Pet Expo on tap Saturday at Carden Farm
Shirley Auble of Oak Ridge, left, of the Shelter Animal Rescue Group, visits with Rick and Katie Sterling of Little Lake Pet Lodge of Clinton at a booth during last year’s Paws for the Cause Pet Expo at Carden Farm Dog Park. Their golden doodle Max rests at their feet. (photo:G. Chambers Williams III )
The event, at 410 Riverview Drive, runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and will include more than 60 vendors, nonprofits and food trucks.
There will also be a silent auction featuring more than 70 items up for sale, ranging from pet goodies to local gift cards, home décor, and more.
Every dollar raised goes directly to helping animals in the Anderson County community, through pet-care assistance, education, a pet-food pantry, and other efforts.
Besides the city of Clinton, sponsors include the Anderson County Animal Rescue Foundation and the Humane Society, Tennessee Valley.
Organizers are expecting thousands of people to attend the event.
Also participating will be animal shelters and rescue groups with adoptable pets looking for their new homes, along with low-cost vaccinations and microchips available for the canine visitors.
Among those participating will be the Norris Animal Shelter, Labrador Retriever Rescue of East Tennessee, McMinn Regional Humane Society and Knox Vintage Pet Project.
The dog park in South Clinton officially opened in November 2023 off Carden Farm Road, on land along the Clinch River.
It includes fenced areas of about three acres for large dogs and two acres for small dogs. A road was built leading into the paved parking lot at the park’s entrance.
The park sits on a 17-acre tract the city got in a trade from TVA. A common area at the entrance gives access to separate areas for large and small dogs.
There are water fountains for people and dogs just outside the entrance, along with a water faucet people can use to wash their dogs if they get too dirty in the park.
Each of the doggie areas has a small shelter with benches and sheet-metal roofs for shade, and some trees were planted for natural shade.
