Gulfport's Get Rescued adoption event and pet festival happens this weekend

Yes, there is a Weiner Dog Derby.

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click to enlarge Get Rescued's Weiner Dog Derby is a big draw. - PHOTO VIA FLORIDA WIENER DOG DERBY
PHOTO VIA FLORIDA WIENER DOG DERBY
Get Rescued's Weiner Dog Derby is a big draw.
The Weiner Dog Derby is a big draw, but be ready to possibly bring home a new best friend this weekend at Gulfport’s “Get Rescued,” which has evolved from a block party to one of Florida’s largest animal rescue events.

Expect adoptable animals in plus vendors, informational sessions, pet supply drive, fundraisers and more in downtown Gulfport on Saturday, Feb. 25 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

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Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief in August 2019. Past work can be seen at Suburban Apologist, Tampa Bay Times, Consequence of Sound and The...
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