Lucky’s Mutt Madness Brings Rescue Dogs Seeking Forever Homes to Equip Exposition at Kentucky Expo Center
Lucky’s Mutt Madness, a national dog adoption event organized by the TurfMutt Foundation and held in partnership with the Kentucky Humane Society (KHS), will once again be held at Equip Exposition, the international landscape, outdoor living and equipment exposition. The event will be held Thursday, Oct. 20 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. during Expo, at the Kentucky Exposition Center (KEC) in Freedom Hall.
“Over the last few years more than 40 dogs have found homes through Mutt Madness,” said Kris Kiser, President and CEO of the TurfMutt Foundation and the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), which owns Equip Exposition. “Nearly every dog available went home with an Expo attendee last year.”
Equip Exposition is also holding Mulligan’s 5K Fun Run and Walk for its registrants. The event, sponsored by Ariens and named after Kiser’s rescue dog Mutt Mulligan, steps off on Wednesday, Oct. 19 at 7 a.m. Participants can run, jog or walk across the Ohio River over the famous Big Four pedestrian bridge before Expo’s door opens. Proceeds from the event benefit the KHS.
The TurfMutt Foundation will also donate a $10,000 check to the KHS to support their good work in animal rehabilitation, rescue and adoption—an important part of TurfMutt from the beginning.
“Equip Expo is bustling with energy – and that excitement will spill into Lucky’s Mutt Madness,” said Kiser. “For the dogs, Mutt Madness helps them find a home. For the landscapers, dealers and manufacturers who attend Expo, adopting an animal friend fits with their outdoor life. After all, these are the people who create the outdoor spaces America relies on. And who appreciates the family yard, parks and other community green spaces more than a dog?”
The TurfMutt Foundation has also renewed its partnership with Mission Unstoppable and Lucky Dog on CBS. Both shows are produced by Hearst Media Production Group. Filming begins this fall at Lucky’s Mutt Madness, where the show’s hosts, Eric and Rashi Wiese, will be on-site.
“We couldn’t be happier that Lucky Dog will film at Mutt Madness and bring attention to our dog adoption work,” said Kiser. Kiser himself has appeared on Lucky Dog episodes helping homeowners ready their yards for new rescue dogs.
The TurfMutt program may have started as a way to showcase the value of nature beginning your own backyard, but it now has grown into an international platform that has reached more than 70 million kids, teachers and families, said Kiser. TurfMutt also is an education partner of the US Green Building Council’s prestigious Learning Lab.
Equip Exposition is ranked sixth largest in the US and boasts a million square feet of exhibit space including a 30-acre Outdoor Demo Yard showcasing the newest outdoor power equipment in the industry.
For information on The TurfMutt Foundation visit TurfMutt.
For more information on Equip Exposition visit Equipe Exposition’s website.