Paws In The Park Adoption Event Hosted By Fairfax Woofie's

FAIRFAX, VA — Just in time for the summer dog-walking season, Woofie's, the comprehensive pet care center, is hosting its the Paws in the Park pet adoption event at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Art on Saturday. Paws in the Park is hosted by six Woofie's franchises from across Northern Virginia, including one in Fairfax.

“All of us are passionate animal advocates," said Tanya Lee, owner of Woosfie’s Reston-Herndon. "These sweet shelter animals need homes, and we’re looking to help. This is our first big event, but we hope to make it annual to bring some love and community spirit to animal supporters in our areas — and to bring out families to see what a bright light these animals can be for them — and help them get adopted.”

Ten local animal shelters will be participating in the event, which seeks to bring together shelter animals with potential adopters. Paws in the Park will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Art, which is located at 1551 Trap Road in Vienna.

Here are the area animal shelters that will be participating in Saturday's Paws in the Park event:

• Pet Connect Rescue
• Friends of the Fairfax County Animal ShelterOperation Paws for Homes
• Friends of Homeless Animals, Aldie
• Canine Companions for Independence
• Safe Haven Puppy Rescue
• A Forever Home Rescue Foundation
• Humane Society of Fairfax County
• Humane Society of Loudoun County
• LOVEPAWS Rescue
• Wolf Trap Animal Rescue Virginia

About 20 Woofie's mobile spa vans will be at the park on Saturday, offering free nail trims and Wash 'n Go baths for rescued dogs and pups available for adoption. Families will receive special event pricing if they bring their own pets to the park for grooming.

DJ William Linne will be spinning tunes and a variety of food trucks will be on hand, as well as vendors providing pet photography and other pet-related services. Philip Martin, author of "Tails from Tibet," will offer leadership lessons for young lives. The following vendors will be providing baskets and/or other support for the animal communities:

• LuvMyDog
• Whiskers, Paws and Love Inc.
• Disorderly Chic
• Perfectly Pawsitive
• The Farmer’s Dog
• Pet Wants Chantilly
• Perigee Tribal and Wildlife Arts

“From my own experience, adopting a pet can have an amazing impact on your life, and spring can be an ideal time to do it,” said Leslie Barron, co-founder of Woofie’s of Ashburn-Leesburg. “Join us for a fun-filled day of making memories, as we bring together local animal shelters throughout the Northern Virginia area to help pets find their fur-ever homes.”