2018 St. Petersburg Pride Parade Credit: Photo via cityofstpete/Flickr
No, the + in LGBTQ+ doesn’t stand for puppy. But that doesn’t mean pets can’t celebrate Pride, too.

Dunedin Pet Supply hosts its sixth annual Puppy Pride Party this weekend to show off adoptable pooches and get people involved in the rescue community. Rita’s Italian Ice will have dessert for humans and frozen puppaccinos for the animals.

St. Petersburg’s first no-kill shelter, Friends of Strays, will also have adoptable pups ready to play; the organization has helped thousands of animals get adopted in its 46 years.

The store’s grooming station will be open so your pet can make the purrfect impression for their furry friends.

Along with ulti-mutt sales all over the store, local craft and pet vendors will be on site. Dunedin Pet Supply will donate 10% of all sales on Pride merchandise in store to The Trevor Project—an organization that provides crisis services, advocacy and peer support for members of the LGBTQ+ community.

Sign ups for the Puppy Pride Costume & Talent Contest— taking place Sunday, June 1—will be available at the Dunedin Pet Supply table.

There is no cover for the Puppy Pride Party happening Saturday, May 31 in Dunedin.

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