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Pet Events

Pet Safety – Red, White, and You!

July 2, 2010

As You Celebrate Independence Day This July 4th, Remember Your Pets Are Still Depending on You

As Americans prepare to celebrate Independence Day, we eagerly await the typical festivities associated with it: picnics, parades, and of course, fireworks. Although we humans derive a great deal of pleasure from these activities, those of us with pets bear an important responsibility to safeguard them against certain threatening elements. With some forethought and careful planning, pet owners can ensure that the Fourth of July passes uneventfully for all.

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Award-Winning Actress to Help Raise Money for Local Non-Profits

June 28, 2010

Actress Diane Gaidry will make guest appearances at Pup-Corn and A Movie and at Honoring the Animals, Candlelight Vigil in September. The weekend fundraisers are presented by Chance’s Spot, Pet Loss and Support Resources with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the New Albany Animal Shelter.

Diane has played lead roles in numerous independent films, including “Loving Annabelle” for which she won the Best Actress award at Outfest in 2006, as well as numerous episodic television guest spots, including a role in the hit show “Medium.” Pup-Corn and A Movie will feature the film which she co-produced and stars in, “The Dogwalker.” The movie follows the moving, transformational journey of Ellie Moore (Diane Gaidry) who, within the dogs she cares for, finds lost pieces of herself as she fumbles with the leash to her own life. She struggles to hold on as it pulls her toward a brighter future before her past catches up with her.

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Charlotte Pet Expo – May 8

April 29, 2010

Mark your calendars for the Charlotte Pet Expo!
May 8, 2010, from 10am to 6pm

On May 8th, the 2010 Charlotte Pet Expo will be held at Cabarrus Arena and Events Center at 4751 NC Highway 49 in Concord, NC. Admission, and parking, is free to the public!

The Charlotte Pet Expo is the pet lover’s premier event! Bringing all the foremost trainers, groomers, rescues, shelters, vets, clinics, pet stores, retailers, hobbyist groups, and societies together. Their goal is to assemble all key areas of the pet companion world to educate, demonstrate, and perform for the Charlotte pet lover community and beyond.

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Humane Society’s Spay Day Contest-It’s Not Too Late!

February 20, 2010

Remember the good ol’ days, when Bob Barker would remind us at the end of The Price is Right to get our pets spayed or neutered? Well, consider this your opportunity to do so while also showing off your pets!

February 23rd is the date for this year’s annual Spay Day. In honor of this occasion, the Humane Society is pairing with Humane Society International to host an

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Affinia Manhattan Opens Westminster Dog Run

January 25, 2010

The Affinia Manhattan, located directly across from Madison Square Garden in New York City, is an official host hotel for this year’s Westminster Kennel Club’s 134th Annual Dog Show on February 15th and 16th. As such, this hotel is offering great, pet-friendly services including an outdoor Westminster Dog Run and indoor Doggie Salon.

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Honoring the Animals Candlelight Vigil

July 28, 2009

Gail Heller is the Founder of Chance’s Spot, a nonprofit organization exclusive in its focus on pet loss and grief and compassion fatigue: the stress resulting from repeated exposure to injured and abused animals.

She wrote to tell us about an event called Honoring the Animals Candlelight Vigil which will be taking place at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church on September 13, 2009, in Louisville, Kentucky. If you’re

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