There is a saying which goes “Don’t Rain On My Parade,” but alas it did rain on the day of the event. We thought it might turn people away from the event. Once the gates open for the event there was a parade of people which came through to adopt animals that day. We were all very happy to see the amount of people who showed up. Since the weather was not on our side, instead of being on the front lawn we were moved into the truck bay. We made the most of our accommodations and had a great day anyway.

There were a few rescue groups there with us. There was Kentuckiana Pug Rescue, Chihuahua Rescue USA, Indy Homes For Huskies, Love of Labs Indiana, GRRACE (Golden Retriever Rescue and Community Education, Inc.), and even Ferret Rescue and Halfway House, Inc. Another group called ARPO, which stands for The Alliance for Responsible Pet Ownership. A relatively new group, their main goal is to promote responsible pet ownership and to decrease the number of animals that are turned to the shelters. They are funded solely on donations and only have volunteers as their staff. Starting small can really turn into something big and we wished them luck on their journey.

Another group which joined us was Rescue Farm. This was the second year this group joined us for this event. They did really well with their adoptions. They adopted out 10 dogs and three puppies. There was one gentleman who had driven for three hours to come to the event to adopt a Schipperke. There was another family who drove from Chicago to adopt one of the boxer puppies. We could not believe how fast their dogs were being adopted. Every group did really well, even if they did not do adoptions, they got their name out there.

Also, we are glad to report the Indianapolis Animal Care and Control had a great day in adoptions. They adopted 13 puppies, 4 kittens, 14 dogs, 4 cats and even 2 ferrets. That brings them to a grand total of 37 adoptions. With the weather as it was, rainy and cloudy, there was a ray of sunshine when we counted how many adoptions for the day, the grand total for all the groups was 50.

Hopefully we get some better weather for our next stop.
See you in Ohio.

Jen and Deb