Join Grateful Rescue at the Graham Rahal Performance event in Zionsville! The annual Cars & Coffee - Trunk or Treat event is an afternoon of family fun on October 24 from 4pm to 6pm. *Creative costumes and decorated cars, supercars and motorcycles *Trick-or-treating candy stations *Drop by the Grateful Rescue booth and learn more about our mission Dress up and have some fun. Admission is free!

Pet lovers know the feeling: you sit down with a cat, put your phone aside and suddenly have a reason to stay still for a minute. That everyday connection is what Pet Pals TV’s very own Kitty Correspondent, KJ McGlinn, is bringing to Holistic Hub Wellbeing Fest on Sunday, November 8, at Hub & Spoke in Fishers. For the first time, PurrCon’s Cozy Cat Corner will be part of the free festival, alongside local wellness professionals, interactive experiences, speakers and artisans.

“Ollie’s Three Christmas Wishes” has just been published by Kids at Heart Publishing in Cambridge City, Indiana. Subtitled “One Wish, One Wag at a Time,” the book is designed for children but appeals to adults who have followed Ollie’s journey as a therapy animal for the last five years.

Grateful Rescue has teamed up with Crew Carwash for a car cleaning fundraiser! Purchase e-wash passes online and redeem them at any Crew Carwash location. 50% of the proceeds go directly to Grateful Rescue. Every Crew Carwash pass you purchase helps a dog or cat in need. Grateful Rescue and Sanctuary takes in homeless animals, rehabilitates them and finds them loving, forever homes. Learn more at GratefulRescue.org

Indy Neighborhood Cats’ 2026 Winter Shelter Pickup season is officially scheduled! We’ll have plenty of winter shelters and straw available this year, along with colony notices for shelters, extra insulation, and even some fun INC goodies to shop for the holidays.

Follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City for an unforgettable evening at The Wizard of Pawz, the second annual PET Gala benefiting IndyHumane on Nov. 6.

Join Grateful Rescue at the Graham Rahal Performance event in Zionsville! The annual Cars & Coffee - Trunk or Treat event is an afternoon of family fun: *Creative costumes and decorated cars, supercars and motorcycles *Trick-or-treating candy stations *Drop by the Grateful Rescue booth and learn more about our mission Dress up and have some fun. Admission is free! RSVP here! GratefulRescue.org

Tails and Trails Rescue, an Indianapolis-based nonprofit dedicated to saving and rehoming dogs in need, announces its upcoming Annual Fundraiser, Country Tails and Crafty Ales Festival. This is an energetic, community-wide event designed to raise critical funds for the organization’s life-saving operations. The event will be held on October 17, 2026, from 2pm to 7pm at German Park,

Grateful Rescue, a pet shelter in Muncie, Indiana, had to cancel its largest fundraising event after historic floods left Morrow’s Meadow, the park that hosts the event, under water. Grateful Rescue founder Pamela Terhune cited a surge in mosquitoes as a primary health concern for the animals.

Grab a partner, play some cards and help animals in need at Euchre for the Underdogs, benefiting Grateful Rescue & Sanctuary. The fundraiser takes place Sunday, October 4, from 1–4 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus, 3600 W. Purdue Ave. in Muncie. The tournament will feature two-person teams, with an entry fee of $25 per person. Along with plenty of euchre, guests can enjoy food, fun and prizes while supporting a great cause. Proceeds benefit the animals of Grateful Rescue, help

It is with very heavy hearts that we announce that Grateful Rescue and Sanctuary in Muncie has to cancel this year’s Grate Tail Wagging Fest scheduled for Sept. 13. Last month, our community experienced a devastating and historic flood. Morrow’s Meadow, the beloved home of our festival, was completely submerged.

The second year of Meowsterpieces is ON! Meowsterpieces is a cat-themed art auction and fundraiser put on by Pepper’s Pals Cat Rescue and the Indianapolis Propylaeum. ! Come admire and take home cat-themed artwork, ceramics, jewelry and much more . . . all while helping save cats and kittens in Indiana. There will be food, beverages, live music, vendors, exciting auction items, adoptable cats/kittens, and more! It’s a celebration of felines, local artists, and Indy comm

Can a tiny Yorkie rescue from small-town Indiana become the top dog in a national competition? Carolyn Pope hopes so. Her 5-year-old Yorkshire terrier, Bella, is in the running. A resident of Red Key, Indiana, near Muncie, Pope entered Bella in the Pet Lovers Choice Awards, a fan-voted national awards show sponsored by USA Today to benefit the Best Friends Animal Society. Both cats and dogs were eligible, and a winner from each state was selected along with runners-up.

In the weeks following PurrCon's return inside PopCon at the Indiana Convention Center, nearly 5,000 pounds of cat litter donated by Dr. Elsey's is being distributed to approximately 20 foster homes across Central Indiana through the Alliance for Responsible Pet Ownership (ARPO). The distribution addresses one of the more persistent supply challenges facing foster networks: consumable goods that disappear quickly and are rarely the focus of donation drives. "For fosters, litt

We’re thrilled to host the Indy Dog and Disc club dog every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. on our lakeside lawn — and you’re invited to join the fun! Bring your own chairs, your friends and family, and get ready to cheer on some talented pups as they compete in high‑flying frisbee games at American Village.

Based on a true story, “Toto Finds Home: A Rescue Dog’s Tale” by Julie Osborne follows one brave pup’s journey from mistreatment to a miracle. When Toto finally finds his way into the lap of his new owner, you’ll have to decide for yourself: Was their meeting a mere coincidence, or divine matchmaking?

“Pet Pals TV” host Patty Spitler joins News 8’s Gina Glaros and guests Joey Luthman and Dylan Snyder to talk about the return of PurrCon, which is part of PopCon, coming up May 8-10 at the Indiana Convention Center. Snyder and Luthman will premiere their documentar,y “Catman: Journey to Save Cat Kind” May 10 at PopCon in downtown Indianapolis, hoping to raise awareness and funds for feline health research.

Returning to Indianapolis May 8–10, 2026, PurrCon — the cat culture hub within PopCon — will welcome the next chapter of Joey’s Journey to a Million, in collaboration with EveryCat Health Foundation and actor-filmmaker Joey Luthman, bringing together entertainment, feline health advocacy, and meaningful storytelling inside one of the country’s most vibrant fan conventions.

Christmas at the Zoo, presented by Indiana Members Credit Union, is a wild winter wonderland unto itself. It will open Nov. 22 and continue through Jan. 4, 2026.

Recently, over 1,000 warm winter cat shelters were built in preparation for pickup by thousands of caretakers throughout the city of Indianapolis and surrounding areas.