Placer SPCA Pet Fest Set for May 19

Attention all dogs: Bring your well-behaved owners (on leash, of course), to Pet Fest. Pet Fest is a free event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 19 at the Placer SPCA in Roseville.

The festivities include an agility course, dog costume contest and cutest and "so ugly they're cute" contests. Dogs can also be evaluated for a Canine Good Citizenship Certificate. Canine and human attendees can also enjoy games, food, a vendor fair, raffle, and more.

Guests are invited to email photos in advance of the event to adoptions@placerspca.org to participate in the “So Ugly They’re Cute” and “Cutest Pet” photo contests.

Contest Schedule:

• 10:30 a.m. — Best shedder
• 11 a.m. — Dog costume contest
• 11:30 a.m. — Bobbing for tennis balls
• Noon — Jiggliest jowls
• 12:30 p.m. — Best pet trick
• 1:30 p.m. — Musical sit

For the day of Pet Fest only, at all Placer SPCA adoption locations, all cats over 6 months old will available free to great homes, while adoption fees for dogs over 6 months old are reduced by half.  All animals adopted from the Placer SPCA have received a behavior assessment, spay or neuter surgery, rabies vaccine, and a microchip. Adopters receive a voucher for a free veterinary exam.

Pet Fest is sponsored by 96.9 The Eagle/KSEG FM, Sacramento’s Classic Rock.

For more information, please visit the Placer SPCA website at www.placerspca.org/petfest or call 916-782-7722 or 530-885-7387.