Paws for a Cause event draws big crowd
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John Bailey of Karns, with his Aussie doodle Rosie, and Christy Abner of Karns, with her Aussie doodle Lucy — Rosie’s twin — turned out Saturday for the Paws for a Cause Pet Expo at the Carden Farm Dog Park in Clinton. - G. Chambers Williams III
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Laurel Newman, operator of Lolly Pups Grooming in Nor- ris, stands with her well-groomed chow chow Chowder at her booth at the Paws for a Cause Pet Expo on Saturday at the Carden Farm Dog Park in Clinton. At the table is her daughter, Daisy, 5. - G. Chambers Williams III
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Shirley Auble of Oak Ridge, left, of the Shelter Animal Res- cue Group visits with Rick and Katie Sterling of Little Lake Pet Lodge of Clinton at a booth during last Saturday’s Paws for the Cause Pet Expo at Carden Farm Dog Park. Their golden doodle Max rests at their feet. - G. Chambers Williams III
More than 1,000 people — many of them accompanied by their canine friends — turned out on a sunny, warm spring day Saturday for the annual Paws for a Cause Pet Expo at the Carden Farm Dog Park in Clinton.
The event included vendors, activities including a pet costume contest, an agility course for dogs, K-9 demonstrations, kids’ games and crafts, food trucks and more.
Laurel Newman, who operates Lolly Pups Grooming Service in Norris, had a booth set up at the expo, and was there with her daughter Daisy, 5, and the family’s 6-year-old chow chow, the very well-groomed Chowder.
“We’ve had a lot of people out here today,” Newman said as the event neared its end at 3 p.m.
There were animal shelters and rescue groups on hand with adoptable pets and low-cost vaccinations and microchips available.
Led by the city of Clinton, the key sponsor was the Anderson County Animal Rescue Foundation.
Proceeds from the events will be used to help “animals in need from our community,” the sponsors said. That includes veterinary care, pet food and other forms of aid.
The dog park in South Clinton opened in November 2021 off Carden Farm Road, on land along the Clinch River that the city obtained from the Tennessee Valley Authority more than two decades ago.