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Credit: RescueFest<\/p>\nA brand new free family-friendly festival supporting animal rescues is happening in Liverpool on Sunday June 29.<\/p>\n
RescueFest at Walton Hall Park is a free family-friendly festival and will not only showcase the work of the rescue organisations, it\u2019ll also feature a fun dog show, with classes including puppies, seniors and \u2018wonderful wonkies\u2019 for those with a health condition or disability.<\/p>\n
There\u2019ll be an artisan marketplace with local independent makers and vintage, talks and workshops, street food, fairground rides and a chance for kids to meet animal mascots.<\/p>\n
The non-profit event has been created by People\u2019s Animal Welfare Society (PAWS), a foster-based dog and cat rescue charity.<\/p>\n
Hannah Carter and her husband David, who live in Wirral, came up with the idea after being disappointed that other festivals didn\u2019t put enough emphasis on the hard-working teams who help all kinds of different animals.<\/p>\n
She says: \u201cWe\u2019ve been to lots of events as the charity and as customers and we\u2019ve found that there isn\u2019t anything that\u2019s charity-run in the way that RescueFest is.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt often doesn\u2019t feel like the charities are celebrated enough by organisers and they\u2019re not at the heart of the event.<\/p>\n
\u201cMost are also primarily about dogs, but there are loads of different animal charities who rescue everything from horses to hedgehogs so we wanted to be a festival where any animal charity could come and raise awareness and funds.\u201d<\/p>\n
Credit: RescueFest<\/p>\n
Hannah and husband David began planning RescueFest a year ago, searching for the ideal location to bring together crowds of animal lovers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe started looking at where we could hold it, what we would need to provide, and before we knew it, it wasn\u2019t just research, it was happening,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll have lots of different animal charities that people can go and meet, talk to and learn about what they do, and if they want to donate on the day or become a volunteer, that would be amazing.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019ll be dog shows on all day, with around 20 classes like cutest puppy, golden oldies, waggiest bum, best trick, best rescue and dog most like their owner.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll also have wonderful wonkies, for dogs who are maybe missing an eye or a leg, or have a hidden health condition like epilepsy. We love those dogs so we really wanted to put a class in especially for them, and we have a class for exempt breeds as well because we felt it was important to celebrate those dogs too.\u201d<\/p>\n
RescueFest is free, so families can just turn up on the day between 10am and 6pm, although it is possible to get tickets free of charge in advance via the website.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s should be a really good free family day out for anyone who loves animals,\u201d adds Hannah.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a big funfair to keep the kids entertained and a street theatre company is coming dressed as animal characters to interact with everyone and demonstrate the talks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat we really want is to let people know about charities they might not have heard of so they can find out a bit more about them and maybe go away thinking they\u2019ll support them.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd, if they\u2019re thinking of getting an animal, then hopefully they\u2019ll consider going to a rescue.\u201d<\/p>\n
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