PIMA Alliance for Animal Welfare

Press Release: Adopt Love Adopt Local Hosts Fair

Adopt Love Adopt Local hosts Southern Arizona’s one-day mega-adoption fair to help match hundreds of pets with their forever homes

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TUCSON, Ariz. (April 9, 2018) – Adopt Love Adopt Local, an initiative of the Pima Alliance for Animal Welfare (PAAW),  is hosting its fourth mega-adoption animal fair at the West Hall of the Tucson Expo Center on Saturday, April 14, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Last year, more than 2,000 open-hearted people attended the event, ensuring more than 150 animals found their forever homes. Grateful pets included 56 dogs, 50 puppies, 10 cats, and 9 kittens.

“In our community, thousands of animals find themselves in need of a loving family every year. By creating a family-friendly opportunity for Southern Arizonans to connect with local organizations, we will give these animals a second chance at finding love and happiness, while celebrating the human-animal bond,” said Sandra Nathan, Senior Vice President of Philanthropic Services and Community Investments at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona.

The mega-adoption will include hundreds of pets of all shapes, colors, sizes, breeds, ages and backgrounds as well as entertainment and demonstrations by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department and Tucson Police Department K-9 units, Tucson Canine Freestyle and Saguaro Scramblers Agility Club.

Date: Saturday, April 14
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: West Hall of the Tucson Expo Center, 3750 E. Irvington Rd.
Cost: Admission is FREE; each rescue organization sets its own adoption fee
PLEASE LEAVE YOUR PETS AT HOME

For more information, please contact Kelly Huber at khuber@cfsaz.org or 520-209-2858.

About Pima Alliance for Animal Welfare
Pima Alliance for Animal Welfare (PAAW) is a unique coalition designed to collaboratively improve the welfare of animals in Pima County. Since November 2012, this volunteer coalition of shelter organizations, local business, rescue groups, veterinarians, animal welfare advocates, and other stakeholders has initiated a variety of strategies to address community-wide animal welfare issues. Adopt Love Adopt Local is an initiative of PAAW. PAAW is a staff-supported fund of the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona.

About the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona
The Community Foundation for Southern Arizona provides expertise and skilled guidance to help donors give back in ways that are aligned with their charitable and financial goals. Donors establish charitable funds that join hundreds of other funds under one organizational roof and every year, portions of each fund are used to make grants, scholarships, and awards in accordance with each donor’s intentions. The Board of Trustees oversees the Foundation’s growing community endowment and ensures that donors’ intentions are honored now and forever. For more information, visit www.cfsaz.org.