Blacktown City Council - Media Release - PAWfect Day Out With The Family!

4 October 2019

Pet lovers mark your calendar for a PAWsome day at the annual Blacktown City Pet Festival on Sunday 13 October at the Blacktown Showground.

Blacktown City Council’s team from the Blacktown Animal

Holding Facility will celebrate pets of all shapes and sizes.

Blacktown City Mayor Stephen Bali MP is encouraging all 

owners and their pets to have a fun, action packed day at 

the Showground.

“The Pet Festival is one of the great ways Blacktown City

Council celebrates pets and helps raise awareness about 

responsible pet ownership.” Mayor Bali said.

World famous veterinarian and television presenter Dr 

Katrina Warren will host the event.

“Katrina has a genuine love and passion for animals and 

helping pet owners enhance the special bond that they 

share with their pets.” Mayor Bali said.

“There will be range of free services available at the Pet 

Festival including microchipping for Blacktown residents. If 

your pet wanders, microchipping makes it so much easier for 

them to be reunited with you.”

The Blacktown Animal Holding Facility delivers a valuable 

service to the community by providing somewhere safe for 

lost animas to be kept while attempts are made to reunite 

them with their family or to re-home them.

Throughout the day there will be dog demonstrations and 

workshops from Steve Austin, director of K9 Training and 

Behaviour. There will also be the annual Pet Fashion Parade.

Mayor Bali said; “The Pet Fashion Parade is a fantastic 

chance for your pet to really shine. There will be a Best Dog 

category as well as Best Other Pet category.

Pet festival attractions include:

·         Pet selfie competition

·         Free jumping castle

·         Free animal farm

·         Australian wildlife display

·         Free vet checks

·         Free micro-chipping

·         Free face painting

·         Free plaster painting

·         Sheep shearing demonstrations

·         Have a go at milking a cow

·         Pet stalls and displays

·         Animal Holding facility animal adoption stall

·         Mobile dog wash

For more information call 9839 6000, or for more information 

about the Animal Holding Facility call 9839 6161 or 

visit www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au.

Date: Sunday, 13 October, 2019

Time: 10am to 2pm 

Location: Blacktown Showground Precinct, Richmond Road, Blacktown

Festival goers can enjoy the dog shows and demonstrations.

Enter your pet in the Pet Fashion Parade.