NC Week for the Animals Super Adoption Event

April 9, 2008 : 12:06 PM

Best Friends Utah Chooses North Carolina for Annual Celebration of Animals May 2008

By Jan Scere, Best Friends Network

Best Friends Animal Society will celebrate North Carolina's animals during their visit May 3rd to May 11th. Friends for Life LKN and Cornelius PARC Department will host one of the biggest events locally in the North Mecklenburg area.

A Super Adoption Fair and Humane Education Event will be held May 10th, from 10AM to 3 PM at Bailey Road Park in Cornelius. Primary sponsors are Adkins Pet Center (Iron Station), Petco Foundation, Camp Wagging Tails, Doggy Day Care (Cornelius), Parks Chevrolet (Huntersville), and Lake Norman Realty (Cornelius).

This event will feature hundreds of pets available for adoption from across the state. Animal Rescue groups and Animal Control agencies will feature their rescued pets looking for permanent loving homes. Available for adoption will be dogs, cats, puppies, kittens, bunnies, water foul and much more!!! There will be activities for all ages. The kick-off event will be a Strut Your Mutt Spay/Neuter March and Trivia Contest. Proceeds will benefit the Friends for Life LKN Spay/Neuter program. Event winners will receive valuable prize baskets!

In addition to the Strut your Mutt Spay/Neuter March, along with the many pets available for adoption, there will Humane Animal Education and Awareness activities. Many animal-related vendors will be there for you to shop for your pet, including a Cathy’s Creations embroidery booth where you can get your pets name or your telephone number embroidered on their collars. There will be many booths, including NASCAR and Greg Biffle Humane Animal Rescue Foundation. There will be something for everyone.

· Adoptions of dogs, cats, puppies, kittens and more through multiple Animal Rescue groups from across the state.
· Strut Your Mutt Spay/Neuter March, with prizes for K-9s and their best friends.
· Fund Raising booth for the new North Mecklenburg Animal Shelter.
· Animal related vendor exhibits.
· Trophy and prize ceremonies.
· Community Service Awards Presentation.
· Children’s activities and with a kids humane animal posters contest, the 3 winning posters will be mounted and hung in the new shelter.
· Food Vendors and more….

What You Can Do:

If you would like to participate, e-mail lknanimalshelter@aol.com for any of the Friends for Life LKN Event Coordinators or call Jan Scere, Founder 704-606-1337, Donna Weaver, Volunteer 704-408-2350 or Jo Zarnoch, Volunteer 704-400-1701

Comments

May 9, 2008 at 6:16 PM
posted by: PamelaB

*Saturday May 10, Super Adoption in Cornelius (near Charlotte), hosted by Friends for Life LKN. Brandi Bennett of Best Friends will be a guest speaker.

*This past Saturday, Columbus Humane Society adoption event and fundraiser at PetSmart featuring Netop the Painting Dog http://netopthedog.com, who donated a painting to be raffled.

*Weeklong, libraries including Chatham and Granville Counties have special animal book displays for children

*Prayer walks at animal shelters statewide, all week (voluntary on individual basis...we sent out a plea to thousands of animal lovers)

*Thursday at 6pm at Watermark Marina in Wilmington, Community Service Awards to K-9 officers and their dogs, presented by Kim Loyd of Duplin Animal Rescue Team

*Other community service awards (dates are being worked out) for military, fire and K-9 officers in various counties including Orange County (Presented by Pat Sanford), Fire Departments who have heroicly rescued animals, Fort Bragg Army units who work with animals + others.

*Saturday May 10, Super Adoption in Cornelius (near Charlotte), hosted by Friends for Life LKN. Brandi Bennett of Best Friends will be a guest speaker.

*Humane education, various rescuers are visiting schools in rural areas