Support Humane Education at Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control While
Having a SpoOoOky Good Time!
WHAT
Mark your calendars! Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control is hosting their annual Howl-O-Walkoween on October 19! This event will feature a pet costume contest and parade through beautiful Promenade Park. There will also be raffle prizes, pet portraits, food trucks, vendors and music. Thank you to Alyssa Ivanson from WANE 15 for being our MC for the afternoon!
- Best homemade costume
- Best group-themed entry
- Spookiest costume
- Most creative costume
Be sure to purchase your event t-shirt or sweatshirt from our clothing fundraiser linked below!
Click to purchase your Howl-O-Walkoween Shirt! Click to purchase our Dog of Honor shirt!
WHEN
All the fun starts Saturday, October 19 from 2 - 4 pm!
Costume Contest registration/check-in begins at 1 pm, with contest beginning at 2 pm.
Fundraiser t-shirts and sweatshirts can be purchased anytime online.
WHERE
This year's party will be downtown at beautiful Promenade Park in the pavilion:
202 W Superior St, Fort Wayne, IN 46802.
WHY
Every dollar raised during the Howl-O-Walkoween directly supports Fort Wayne Animal Care and Control's, humane education programs. These programs touch the lives of over 2,500 children in our community each year and teach the values of kindness, empathy, and compassion towards animals and the people who love them. By reaching young minds early, we aim to reduce animal cruelty and neglect.
To reinforce the importance of awareness around animal cruelty and neglect, each year at the Howl-O-Walkoween event we honor an animal that has experienced a level of cruelty but has turned around for the better. This year's dog of honor is Jack.
In February of this year Jack was shot multiple times in his paws by an unkind person who left him abandonded, and to suffer. A good samaritan found Jack and called 911. The responding officer was able to put a tourniquet on Jack and rushed him to Northeast Indiana Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Hospital. Thankfully, the quick action resulted in Jack being stabilized and then transferred to FWACC to receive additional care. After two toes had been amputated and some time, he started his recovery. Jack quickly showed his sweet and fun-loving personality and was adopted by a wonderful family where he is now loved and cherished.
You can read his full story and watch his video HERE.
Other ways to support FWACC:
Trek for Tails
Jack's story is a powerful example of how your advocacy can support what you know in your heart is right—for yourself and for the animals we serve. Every dollar raised will support our Humane Education department, which serves countless individuals each year.