April 25th Edition: Celebrate Spring With Your Four-Legged BFF!

This weekend, pack up your family's cutest member (or members) and head head for an outdoor festival where pets are not only allowed - they're honored guests!

Greenville's annual Backstreet Bash is set to take place on Saturday, April 28th, and will feature a wide range of attractions: live music all day, arts and crafts, the much-anticipated "Backstreet Bargains", Greenville's biggest garage sale of the year, and a crawfish boil, among many other things. But one of the most special things about the Bash is the "Backstreet Bark", a convergence of events and attractions centered on that most-beloved of all family pets, the dog. No hard feelings toward cats and other various non-human family members, though - other pets are encouraged to bring their owners to the Bark, as well.

The Backstreet Bark will kick off at 9am, with the Hot Diggity Dog Jog for Canine Cancer, sponsored by Greenville's own Turtle Creek Veterinary Center. Humans are required to pay an entry fee to participate, which will be donated to the Morris Animal Foundation's Canine Cancer Campaign, an effort to promote awareness and find a cure for canine cancer. Dogs, however, will be allowed to enter the one-mile jog for free. Pre-register online here! Joggers can also register on-site, beginning at 8am on Saturday.

Also featured in the Backstreet Bark will be the Strut Your Mutt pet talent contest at 10am, Weenie Dog Races at noon, a Pet/Owner Look-A-Like Contest, a Doghouse-Building Competition, pet immunizations from 10am until noon provided by Turtle Creek Veterinary Center (microchip service will also be available all day, upon request), pet photography, a petting zoo, appearances by a dog trainer, the GPD's K-9 Unit, McGruff the Crime Dog, and much more!

To learn more about the Backstreet Bark, as well as the rest of Backstreet Bash's attractions, visit the City of Greenville online, or request additional information by sending an email to hotdiggity@turtlecreekvmc.com.

Interested in helping down-on-their-luck animals? Check out Lucky Duck Horse & Farm Animal Rescue. This non-profit organization rescues, rehabilitates and finds homes for animals of all kinds. The Farm is always looking for volunteers, donations (Money is great, but they are also always in need of hay, and are currently also seeking fencing supplies, so they can open more pasture to their rescued donkeys.) and forever homes for rehabilitated animals.