Paws in the Park, Cascades Park, June 21, 2025 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM (5k Run/Walk, 3:00 PM)

A DAY PACKED WITH FUN FOR EVERYONE!

Join us 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM for Paws in the Park, at Cascades Falls Park in Jackson, MI.

We can’t wait to see you this Saturday for all kinds of fun!

  • Ultimate Air Dogs Splash, will have heats at 10:00 AM, 12:00 and 2:00 PM
  • Foam Party, 2:00 to 2:00 PM
  • Pro Dj’s, music and a photo booth 12:00 to 4:00 PM
  • Lure Chasing, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
  • Wild World Zoo, Petting Zoo 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
  • Wild World Zoo, Pony Rides 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
  • Vendors 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
  • 5k Run/Walk, 3:00 PM
  • Woof Walk 3:15 PM
  • Food Trucks
  • Face Painting
  • Doggie Lounge

This is a family-friendly and dog-friendly event! So, bring your dog to do the walk or the run, shop the vendors, and participate in all the activities!


Fun for the Entire Family!

This event is truly fun for the family! We will have fun activities for the kids and dogs to participate in! We will also have a variety of vendors – both for the humans and the pets!

Activities to expect:
5k Run/Walk and 1-mile Woof Walk
Foam Party
Vendors to shop
Face Painting
Ultimate Air Dogs
Lure Chasing (Dog-centered activity)

AND MORE!


5k Run/Walk and -mile Woof Walk!


One of Our Biggest Fundraisers of the Year!

As a supporter of CHS, you probably already know that we care for nearly 1,200 pets annually. This includes “routine” medical care (although many other shelters do not provide even this level of care) such as spaying and neutering, vaccinating, parasite preventatives, microchipping, and disease testing. It also includes going above and beyond for those animals that need it with specialized surgeries, diagnostic lab work testing, and in depth medical treatments. Each of the animals that find their way to us not only get medical attention, but they get a team of staff and volunteers who love, care, clean and feed them.

If you are registering for the run or the walk, please also create a fundraising page that you can customize and post on your social media account. If you are not registering but would be willing to help us reach our fundraising goal, you can donate (pick a fundraiser to add to, or scroll to donate independently) or create your own fundraising page by clicking the buttons below. Thank you for helping us help pets!

As a nonprofit shelter that receives no outside funding, CHS appreciates fundraisers very much! To thank you for your hard work, we have come up with some fundraising rewards. The more you fundraise for CHS, the more prizes you get! You can also join with others to create a team! 


Become a Sponsor or Vendor!

Sponsorship

Our event sponsors help make Paws in the Park possible! When you sponsor CHS and our events, your sponsorship dollars stay right here in our community. CHS does not receive any funding from the government nor state or national Humane Societies or other similar organizations. We are fully funded by businesses, grants, events, and individuals who want to see the homeless pets of Jackson, MI cared for as they deserve. That means your sponsorship dollars are hard at work saving the lives of more than 1,200 pets each year.

Vendor Sign Up

We invite you to be a part of this outstanding event and showcase your business or organization to supporters of CHS by registering to be a vendor at Paws in the Park! It is through support from people like you that we can make a difference in the lives of more than 1,200 homeless pets in need and continue to be a voice for the voiceless.

For more information, please reach out to Hayley Golightly, Community Relations Coordinator at hgolightly@chspets.org


THANK YOU TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS!

Presenting Sponsor

5k Run/Walk Sponsor