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For those of you who have or haven’t had the pleasure of meeting Dottie Evans, owner of pet store Bushwick Bark, now’s your chance to join her, dogs and adoptable cats for a summer party filled with bbq foods, drinks, and prizes.

On Sunday, June 14, Bushwick Bark is hosting an animal welfare event starting at 2pm and running until late at a Bushwick bar (for location, click here). There will be pets for you to meet and greet, and hopefully even bring home! As event host, Dottie Evans says it well, “better than buying a life is saving one.”