Slobberfest, a celebration of dogveristy (and cattitude) is being held again this year by the Humane Society of Madison County (HSMC) on Saturday, June 19 from 11-4 pm. They are currently inviting rescue groups, shelters, and vendors to participate in the event, which will take place in The Pavilion at Coffman Park in Dublin.
Slobberfest will once again feature an “adopt-a-thon” with many rescue groups bringing their adoptable dogs and cats (and bunnies–House Rabbit Society was there last year). I was assured by HSMC Board Secretary, Cindy Phillips, that cat groups would be placed inside the Pavilion this year to get them out of the heat. Last year’s event was a sauna, out in the sun, on the pavement. We ended up sending our cats home early because it did get too hot for them.
June 13, 2009, last year's Slobberfest.
There will also be a Celebration Walk with registration from 11 am to 1:30 pm and the walk beginning at 2 pm. The walk is a “dog mile,” so we are assured that is not very long at all. If you register for the walk before June 9th, it is $25. After that, and the day of the event, it is $30 to register. Walkers will receive a goodie bag packed full of things for the animal lover and their animal friends.
Food will also be available for purchase and there will be many vendors selling lots of cool things.
We are trying to get the word out about this so there will be a large turnout this year. Last year, mostly rescue groups showed up without many participants from the general public. You can’t adopt out animals to other rescue groups, so we need to spread the word to get lots of animal lovers out to Coffman Park.
Susan and Jimmy--love at first sight.
We also want to wish Susan and Jimmy a happy one year anniversary. Susan met Jimmy, a four-month-old puppy mill puppy, last year at Slobberfest. Jimmy had lost his leg when his foot got caught in the metal wiring that lines the bottom of many puppy mill cages. From standing in his own waste, with a hurt foot, the puppy got a terrible infection and luckily was saved from euthanasia by a rescue group who had his leg amputated. Susan fell madly in love with the three-legged angel.
Susan and Jimmy are just one of the happy stories from Slobberfest 2009.
Please let everyone know about this event, so there will be a large showing of people looking to adopt and buy items to support the work of local rescue groups and shelters.
For more information on participating in Slobberfest or just spending a fun filled day with other animal lovers, visit the Humane Society of Madison County’s web site: HSMC
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