Holiday Pet Festival helping hundreds of homeless animals.

Nov. 3, 2011 - PRLog -- Scottsdale, AZ, November 3, 2011 ~ Arizona largest holiday pet and pet product festival, the Holiday Pet Festival, hosted by Tranquility Trail Animal Sanctuary, returns to WestWorld of Scottsdale, AZ, December 3rd, 2011. The event is recognized not only for its family-friendly entertainment, shopping and stage shows, but also for educating people about the compassionate care of companion animals and helping hundreds of homeless animals find forever homes in time the holidays.

The Holiday Pet Festival assisted in facilitating more than 100 animal adoptions at last year’s event. People Saving Pets empowered by PetSmart Charities, this year’s pet adoption sponsor, has reserved 20 free booth spaces for adoption agencies and rescue organizations. In addition to helping hundreds of pets find forever homes for the holidays, the Holiday Pet Festival is also committed to helping the rescue community with exhibits such as the Silent Auction, Pet Food Drive and Animal Angel Trees where 100% of the proceeds go directly to help homeless animals.

New to this year's event will be Holiday Dachshund Dash hosted by Dachshunds Only Rescue. Proceeds from this event benefit the Dachshund Only Rescue. In addition, Blazin’ K9s will be presenting Flyball demonstrations. Flyball races match two teams of four dogs each, racing side-by-side over a 51 foot long course. Each dog must run in relay fashion down the jumps, trigger a flyball box, releasing the ball, retrieve the ball, and return over the jumps.

Also featured at the Holiday Pet Festival this year is the PetSmart Rescue Animal Fashion Show. The Fashion Show will feature an array of rescue animals, available for adoption, strutting their stuff down the catwalk. If a family in the audience decides to adopt one of the rescue models the lucky model will go home in their new duds donated by PetSmart, the Title Sponsor of the Holiday Pet Festival.

“Tranquility Trail Animal Sanctuary is committed to helping companion animals live happier lives, which is why animal adoption is such an important part of the Holiday Pet Festival,” said Kelly Ames, Executive Director of Tranquility Trail Animal Sanctuary. “Last year this wildly successful inaugural event attracted over 7,000 attendees who enjoyed the chance to meet and mingle in a festive atmosphere. Not only was this an exciting day of interactive activities, demonstrations and product exhibitions, over 100 animals looking for their forever homes were adopted and the rescue groups raised much needed money for their causes.”

Sponsors of the 2011 Holiday Pet Festival include: PetSmart, People Saving Pets empowered by PetSmart Charities & Pawlicity.

WestWorld of Scottsdale is located at 16601 North Pima Road Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Event hours are Saturday December 3rd, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Admission & Parking are FREE!

For more information or to schedule an interview with a Tranquility Trail Animal Sanctuary representative, please call 480-406-7301 or email info@tranquilitytrail.org.

About Tranquility Trail Animal Sanctuary:

Tranquility Trail Animal Sanctuary is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the compassionate care of companion animals. At Tranquility Trail, our mission is to rescue, shelter, rehabilitate and hopefully find a forever home for every animal that finds its way to us. Tranquility Trail Animal Sanctuary is wholly committed to the preservation, protection and rehabilitation of companion animals considered untreatable and unadoptable. The sanctuary is designed specifically around the needs of the animals who call Tranquility Trail home – whether that be for a month or the rest of the animal’s natural life. The founders of Tranquility Trail Animal Sanctuary are successful entrepreneurs with over 30 years of combined trade show experience. Seeing a need for a large scale adoption event during the holiday season, the Holiday Pet Festival was born. For more information about Tranquility Trail Animal Sanctuary please visit www.tranquilitytrail.org.

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The Holiday Pet Festival is the largest holiday pet related event in Arizona bringing together local animal rescue organizations, veterinarians, pet related services, pet product businesses and local businesses all under one roof! The Holiday Pet Festival is held in the large exhibition tent home to the Barrett Jackson Auction as well as many other internationally renowned events. The Holiday Pet Festival is fast becoming the place to introduce new pet related businesses, products and services to the valley of the sun. The Holiday Pet Festival is also committed to helping the rescue community with exhibits such as the Silent Auction, Pet Food Drive and Animal Angel Trees where 100% of the proceeds go directly to help homeless animals.