The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria has cancelled Sunday’s Paws in the Park festival due to an approaching nor’easter forecast to bring high winds and flooding to the area.
The free community event was scheduled to run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Oronoco Bay Park, featuring pet adoptions, live music, a costume contest, and vendors.
“We are devastated to announce that we’ve made the EXTREMELY hard decision to cancel Paws in the Park,” Erin Shackelford, senior manager of communications and event marketing, said in an email Friday. “While we were prepared to hold the event in the rain, the predicted high winds and flooding in the park on Sunday can’t be ignored.”…