Road trips and more

All About Animals this week features a couple of events that involve a road trip or two and many adoptable animals.

It’s a mystery

Droopy Basset Hound Rescue of Western Pennsylvania in Union City is gearing up for its annual Slobberfest.

The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 8, at the rescue at 15581 Stewart Hill Road, Union City.

Admission is free. The event is open to friendly and well-behaved dogs. Dogs must be up-to-date on shots and on a leash at all times. The event includes various raffles and other activities.

While Slobberfest is an outdoor event, there is a huge tent with lots of shade from the sun and shelter from the rain — so it’s a go, rain or shine, the rescue posted on Facebook.

This year, the event will feature a Slobberfest Mystery, the case of the Bald Basset. People can solve the clues and have a chance at winning a Sherlock Hound basset statue.

The rescue posted a description of the mystery activity.

“Something terrible has happened and Beauty the Basset has met with a horribly embarrassing fate. As the odds-on favorite, and thusly the next to be adopted at Slobberfest, Beauty went for her grooming but emerged from her bath completely BALD. Someone substituted hair removal lotion for the shampoo, sending her crying to her bed in shame. She is so embarrassed that she would only let us take her picture if she was in disguise.”

“The humans are convinced it was one of their own and won’t consider any other possibility. But the hounds know different! They know there is compelling evidence that a dog was responsible… A trail of smudged paw prints contaminated with the offending liquid led away from the scene, and the prints were neither the size nor shape of the victim’s. Contrary to what the humans are thinking, it looks like the perpetrator is a hound. The dogs gathered here for adoption are the only ones that entered the grooming area in the last few days. One of them did it.”

“Beauty is asking for your help. If you are willing to take on the role of Sherlock,” the rescue said.

The rescue said people don’t need any detective training to help solve this mystery. They just need to be willing to search for clues and make a guess based on those clues. A handy notes page will be included in this year’s pamphlet to keep track of the clues people have gathered until, by the power of deduction, they discover the culprit.

There are 28 clues to be found in and around the tents that make up Slobberfest.

“There is at least one clue at each tent, but be on the lookout because there may be more! When you find a clue, make a note of it in the notes page so you don’t forget it,” the rescue said.

“What do you do when you think you know who the bad basset might be? Find the voting box with his or her name on it. Fill out a voting ballot and drop it in that box,” the rescue said.

The actual name of the mean mutt, the bad basset, the shampoo-switching culprit, will be announced in the Center Ring Gaming Tent during the third intermission.

“At this time, we will take the box with the name of the horrible hound who did the deed and draw a winner from the many Sherlock Hounds who guessed the true identity of the miserable mutt that made Beauty cry,” the rescue said.

More information about Droopy Basset Hound Rescue is available online at www.droopybassetrescue.com.

Pet Expo is Saturday

The Conneaut Lake Bark Park will hold its Pet Expo from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 24, at the park.

The park is located at 12704 Foust Road, Conneaut Lake.

The expo is open to the public.

A blessing of the animals will take place at 11:30 a.m. A parade of wedding attendants will take place at 12:15 p.m. with the muttrimony ceremony happening at 12:30 p.m. The crowning of the Bark Park ambassador will take place at 1:30 p.m.

Proceeds from the event will benefit the Canine Companions for Veterans program.

More information is available online at www.conneautlakebarkpark.com.

Show off your pet

The Franklin Pet Show will be held Tuesday, June 27, in Bandstand or South Park. Registration and fun games will begin at 6 p.m. with the show starting at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

All dogs must be up-to-date on vaccinations and licensed. All pets must be on a leash that is no longer than 4-feet long or in a secure cage.

There will be numerous categories for awards. Handler ages are 13 years old and under and 14 years old and over.

The Franklin Pet Show is sponsored by the Venango County Humane Society and assisted by The DukeFest Benefit Dog Walk Team.

For additional information, contact Amber Martino at aamartino@verizon.net or Penny Minnick at pennyhaylett001@gmail.com or on Facebook at Pet Show – Franklin, PA.

Gentle girls

Venango County Humane Society has Nana and Popcorn available for adoption.

Nana, a Dachshund mix, is a 9-year-old spayed female. She has a tan and white coat and big brown eyes.

“Nana is house trained and crate trained,” the shelter said in a Petfinder listing.

“She needs a quiet home and is not comfortable around noisy, boisterous children. Nana gets along well with other dogs but not with cats. This gentle girl is looking for a place to call home,” the listing continued.

Popcorn, a Domestic Short Hair kitten, is a 10-week-old spayed female. Popcorn has a buff coat with white accents and pale yellow eyes.

Full Cat-pacity

In mid June, the shelter posted on Facebook that it was at full capacity with cats and kittens.

“With kitten season in full swing, the Venango County Humane Society is currently at FULL CAPACITY with cats and kittens and we have NO available cages,” the shelter said.

Those having any cats or kittens that they need to surrender need to call the shelter first to be placed on a waiting list. The humane society will call people back when they have cages available.

The humane society is open from noon to 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays. It is located at 286 S. Main St., Seneca. More information on the Venango County Humane Society is available by calling (814) 677-4040.

All shapes, all sizes

Precious Paws Animal Rescue in Franklin has many kittens and cats of all shapes and sizes available for adoption.

Julie Harrelson is fostering two sister kitties and she posted about them earlier this week on Facebook.

“These two little rescue sisters are available for adoption. They are spayed, up to date on shots and microchipped. Pparfranklin.com is running a special on the two of them, two for one fee of only $50. Please share and get these sweetie pies adopted,” Harrelson posted.

Precious Paws can be reached by phone at (814) 671-9827 or by email at AdoptPreciousPaws@gmail.com. More information about the group and its low-cost spay/neuter program, SNYP, can be found online at pparfranklin.com or on the group’s Facebook page.

Room 1 roomies

Clarion PAWS in Shippenville has two roommates looking for new homes.

“Malachi and Brianna love to play. These two can often be found chasing each other or chasing toys together in room 1. Malachi also enjoys getting lots of love,” the rescue posted on its Facebook page.

Clarion PAWS is located at 11348 Route 322, Shippenville, Clarion River Hill, between Scrap Happy and Clarion Electric. The adoption center is open from 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturdays.

The center is closed Fridays and Sundays. More information is available online at www.clarionpaws.org, the group’s Facebook page or by calling (814) 229-1231.

Order now!

Tri-County Animal Rescue in Shippenville has announced its Kitten Cat-alog the “Back in Black” edition.

Felines Salem, Thimble, Hawthorne, Bubbles, Onyx and Huey are featured.

The shelter also posted a thank you to a local business on its Facebook page.

“Thank you to Farmers Inn for the generous donation of supplies. They received a lot of community support after the recent fire at their facility and wanted to share. We appreciated their kindness,” the rescue posted.

Tri-County is located at 9562 Route 322, Shippenville. More information about Tri-County Animal Rescue Center is available on its Facebook page, by calling (814) 918-2032 or emailing contactus@Tricounty-arc.org.

Donations needed

Skye’s Spirit Wildlife Rehabilitation Center in Harrisville is still closed to new animal intakes as it cares for an injured turtle.

“This gorgeous map turtle was found by a volunteer for our friends at wildbird recovery … it was run over by a car,” the center posted on Facebook.

“I’ll do my best to get her put back together, it will be months to heal. If you’d like to help support her care, please donate. We’re not getting much response to our pleas for help,” the center posted.

People can donated online at www.skyes-spirit.com or mail to SSWRC, 889 Farren Surrena Road. Harrisville, Pa. 16038

Let’s celebrate

Humane PA PAC celebrated the passage of HB 1238 earlier this week.

“The most important thing that you can do for animals in PA is to say THANK YOU! The senate voted unanimously so please contact your state senator to say thank you, and share this post on their page! And speaking of thanks – we thank everyone of you who got involved and did your part,” the organization posted on its Facebook page.

In training

An obedience class will be held at Clarion PUPS in Strattanville beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 12.

The six-week class will cover sitting, loose-leash walking, recalls, how to down, stays and stand on command.

More information about the class is available online at www.ruffworldtraining.com or by calling (814) 591-0163.

PUPS can be reached by calling (814) 764-5580, online at www.clarionpups.com or by messaging its Facebook Page.

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All About Animals is a weekly blog that appears on Venangoextra.com and Clarionextra.com. Interested persons or groups can submit information to bigdogs.thederrick@gmail.com. Readers may also submit photos or stories of their animals. More information about the blog is available by contacting Anna Applegate at (814) 677-8364.