30/07/2025
This is the highlight of the year for animal rescues. Come find your next best friend and support local businesses too...
It's time to start thinking about the largest Pet Adoption Event in Highlands County!
Please take a moment to share this and any posts you see pertaining to this life saving event. This is our 11th year of Barktoberfest which provides the public the opportunity to adopt dogs and cats in one place from several local non profit animal rescue groups.
This is also our largest fundraiser from Sponsorships, Raffle Ticket Sales and public donations at the many planned activities during Barktoberfest. 100% of the money goes directly back to the invited and approved rescues. These funds are allocated for food, medical, rehabilitation and the necessities to get the homeless, abused, abandoned and surrendered animals ready for a forever home.
This is no easy task! The rescues work tirelessly and even put the needs of their animals before their very own. We can't do everything BUT we all can do something. Over the next 2 months you will see posts about Barktoberfest 2025, sponsorship opportunities and pleas for help with specific things. If your heart leads you then please consider a sponsorship, help us get our event flyers in the windows and cash registers of local businesses (they can be dropped off to you or picked up at our business in Lake Placid) and please share and tag your friends, family and people you think may want to help and Adopt. You can learn more about planning your day starting in a few days (it's being updates)online at PawsitiveEffects.org