Community & Business
9 April, 2022
Calling on paw-fect talent
CUDDLY pooches and playful felines have the opportunity to show off their unique talents and styles later this month for the Mareeba Animal Refuge’s annual Pet Fair.
This is the second year the Pet Fair has taken to the park as a way to raise awareness and funds for the refuge. Organiser Felicity Pollard said last year’s support had encouraged the group to put it back on with hopes for an even better outcome.
“It’s a great way to get the community out there and last year we had so much support from them which we appreciated so much,” she said.
“When you think about it, there’s not much up here for animals so having this pet fair is a way to get animals social and everyone is super supportive of it.
“We decided it will be an awareness campaign for our group to let people know that we are here, and we are doing all these things for the animals with fundraising happening throughout the day to pay for our vet bills.”
There will be a dog and cat show, with multiple categories for pet owners to choose from.
For the cat show, there will be a male and female category as well as a judge’s choice and for the dog show, there will be small, medium and large categories and costume, judge ‘s choice and junior handler.
Pre-registration is available through the refuge’s social media pages via direct message or register on the day, with the entry fee of $5 for one pet, and $2 for any additional pets.
Volunteers for the day and animalthemed stalls are also encouraged to message the Mareeba Animal Refuge to register their interest.
The Pet Fair will be held on Saturday 30 April from 8am at Arnold Park, Mareeba.
