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Follow on Google News | The World Pet Association Positively Impacted Communities through America’s Family Pet ExpoThe Oldest Nonprofit Organization in the Pet Industry Facilitated Pet Adoptions, Raised Funds, and Provided Animal Education through its Annual Show for Families and Pet Enthusiasts.
By: World Pet Association At America’s Family Pet Expo in Puyallup, Washington, the World Pet Association donated 45 booth spaces to local shelters and rescue organizations, which resulted in the adoption of 226 animals. The adopted pets at this inaugural event included 133 dogs, 55 cats, seven ferrets, 14 goats and 17 birds. Pet adoption sponsor VCA Animal Hospitals provided certificates for a free first exam at its hospitals to ensure each adoptee joins their forever family with a healthy start. Combined with adoption numbers from the April event in Orange County, California, America’s Family Pet Expo donated 179 booths and helped facilitate 908 adoptions this year, equaling more than 7,308 animal adoptions since 1996. In addition to donating booth spaces to local shelters and rescue organizations, the World Pet Association also donated booth space to the Pet Care Trust. The Pet Care Trust hosted a Betta Fish Toss to raise funds for their Pets in the Classroom program, a grant program supporting responsible pet care in schools by providing direct, no-hassle grants to teachers to purchase or maintain pets in the classroom. The booth raised $1251 for the Pets in the Classroom program and the money was donated in the name of Hikari USA. Amongst the many educational opportunities America’s Family Pet Expo provided, the World Pet Association introduced a new educational exhibit to this year’s Expos called the “Aquatic Experience,” ABOUT THE WORLD PET ASSOCIATION The World Pet Association (WPA), formerly the World Wide Pet Industry Association, is the oldest industry organization promoting responsible growth and development of the companion pet and related products and services. As society’s “humanization” End
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