Frisbee, jump rope and other amazing stunts. Event organizers also expect the San Francisco and South San Francisco Police K-9 Units to return; they were definitely crowd pleasers at the ’06 Pet Fair.
Special for the kids—Popo the Clown returns to offer her wonderful face painting both days of fair!
More presenters are signing on each day and a full program of presentations will be available by mid-August on the Pet Fair’s web site, www.bayareapetfair.com.
Sponsoring agencies include Berkeley East Bay Humane Society, Humane Society & SPCA of Sonoma County, Napa Humane and San Francisco SPCA. Other groups bringing pets for adoption and/or presenting educational programs including Animals Asia; Animal Care & Adoption Network, Inc.; Animal Shelter League of Rohnert Park; Bad Rap; Bay Area Poodle Rescue; Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society; Community Concern for Cats; Give Me Shelter Cat Rescue; Golden State Greyhound Adoption; Grateful Dogs Rescue; Hopalong Animal Rescue/Second Chance Rescue; Humane Society & SPCA of Sonoma County; Lake County Animal Services; Marin Humane Society; Mickaboo Cockatiel Rescue; Milo Foundation, The Nikki Hospice Foundation; Northern California Weimaraner Rescue; Paws for Love; Petaluma Animal Shelter; Pets Lifeline; Pug Rescue of Sacramento; San Francisco SPCA; Save A Bunny; Save A Spot Dalmation Rescue; Sonoma County Animal Shelter; Wine Country Greyhound Rescue… and more groups are signing on every day.
Visit the Pet Fair web site for all the details.
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