The 10th Annual IVEC Pet Carnival
Saturday, July 12 - 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
FREE! FREE! FREE! FREE!
The event will be held at the new location of Indianapolis Veterinary Emergency Center (IVEC), 5425 Victory Drive, Indianapolis - 1/4 Mile East Past The Beech Grove Holiday Inn
Guests are requested to bring an item to donate to area shelters: Indianapolis Animal Care & Control, Humane Society of Johnson County, Cats Haven or Our Lil Bit of Heaven Rescue. For a list of items needed by the shelters, click here.
Join us for four hours of fun with our furry friends at the 10th annual Pet Carnival:
- Many animal welfare, animal rescue and animal-oriented retailers on hand! - the biggest & best Pet Carnival yet!
- Free food & beverage
- Competitions for prizes: "Best Dressed Pet", "Best Pet Trick"
- Discount microchipping, "Ask a Vet," and information about IVEC's Canine & Feline Blood Donor Program
- Amazing pet psychic Vicki Beaman!
- Announcement of the 2008 PETS Award winner!
- Meet former Colts player Joe Staysniak
- It's All About Dogs (canine clothing & accessories)
- Alternative Pet Services (pet sitting/dog walking/pet taxi/waste patrol)
- Animalia (educational programming & behavior group)
- Bark-A-Lounge Doggy Daycare
- Bear Promotions (pet massage)
- Casa Del Toro (pit bull rescue)
- Fido Rido (pet car safety seats)
- Fans of Barbaro (FOBs horse rescue; advocates for anti-slaughter legislation; fundraising for laminitis research; advocates for safer racing surfaces)
- Friends of Ferdinand (retired thoroughbred rescue group)
- Indiana Pacers Interactive Experience
- Rowdie from the Indianapolis Indians
- Indianapolis Animal Care & Control
- Kentuckiana Pug Rescue
- Pet Angel Memorial Center (pet funeral & memorial services)
- Sheltie Rescue of Central Indiana
- Three Dog Bakery (pet treats)
- Scott Pet Products (Pork Chomps dog treats)
- Caricaturist Tom Willison
- Wipe Your Pawz!
- Indiana Blood Center
- Lost in Lounge (eco-friendly dog beds & toys)
- Impeccable Hound (grooming, novelties)
- FIDO/Habitat for Dogmanity (dog house builds for abused & neglected animals)
- Walk a Hound, Lose a Pound (cooperative venture between shelters & parks)
- Indy K9 Kollege
- Instant Memories (low cost, high quality pet photos)
- Humane Society of Johnson County
- Cats Haven (feline shelter)
- Petlane (premium toys, treats & food for pets through home parties)
- Lucky Lab Rescue & Adoption
- Greyhound Pets of America
- IMPD Mounted Patrol
(appearing 11a to 1p) - Indy Tails (pet magazine)
- Best Friends Pet Care (boarding, grooming, training & daycare)
- Canines in Action (obedience, agility, premium supplies)
- For the Love of Dogs - A Dog Bakery
- Our Lil Bit of Heaven Rescue (Martinsville dog rescue destroyed by flooding)
- Southside Animal Shelter
- Indy Mantrailing K9 Search & Rescue
- Move to Act (animal advocacy organization)
- "Unleashed Expressions" - have your pet create a masterpiece you can take home with you!!
- Cold Nose, Warm Heart Pet Sitting
Pet Carnival participants:
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