EWC holds Pet Show 2013

The 3rd Annual Pet Show was organized by the Earth Watch Club on 25 February 2013. The Pet Show is one of the most awaited events of Forman Christian College, which, this year, was attended by university and college students, alumni, faculty and their families as well. Diversity was seen among the participating pets, ranging from dogs to cats and different species of birds. Some exotic pets, such as; snakes, horses and a turtle also participated in the event.

The Pet Show started with the exhibition in morning. All the registered pets participated in this exhibition which was visited by a lot of students. The students admired the show well and the snake was declared the “Attraction of the show”.

The following competitions were held among the pets:

• Dog Competition
• German Shepherded
• Rottweiler
• Labrador
• Russian
• Exotic
• Cat Competitions

To encourage students to register unusual pets, The Earth Watch Club initiated the UPC (Unique Pet Certification). Under this initiative, all of the registered animals, which were unique on the show, were awarded with the honorary certificates.

The “My Pet Story” competition was also held before the Pet Show. In this competition, students and alumnus submitted their stories related to their pets on the Facebook page of Earth Watch Club. The winners were selected on the basis of most likes. Medals for the story competition were distributed among the winners in the prize distribution ceremony of the Pet Show. The Team Earth Watch Club also arranged food courts for visitors and participants.

Dr Raza Ahmed Khan, an old Formanite, judged the Pet Show. He congratulated the team for arranging the event, which brought awareness to the people. Dr Manzur Gill (Former Chief Advancement Officer at Forman) was the Guest of Honor. Dr James Tebbe (Rector FCC) awarded medals to all the winners of the competitions in the prize distribution ceremony. All the three were presented with tokens for their presence on the event. The Show ended up with the encouraging comments of all the three.

The Pet Show received great appreciation from visitors and participants. They claimed that this show was entertaining and informative. It helped them to increase their knowledge about the different animals and that they enjoyed a lot with their friends.

The objectives of this year’s Pet Show were as below:

• To increase awareness for the animals’ rights.
• To increase awareness about the species being effected by climate change.
• To increase love for animals among the participants and visitors.

The Earth Watch club has highly dedicated team, working on many other such events which will be helpful in making people aware about their environment and about their social responsibilities towards the environment.