Friends for Life Animal Rescue

10/23/2026

Pesto found her forever family today!

10/23/2026

Forrest found his forever home today!

10/23/2026

Munchkin found his forever family dizzy!

10/22/2026

We received a load of goodies from 3 kindergarten classes at New Vistas Center for Education - thank you for your support!!!

10/22/2026

This kitty was found near Southern ave and Alma School rd. No collar or chip. Please share on your social media and Nextdoor sites. Thank you!

10/22/2026

🐾 RAISING A PAW TO RAISING CANE’S! 🐾

We’re thrilled to have Raising Cane’s joining the fun as a sponsor of Friends for Life Animal Rescue’s 28th Annual BARKtoberfest! ❤️

Community support makes BARKtoberfest possible, and we’re incredibly grateful to Raising Cane’s for helping us bring together thousands of animal lovers for a day dedicated to fun, friendship and helping dogs and cats in need.

This year’s BARKtoberfest will be packed with favorites including lure and agility courses, splash pads, adoptable dogs, nearly 100 vendor booths, food trucks, dozens of raffle prizes, Gilbert PD K-9 demonstrations, and our crowd-favorite Best Costume, Best Trick and K-9 Idol Howling contests!

And there’s even more to discover this year with our new BARKtoberfest Scavenger Hunt and Pawsitively Guilty Confessional contest!

📅 Saturday, October 31
⏰ 8 a.m.–1 p.m.
📍 Gilbert Civic Center, 50 E. Civic Center Drive
🎟️ Admission is FREE!

Please join us in giving Raising Cane's a great big Friends for Life THANK YOU for supporting BARKtoberfest and the animals who are counting on us. 🐶🐱🐾❤️

We couldn’t do it without wonderful community partners like you!

10/22/2026

🚨🎟️ LAST CALL FOR RAFFLE TICKET PRE-ORDERS! 🎟️🚨

Tick tock, raffle lovers! ⏰

You know what's more fun than spending BARKtoberfest writing your name and phone number on the back of a mountain of raffle tickets?

LITERALLY EVERYTHING ELSE AT BARKtoberfest! 😂🐾

So why not let US do the work?

🎟️ You order the tickets.
✍️ We print your name and contact information on labels and attach them.
💌 We have your tickets waiting at raffle Will Call.
🎁 YOU decide which of our DOZENS of incredible raffle prize packages you'd love to take home!

And just like that, you've saved yourself a bunch of time to enjoy the food trucks, vendor booths, scavenger hunt, lure coursing, agility, DogVinci, contests, and all the four-legged fun!

BUT HERE'S THE CATCH...

⏰ October 26 is the FINAL DAY to pre-order!

After that, you'll still be able to purchase raffle tickets at BARKtoberfest, but you'll have to put your own penmanship to work! ✍️😉

🎟️ ORDER HERE:
https://azfriends.org/barktoberfest-raffle-tickets/

🐶 Every raffle ticket helps support the rescued dogs and cats of Friends for Life Animal Rescue. So go ahead, dream big, buy some tickets, and maybe get ready to celebrate a win!

📅 Saturday, October 31 | 8 a.m.–1 p.m.
📍 Gilbert Civic Center | 50 E. Civic Center Dr.
🎉 FREE Admission!

With a huge thank you to our Presenting Sponsor, Sparkle Grooming Co.! ❤️

The prizes are waiting. The animals are counting on us. And your lucky ticket might be just a click away! 🍀🐾

10/22/2026

Where do you even start at BARKtoberfest?! 🐶🎃🐾

Do you watch the incredible Gilbert Police Department K-9 Unit show off the skills of their four-legged officers? 🚔🐕‍🦺

Cheer on a talented pup competing in the Best Trick Contest? 🏆

Wander through nearly 100 vendor booths filled with goodies, services and plenty of things you never knew your dog absolutely needed? 🛍️🐶

The correct answer is: ALL OF THE ABOVE!

And that’s just a small taste of what’s waiting for you at BARKtoberfest! You’ll also find lure and agility courses, K-9 Idol Howling, the Best Costume Contest, DogVinci painting, splash pads, dogs looking for forever homes, food trucks, dozens of raffle prizes and an entire park filled with canine fun.

A huge thank you to Sparkle Grooming Co., Presenting Sponsor of BARKtoberfest, for helping us make it all possible! ❤️

📅 Saturday, October 31 | 8am–1pm
📍 Gilbert Civic Center | 50 E. Civic Center Drive
🎟️ Admission is FREE!

One day. One park. About a hundred ways to make your dog’s day. 🐾🎃❤️

10/22/2026

Guess what? The family that adopted Nemi two weeks ago came back tonight and adopted Odie! Nemi is now Miss Pickle Ricki and Odie will be Morty 😅

10/21/2026