BROWARD COUNTY, FL — Broward County Animal Care will host a special Holiday WinterFest Adoption event on Saturday, November 23rd, from 10AM to 3PM, at Markham Park, 16001 W. State Road 84, in Sunrise.

The event will be highlighted by adoptable dogs and cats. All adoption fees will be waived.

In addition, the WinterFest will feature several Food Trucks, including Pooch and Hooch; J & J Soul Food; La Nostra Pizza and Kobschie’s Ice Rolls. Children will be able to enjoy a bounce house and visit with Santa.

The event is supported by a special $250,000 grant investment from the Petco Foundation, which will also support pet retention and enhance shelter programs for pets.

For more information about Broward County Animal Care, visit Broward.org/Animal. For more on the Petco Foundation, visit petcofoundation.org and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by using #PetcoFamily.

DATE: November 5, 2019
MEDIA CONTACT: Lisa Mendheim, Program Coordinator
Animal Care and Adoption Division
PHONE: 954-359-1010
EMAIL: lmendheim@broward.org

About Animal Care
Broward County Animal Care and Adoption is dedicated to providing shelter for lost and homeless pets. The agency provides access to hundreds of shelter pets hoping for a new home. Please prevent unwanted pets and have your pet spayed or neutered. For more information about the agency, visit our website, or like us on Facebook.

About the Petco Foundation
At the Petco Foundation, we believe that every animal deserves to live its best life. Since 1999 we've invested more than $250 million in lifesaving animal welfare work to make that happen. With our more than 4,000 animal welfare partners, we inspire and empower communities to make a difference by investing in adoption and medical care programs, spay and neuter services, pet cancer research, service and therapy animals, and numerous other lifesaving in initiatives. Through our Think Adoption First program, we partner with Petco stores and animal welfare organizations across the country to increase pet adoptions. So far, we've helped more than 6 million pets find their new loving families, and we're just getting started.  Visit petcofoundation.org to learn more about how you can get involved.