CELEBRATE BENNY’S BIRTHDAY & LOVE YOUR PET PARTY

Party with a Purpose to Raise Money for Animal Welfare
JULY 31, 2026, SEAL BEACH, CA— On Saturday, August 22, Seal Beach’s biggest animal-expo
event of the year will take place when Helen Sanders CatPAWS hosts “Benny’s Birthday & Love
Your Pet Party” from 11 am – 3 pm at the Seal Beach Marina Community Center, 151 Marina
Drive, Seal Beach between 1st and 5th streets, near the pickleball courts.
Admission is just $20 and includes a catered lunch and cake. Kids 12 and under are free.
The annual festival honors Benny the Cat, who suffered severe abuse during kittenhood but with
the help of Long Beach Animal Care Services and Helen Sanders CatPAWS was rescued. He
recovered to become a loving, trusting cat. Benny, with his crooked smile (attributed to the
broken jaw and neurological damage he endured) has become a bit of a celebrity, with his own
Facebook and Instagram pages (@bennythecatsjustice). He also won the Long Beach’s Favorite
Pet contest in the cat category this year!
Benny’s Birthday & Love Your Pet Party is a day of joy to celebrate not only Benny but also all the
animals we love! There will be adoptable cats from CatPAWS, adoptable dogs from Long Beach
Animal Care Services, therapy dogs from Orange County Animal Allies, and rescued rabbits from
Sunshine Rabbit Center in Long Beach. The Animal Assistance League of OC will be on hand to
provide information about their many animal-aid programs.
Benny’s party includes music, games and prizes for kids, arts & crafts and special surprise guests.