PAWS In the Park Pet Walk, Companion Animal Fair and Adoption
8:30 a.m. to 12-Noon, Sept. 6, 2008
at the 4-H Fairgrounds in Greenfield, Indiana

Partners for Animal Welfare Society [P.A.W.S.] is hosting the 7th Annual PAWS In the Park Pet Walk, Companion Animal Fair and Adoptathon at the 4-H Fairgrounds in Greenfield.

The walk portion of this event is P.A.W.S.' largest fundraising event of the year with all proceeds going to support P.A.W.S. homeless pets and humane education programs.

The walk starts at the Fairgrounds and is a scenic three-quarters of a mile along the banks of Brandywine Creek through Greenfield's Riley Park.

The registration fee for walkers who want a commemorative T-shirt and goody bag is $20 but you do not have to be registered to participate in any of the day's events. However, the youth and adult registered walkers who turn in the most pledges will each receive a special "Top PAW" trophy, a $25 Wal-Mart gift certificate and a one-year supply of free dog food courtesy of Kent Foods and Knightstown Elevator.

The Animal Fair portion of the event includes all sorts of activities for pets and their humans including the Doggie Dash Obstacle Course, Fastest Nose Contest, Best Costumed Pet, Wet T-Shirt Race, Most Talented Pet, Flying Disc Catch and more. You can also meet with Animal Communicator, Mary Marshall, have your pet's portrait sketched or get a professional color photo portrait of the whole family.

You can have your pet's toe nails clipped for free and meet with a professional animal behaviorist about any "issues" your pet may have.

P.A.W.S. will also be selling grilled burgers and brats and cold drinks to raise money for its Pet Food Pantry.

Extreme Insanity Flyball Team will be doing demonstrations and give you and your dog a chance to try out one of the fastest growing canine sports.

P.A.W.S. Matchmaker Adoption volunteers and representatives from more than a dozen other animal rescue groups will be on site with lots of homeless cats, kittens, dogs, puppies, ferrets, rabbits and birds available for adoption. Many of the pets available for adoption are purebred, including Siberian Huskies, Greyhounds, Poodles, Brittany Spaniels, Shelties, German Shepherds, Yorkshire Terriers and Siamese Cats.