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The Pet Rock Festival is an annual event held within the first two weeks of September each year. It is an afternoon expo/festival that includes live music, vendors,food, contests, and most importantly, more than 200 animal organizations broadcasting their causes. Proceeds from the festival are distributed to Massachusetts-based animal welfare organizations, including shelters, cruelty watchdogs and rescue leagues. Regular recipients of our festival include the Sterling Animal Shelter, National Association for Humane and Environmental Education (NAHEE) and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA). $1,000, $500 and $250 awards are also handed to rescue groups and shelters that win our coveted “lottery” and “adoptable dog parade” during the festival.  So far, Pet Rock Fest has distributed thousands to worthy animal causes in New England. We’ve also given to groups such as Mass. Vest-A Dog, the Animal Legal Defense Fund, the Worcester Animal Rescue League and the Second Chance Animal Shelter. Pet Rock Fest is not only a huge animal event, but a yearround endeavor to educate, promote and communicate with people the importance of treating animals with kindness. Our Web site, www.petrockfest.com, has become a general meeting place for concerned animal lovers to unite and share information and thoughts. On this site, we post animal news, link to important animal related sites, update you on our upcoming festival and most importantly, provide a forum for folks to chat. Please visit our site and communicate with us, and others, often. Get involved. Learn more. And remember, they can’t talk, so we will. Charlene Arsenault/Worcester Magazine 508-755-8004, ext. 245 Leigh Grady/Animal Shelter Inc. in Sterling 978-422-8585 Jeannie Hebert/Hebert Candies 508-845-8051 or 800-642-7702, ext. 227 |
