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Visit Camden apartment complexes this month and you’re likely to walk into a party. Through the end of the month, pet parties at various complexes will feature adoptable pets from the Humane Society of Tampa Bay; microchipping coupons for animals adopted during the events; food; drinks; prizes; dog training tips; and more.
Admission is free; leashed, friendly pets welcome. Camden communities accept large and small pets. Anyone who signs a new pet lease this month will pay no pet deposit and only half the pet fee; plus, Camden will donate $50 to the Humane Society.
Paloozas are planned from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Camden Preserve in South Tampa, 1-866-351-6728; 4 to 7 p.m. May 23 at Camden Providence Lakes in Brandon, 1-866-362-3742; 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 24 at Camden Royal Palms in Brandon, 1-866-685-1848; 1 to 4 p.m. May 25 at Camden Bay Pointe in Town ‘N Country, 1-866-730-6809; 4 to 7 p.m. May 29 at Camden Bay in Westchase/Town ‘N Country, 1-866-363-3816; and 4 to 7 p.m. May 30 at Camden Bayside in South Tampa, 1-866-351-6724.
Get together with Weimaraners and the people who love them at 1 p.m. Saturday at West Park, 6402 Occident St., Tampa.
The Tampa Area Weimaraner Meetup Group meets for socialization and play time. Get information at http://weimaraner.meetup.com/118/.
Stop Pet Overpopulation Now seeks 72 cats and dogs to appear on its next calendar. Enter photos of your pets at spotusa.org and they may be among the top 12 cats and dogs to win prizes and star-of-the-month spots on the calendar.
Sixty other cats and dogs will be included throughout the calendar and on posters. Contest deadline is May 31. Call (727) 545-3463 for details.
Come in short tails, long tails or bobbed tails to the sixth annual black-tie-optional fundraiser for the Humane Society of Tampa Bay.
The event includes a celebrity and pet fashion show, silent and live auction, entertainment, dinner and dog-themed dessert. It’s from 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Pepin Hospitality Center, 4121 N. 50th St., Tampa.
Tickets are $125 per person. Call (813) 876-4150 or go to humanesocietytampa.org.
Feline Folks, a nonprofit organization dedicated to humanely managing cat populations, plans Cat First Aid, a free workshop, at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
If you have a stuffed toy cat at home, please bring it with you for practice. The location is South Shore Regional Library, 15816 Beth Shields Way (off 19th Avenue Northeast), Ruskin. E-mail or call (813) 944-7651. (To help recycle for charity, bring cell phones and accessories (chargers, etc.), empty printer toner and ink jet cartridges. It goes to the cats!
Hillsborough County Animal Services, 440 Falkenburg Road, Tampa, will hold orientation sessions for people interested in volunteering. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old.
Volunteers walk and socialize with the animals, wash and groom them, take digital photos of them, help look for lost pets, and escort potential adopters to the kennel.
Orientations are at 10 a.m. May 21, 5:30 p.m. June 12 and 10 a.m. June 28. Parents must accompany minors. Call (813) 744-5660 for information and reservations or go to hillsboroughcounty.org.
Looking for a pet-friendly apartment to call home? Or perhaps you’d like to add a new fuzzy friend to your family? Then scamper out to the 4th annual “Pet Palooza”, hosted by Camden Apartment Communities and The Humane Society of Tampa Bay. Special treats await pet adopters and renters with pets at 9 Bay Area Camden communities in May.
Festivities include adoptable pets from The Humane Society of Tampa Bay, micro-chipping coupons for animals adopted during the events, food, drinks, prizes, dog training tips and more.
Best of all, for every pet lease signed in May, Camden will donate $50 to the Humane Society! Pet deposits will be waived and the one time pet fee is discounted 50% for renters who adopt. Another benefit, every Camden community accepts large dogs--no pet weight restrictions.
Admission to the events is free and leashed, friendly pets are welcome. For details, contact a Camden property below, or visit http://www.humanesocietytampa.org
Here are the details for this month’s events:
Friday, May 9 (4-7pm) – Camden Live Oaks (Tampa Palms) 888-675-5458
Saturday, May 10 (11am-2pm) – Camden Woods (Town & Country) 866-362-3754
Sunday, May 11 (1-4pm) – Camden Citrus Park (Town & Country) 866-730-6799
Sunday, May 18 (1-4pm) – Camden Preserve (South Tampa) 866-351-6728
Friday, May 23 (4-7pm) – Camden Providence Lakes (Brandon) 866-362-3742
Saturday, May 24 (11am-2pm) – Camden Royal Palms (Brandon) 866-685-1848
Sunday, May 25 (1-4pm) – Camden Bay Pointe (Town & Country) 866-730-6809
Thursday, May 29 (4-7pm) – Camden Bay (Westchase/Town & Country) 866-363-3816
Friday, May 30 (4-7pm) – Camden Bayside (South Tampa) 866-351-6724
Get your dog shampooed and towel dried between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday at the sixth annual dog wash at Medicine River Animal Hospital, 11141 U.S. 19 N., Suite 402, Clearwater. Cost is a $15 donation to the animal charity of your choice.
Representatives from Southeastern Guide Dogs Inc., Coastal Poodle Rescue, Save Our Strays, Florida Doggie Paws Rescue and Great Pyrenees Rescue will be on hand, among others.
If your pooch is plenty clean, stop by anyway for the Bow Wow Beauty and Talent Contest, acupuncture and whirlpool demonstrations, and more. Questions? Call (727) 299-9029.
Through May 30, any pet spayed or neutered at the Animal Coalition of Tampa’s Spay-Neuter Clinic will get a free microchip with the clip. Microchips provide a permanent form of identification that can ensure you’re reunited with your pet, whether it runs away or you’re separated in an emergency, such as a hurricane.
Appointments are required; call (813) 250-3900. Current rabies vaccination is also required, but it’s available at the clinic, 1719 W. Lemon St., Tampa. Spay-neuter surgeries cost $40 to $95, or less for low-income Hillsborough County residents. Go to actampa.org for information.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Tampa Bay hosts a Be Kind to Animals Adoption Weekend from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Meet the shelter’s animals and catch a Tellington Touch therapy demonstration from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, all at the SPCA, 9099 130th Ave. N., Largo.
Sign up for the free pet massage seminar by calling (727) 586-3591 or going to spcatampabay.org.
Learn where pet diseases come from and what you can do to prevent them at the Holistic Pet Care Seminar presented by veterinarian Robin Cannizarro on Wednesday.
It’s free, sponsored by Stop Pet Overpopulation Together, and starts at 6 p.m. at the Pinellas Park Library, 7770 52nd St. N. Call (727) 545-3463 to RSVP, or sign up at spotusa.org.
Gaspar’s Grotto, 1805 E. Seventh Ave., Ybor City, welcomes pets from 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday during Pets on the Patio. Held the first Saturday of each month, the get-together includes live music and food and drink specials. Check out our interactive map to find other Yappy Hours throughout the Bay area.
Stop Pet Overpopulation Now is looking for 72 cats and dogs to appear on its next calendar. Enter photos of your pets at www.spotusa.org, and they may be among the top 12 cats and dogs that win prizes and prime star of the month spots on the calendar.
Sixty other cats and dogs will be included throughout the calendar and on future posters. Contest deadline is May 31. Call (727) 545-3463 to get an entry form for details.
Check out Total Nonstop Action wrestlers Christian Cage and Team 3D, along with other celebrities and lots of adoptable cats and dogs, at St. Francis Society Animal Rescue’s anniversary celebration.
The event is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at the Citrus Park PetsMart Adoption Center, in the PetsMart at 12835 Citrus Plaza Drive, Tampa, across the street from Westfield Citrus Park mall.
The nonprofit group is celebrating the first anniversary of the adoption center’s renovation.
Stop Pet Overpopulation Together plans a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 7820 43rd St., Pinellas Park. Proceeds benefit SPOT’s spay-neuter program for cats and dogs.
To find out more, call (727) 545-3463 or go to www.spotusa.org.
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