Happy Tails Chicken BBQ & Expo

Happy Tails Daycare and Pet Resort will hold Chicken BBQ's on Saturday, October 15 from  11 am until gone. Happy Tails is located at 11929 East Corning Road, Corning, NY. The meals will be prepared by the North Corning Fire Department and will include 1/2 chicken, salt potatoes, macaroni salad, baked beans and a drink. The cost is $10.00 per person. Call (607) 377-5757 and reserve one today.

Happy Tails will also host the "Be Aware, Be Prepared: Disaster Preparedness Expo".  Local Emergency Services agencies have been invited to participate. "Tragedies can be averted by being prepared.  Our goal is to make sure that we are prepared and that we have made information available to others so that they can be prepared," state Walker.

The funds raised by the BBQ will go towards making the needed renovations to the bus to accommodate as many as 40 dogs in crates.

For further information, you may contact Happy Tails at (607)377-5757 or happytails1@stny.rr.com. 


In 2005, Hurricane Katrina devastated the gulf coast and left many people and pets without their homes. In 2012, Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast and destroyed many homes and businesses. Closer to home in 2011, Binghamton was flooded due to Tropical Storm Lee. Recently, there was a fire at a nearby boarding facility which housed numerous dogs and it left them without options to shelter the pets. A few pets’ lives were lost.
These horrible events left many people and their pets without their homes.
Happy Tails Day Care & Pet Resort has recently purchased a used school bus to be turned into the "F.E.R. (fire, emergency, rescue) Waggin' ".
"It is rare to find a school bus that has air conditioning," states Elaine Walker, owner of Happy Tails.  "This one recently became available through a broker.  We had been talking about this need for a couple of years.  It is a large part of the Emergency Plan for our facility and believe it will help meet the needs of local Fire Departments, shelters, boarding facilities, and Veterinarian offices."

The F.E.R Waggin' will be used to help pets in the area displaced due to floods, fires, and other emergency situations. It will also be used by Happy Tails, i.e. as a way to transport dogs to dog swim at the end of the summer.