Tri-County Humane Society’s Companion Walk A Howling Good Time [PHOTOS]

ST. CLOUD (WJON News) -- It was a great day to get out for a walk with your four-legged friends on Saturday. The Tri-County Humane Society held its annual Companion Walk at Wilson Park. This year's theme was Woofstock, playing on the 60s music festival Woodstock.

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The walk is the Humane Society’s largest fundraiser of the year.  Marketing and Communications Manager Kate Kompas says it is fun to see what animals people bring other than dogs:

“Occasionally we have something that isn’t a dog there, we’ve had people actually bring goats before, sometimes people bring bunnies in strollers, like domestic bunnies. We have a meet a reptile booth so people will be able to meet some of our team members reptiles.”

In addition to the walk, there were carnival games, demos, vendors, and you could get your pet microchipped or their chip tested. Kompas says making sure your pet’s chip is up to date is important:

“So that’s a great thing to get updated if it’s not up to date because it’s always heartbreaking when animals come here and they’re microchipped but the information is not up to date and you know that someone is looking for them.”

She says the Humane Society serves over 5,000 pets a year and the Companion Walk is their biggest fundraiser.

The Tri-County Humane Society is celebrating its 50^th Anniversary this year and is planning a birthday event for December.  The Companion Walk ran from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

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