Hundreds of patrons passed through the doors of the Moose Jaw Exhibition Company convention centre, checking out the various wares on hand as well as a whole host of animals on display from a wide variety of organizations.
That included Lucky Paws Dog Rescue, Saskatchewan Wildlife Rehabilitation, Flirting with Fido Rescue and Rehabilitation, the Moose Jaw Dog Club and the Sask Reptile Show, just to name a handful.
“This is our vision of bringing people together of like minds, people from different rescues, people who have animals in their hearts, people getting together and sharing the time with the animals and each other,” said Anne Marciszyn with SCRAPS Moose Jaw, host of Petstravaganza.
“We’ve had people from the Regina area, Swift Current and up by Saskatoon, so it’s a really good spectrum. And we have everything here from dogs and cats to reptiles, toads, snakes even a rat rescue… a lot of different animals.”
Those who took in the event were welcome to bring their own dogs and cats and check out the many items that were also on sale for their pets as well.
“It’s a pretty steady stream of people and people are connecting, which is what we like to see… so it’s just amazing stuff and we’re really happy with what we’ve seen today,” Marciszyn said.
With the success of the first Petstravaganza, it’s likely the show will become an annual event.
“We’re hoping to, and we’ll try and make it bigger and better as we go along.”
