Bideawee Gears up for Their 8th Annual Parade and Fair: Love on a Leash

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Wed Aug 27, 2008 7:00am EDT 

NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Bideawee, one of the nation's oldest humane organizations, is
presenting its 8th annual pet parade and fair, Love on a Leash.
Welcoming all dogs and pet owners, the festival will take place on
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008 from 3:00-6:00pm, with a parade at
4:30pm, at The Village Green in Westhampton Beach.

   Entertaining activities for crowds of all ages include kid's
games, face painting, a "doga" demonstration (yoga with dogs), and
special shows with trainer Nadja Palenzuela and the high-flying Purina
Incredible Dog Team performing extraordinary acrobatic tricks and
amazing freestyle flying disc routines.

   The Love on a Leash parade will feature the Little Red Wagon
Contest, encouraging pet owners to decorate a little red wagon, walk
in the parade with their pet, and compete for Best in Show.

   Special celebrity appearances will include The Today Show's
Entertainment and Animal Rights Correspondent Jill Rappaport, General
Manager for the NJ Nets Kiki Vandeweghe, Celebrity Pet Trainer Bash
Dibra, Pet Author Arden Moore, Clifford the Big Red Dog, and Max from
Max and Ruby.

   About Bideawee

   Founded in 1903 by Mrs. Flora D'Auby Jenkins Kibbe, Bideawee,
which means "stay a while" in Scottish, is one of the oldest humane
organizations in the United States. Bideawee's three locations in New
York (Manhattan, Wantagh, and Westhampton) are home to approximately
250 to 300 animals at any time and place thousands of dogs, cats,
puppies and kittens in loving homes every year. The organization
operates two full service veterinary practices and is home to two of
the oldest and largest Pet Memorial Parks in the country. Bideawee's
Learning Centers in all three locations provide a wide range of
educational programs and fun activities that help strengthen the bond
between people and pets. Bideawee is dedicated to their mission of
promoting and supporting safe, loving, long-term relationships between
people and companion animals by providing a continuum of services and
programs that are innovative, personalized and of high quality.

   Bideawee is a not-for-profit 501 (c) 3 humane organizations and
100% of Bideawee's funding comes from private sources. For more
information, please visit www.bideawee.org.

Bideawee
Katarina Maloney, 212-243-1431
katarina@piercemattie.com

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