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A boy and his dog

 
Published Dec. 6, 2006|Updated Dec. 7, 2006

Gregory Beauregard, 8, cuddles with Miracle, his family's new 6-week-old mixed breed puppy, at his family's booth at the SPOTlight on Pets Festival and Adopt-a-thon on Saturday. The festival, sponsored by Stop Pet Overpopulation Together, included adoptable pets from more than 20 rescue organizations and shelters. Vendors also sold pet products, arts and crafts. According to SPOT, advocates of spaying and neutering, 60,000 cats and dogs in the Tampa Bay area are euthanized each year due to overpopulation.