Shop * Learn * Play * Adopt with your Best Pet Friend at the 2nd Annual Southern California Pet Expo

LONG BEACH, Calif. - Dec. 13, 2013 - PRLog -- The 2nd annual Southern California Pet Expo is just around the corner! From 10am to 6pm on Saturday, February 1, 2014, attendees can once again enjoy spending a fun-filled and educational day with their best pet friend. This free, indoor and air-conditioned event attracts nearly 15,000 attendees along with their furry, feathered and reptilian pals who are looking to enjoy a day of live entertainment, education, super fun contests and all kinds of exciting demonstrations.  Admission is free to the public for this annual don’t miss event and parking is $10.

Shorty Rossi, star of ‘Pit Boss’ on Animal Planet, will make an appearance with his popular canine sidekick, Hercules. As Rossi’s star has continued to rise, it’s only managed to allow him to make a bigger difference for his special passion: championing the cause of pit bulls. Not only will he be available for pictures and autographs all day, he’ll share how you can become an advocate for animals and help make a difference as well.

If you are looking to add a pet to your family, a major highlight of the SoCal Pet Expo is the Banfield Pet Hospital Mega-Adoption Area, featuring hundreds of adoptable pets. Patti Welch, Vice President of Marketing, PR and Sponsorship explains, “The Banfield Mega-Adoption Area is always a very popular element of our shows. Nothing compares to seeing the connection between someone and their new forever pet friend.” As always, dozens of rescue groups will be on hand to answer your questions and help ensure that you find the pet that could be the very best fit for your unique family.  Several of the rescue organizations at the SoCal Pet Expo are sponsored by Timmons Subaru of Long Beach and will feature hundreds of adoptable pets.

Welch adds, “There are so many pet-friendly resources available to pet lovers and owners in their communities and our goal is to help get that information out there. Plus, people have few options that allow them to spend a day bonding with their pet in an indoor environment where it’s all about the pets. This is a fun-filled, pet-friendly day for pet owners – or those who’d like to be!”

You won’t want to miss a minute of the live entertainment and demonstrations going on all day on multiple stages as well as the agility course, which is sponsored by Zoom Room.  You can register your pet friend to take part in popular competitions such as the costume contest, talent contest or pet/owner musical chairs with awesome prizes from exhibitors that will be on site all day.

As always, pets are welcome to attend the event, as long as they’re on a fixed lead and have proof of age-appropriate rabies vaccines. If your pet is not up-to-date, don’t worry! There will be discounted vaccinations and low-cost micro chipping available, provided by Harbor Animal Hospital. Attendees can even take advantage of free nail trims. In order to have the best day possible and to take advantage of all the fun to offer, the Southern California Pet Expo recommends that you visit their website (socalpetexpo.com) and review their list of tips for people bringing pets.

The Southern California Pet Expo is organized by Amazing Expos, which currently produces more than 40 pet expos around the country; all of them indoors and free to the general public.

For Additional Information regarding the Southern California Pet Expo visit http://www.socalpetexpo.com or http://www.facebook.com/socalpetexpo