PetSmart in Winter Garden

Come visit us at the Winter Garden Petsmart this Saturday. Experienced volunteers are happy to answer questions about rabbit care, fostering, and adoption.

Location: 3077 Daniels Rd, Winter Garden, FL 34787
Date/Time: Sat, Dec 30th from 9am – 2pm

Stop, Paws, and Learn at the Zoo

WUFT presents its first annual “Stop, Paws and Learn” event! This is an event for the whole community to enjoy; parents, kids and animal lovers alike can learn about pets, pet care and all other sorts of animals with an emphasis on children’s literacy, all in the hands-on and fun-filled environment at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo!

Enjoy FREE ACCESS TO THE SANTA FE COLLEGE TEACHING ZOO compliments of Bosshardt realty, as well as ENTER PRIZE DRAWINGS, partake in TONS OF FUN ACTIVITIES AND GAMES in the PBS Kids Zone sponsored by Newberry Animal Hospital, ADOPT YOUR NEW FAMILY PET from one of the many pet adoption organizations, and enjoy PET AND ANIMAL DEMONSTRATIONS every 20 minutes in the demonstration zone presented by Daytime Dog and Friends! Entry to this event is free-of-charge and no RSVP is required; come spend your day with WUFT, and get ready to stop, paws and learn!

*Due to safety and sanitation reasons, please do not bring your pet to the event. There will be plenty of treats and tricks to bring back to your pet after the event is over!

Location: Santa Fe Teaching Zoo / 3000 NW 83rd St  Gainesville, Florida 32606

Time: Saturday, December 9 at 10 AM – 2 PM

Petsmart in Winter Garden

Come visit us at the Winter Garden Petsmart this Saturday. Experienced volunteers are happy to answer questions about rabbit care, fostering, and adoption.

 

Location: 3077 Daniels Rd, Winter Garden, FL 34787
Time: 9am – 2pm

Giving Tuesday!!

We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals. Now, we have #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. On Tuesday, November 28, 2017, charities, families, businesses, community centers, and students around the world will come together for one common purpose: to celebrate generosity and to give.

It’s a simple idea. Just find a way for your family, your community, your company or your organization to come together to give something more. Then tell everyone you can about how you are giving. Join us and be a part of a global celebration of a new tradition of generosity.

To help the bunnies, visit here:  https://www.facebook.com/donate/241814876353679/10214335016230962/

Pet Expo @ Possum Creek Park

Join us at WIND-FM’s Gainesville Pet Expo this Saturday, December 2nd.

In partnership with local animal rescue groups, visit the animals for adoption, browse the vendor displays, and take in the animal demonstration.
Donations for the pet food drive to benefit local shelters are encouraged!

Location:
Possum Creek Park
4009 NW 53rd Ave, Gainesville, FL 32653

Time:
Saturday, 9am – 1pm

Downtown Art Festival

North Florida’s art scene swings into high gear on Saturday , November 11, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, November 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the highly acclaimed 36th Annual Downtown Festival & Art Show. The streets of historic downtown Gainesville, from City Hall to the Hippodrome State Theatre will be transformed into a celebration of art and creativity complete with live music, performing arts and a spectacular array of food. More than 100,000 art lovers will fill the streets to enjoy and purchase one-of-a-kind artwork. The festival features 240 local and national artists displaying original oils and acrylics, vibrant watercolors, unique sculptures, dazzling jewelry, decorative ceramics and vivid photography. Children can create their own art at the Imagination Station, a free hands-on art activity area including sidewalk-chalk drawing, painting, mask design, puppet creation, clay sculpting and interactive entertainment. For music lovers enjoy continuous, live entertainment on four stages by local bands, solo musicians and dance companies.

The festival weekend will kick off with a free Downtown Blues Concert on Friday, from 7 to 10 p.m. featuring Gracie Curran & The High Falutin’ Band at 9 pm, with Mr. Aullie (7 pm) and the DevilJays (8 pm) opening the show by virtue of winning the 2017 North Central Florida Blues Society Blues Challenge. Produced by the North Central Florida Blues Society

Central Florida VegFest this Saturday!

Central Florida Veg Fest is an exciting day of colorful and educational exhibits and activities! It will take place at beautiful Orlando Festival Park near downtown Orlando on October 28, 2017 from 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Admission is FREE! Veg Fest is a family-friendly, dog-friendly, alcohol-free, and smoke-free event. Veg Fest, now in its 12th year, is one of the biggest and best vegetarian festivals in the country!

Central Florida Veg Fest will draw both committed vegetarians/vegans and those who want to learn more about how veg-living enhances our health, the planet, and its inhabitants. Come enjoy a diverse cross-section of vegetarian cuisines and lifestyles. Discover new products and ideas from over 200 vendors and 100 contributors and enjoy a wide variety of presentations and food preparation demos. Not a vegetarian? Whether you’re looking for new ideas to add color and variety to your meals or you’re a “seasoned” vegetarian interested in expanding your knowledge of nutritious and ethical foods, this is the place for you. Please RSVP on the Veg Fest event page and join the Veg Fest community page for regular updates about the event. And please share these pages with your family and friends.

Enjoy speakers, food preparation demonstrations, a veggie kids zone, an animal haven, an artist corner, music on an acoustic stage, lots of other activities (including parades, performances, workshops, and a drum circle presented by Earth Sponsor and special guest Ibex Puppetry!), and many veg-friendly vendors. There are so many fun and interesting things happening at Veg Fest you will want to stay all day. And so much delicious vegan food that you can have breakfast, lunch, and dinner with plenty of snacks in between!

Winston and Naomi

These two are just the cutest bunnies you will ever see. Winston is the little Polish Dwarf and he just loves his girl Naomi and she loves him. they are about 5 years old and were supposed to be with us for only a couple of months while their human moved and sad to say she just could not take them back.