Monday, August 25, 2008

NATURAL PET EXPO 2008

Satisfy your pets NATURAL curiosity at the 2008 Natural Pet Expo SUNDAY SEPT 7, from 10-5pm at Liberties Walk, (1040 N. 2nd Street) in Northern Liberties in Philadelphia sponsored by Natura - The Healthiest Pet Food in the World brand EVO, The Ancestral Diet Meets Modern Nutrition.



The fifth annual event is free, fun filled festival for people & pets! At the Natural Pet Expo (NPE) you'll get the latest information on animal wellness and how to help companion animals find it, keep it, or get it back. Our mission is to raise awareness and encourage natural and holistic care with expert advice on nutrition, behavior, health and alternative care. You'll also find pet adoptions, entertainment, prizes, authors, sample giveaways and a pet parade.

DEDICATED TO ANIMAL WELLNESS
Exhibitors featured include homeopathic veterinarians, chiropractors, Reiki, Healing Touch massage, organic & holistic supplements, natural food choices, positive reinforcement behavior specialists and more. Choose from a selection of adoptable pets from PASPCA, PAWS and area rescue and foster animals. There's plenty to see and do for any animal enthusiast.
  • Free 'Ask a Vet' courtesy of Bethel Mill Animal Hospital
  • Professional dog training and grooming tips
  • Loveable dogs & cats for adoption
  • Pet portraits
  • Free treats for all
  • Paw-lenty of live music for you and your pooch
  • BBQ for your pet courtesy of Nature's Variety
  • Sample Reiki & Bio Energetic Healing
  • Author signings
  • Sample home made, organic & holistic pet food & supplements
  • Raffle prizes & FREE samples
  • 1pm Pet Parade

YUMMY-YUMMY & A TON OF DOG GONE FUN
Join Nature's Variety as they host a BBQ with delectable-edible delights just for pets. Soothe the beast with live music, gather free samples from vendors, and register for raffle prizes like a family fun-pack of tickets to Hershey Park! Proceeds benefit Streetails Animal Rescue. Then at 1pm, get ready to dazzle or be dazzled with an enchanting pet parade featuring shelter, rescue, foster and area pets with prizes for the MOST ADORABLE & BEST DRESSED pet!!



AUTHOR-AUTHOR READ ALL ABOUT IT

MEET Judith Kristen, author of My Name is Henley: My Life & Times as a Rescued Dog. Henley, an Old English Sheepdog starts out his life at a puppy mill in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Abused, neglected, and left to die, he is finally rescued by a shelter worker and then adopted into a loving home. This is a story of kindness, patience, love, respect, and understanding for lovers of all creatures great and small.


The Natural Pet Expo is proudly sponsored in part by Natura - The Healthiest Pet Food in the World brand EVO, The Ancestral Diet Meets Modern Nutrition. EVO is a Grain-Free, Meat-Based Pet Food. While all Natura Pet Products use high-quality meat as the main pet food ingredient, EVO dog and cat food is completely grain-free. In fact, EVO has the highest protein content of any meat-based dry pet food on the market and uses whole, fresh meat sources such as turkey, chicken and herring meal!


DIRECTIONS:



POINTS NORTH

South on Delaware Expy/I-95 S toward Philadelphia
Take exit 23 for Girard Ave/Lehigh Ave
Merge onto E Girard Ave
Turn left at N 2nd St to Liberties Walk Courtyard, 1040 N. 2nd Street.


POINTS SOUTH

Take I-95 N
Take exit 22 on the left for Callowhill St toward Independence Hall/I-676 E/US-30 E
Slight left at Callowhill St
Turn right at N 5th St
Turn right at W Girard Ave
Turn right at N 2nd St to Liberties Walk Courtyard, 1040 N 2nd Street.


POINTS WEST

East on I-76 E
Slight left at I-676 E/Vine St Expy (signs for Central Philadelphia/I-676 E)
Take the exit toward Broad St
Slight right at Vine St
Turn left at N Broad St/PA-611
Turn right at W Girard Ave
Turn right at N 2nd St to Liberties Walk Courtyard,1040 N. 2nd Street.


POINTS EAST - NEW JERSEY

Entering Pennsylvania over Ben Franklin Bridge (Toll)
Take the 5th St exit
Slight right at N 5th St
Turn right at W Girard Ave
Turn right at N 2nd St to Liberties Walk Courtyard, 1040 N. 2nd Street