GULF SHORES, Ala. -- The Mystic Krewe of K-9

Kritters Royalty will be chosen Saturday, Feb. 18 at the fifth

annual fundraiser for the Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!) at

Magnolia by the Gulf Small Animal Clinic, 19930 Baldwin County 6 in

Gulf Shores.

Donation of $20 per family goes towards

medical care for the 58 dogs and 51 cats that defied the odds and

survived mass animal cruelty at the Purple Hearted Puppies shelter

in Summerdale and a residence in Robertsdale.

Registration is at 10 a.m.; costume judging

starts 11 a.m. Parade participants will be scored on costume

creativity, originality, behavior and showmanship.

Royalty crowned will be King, Queen, Prince,

Princess and Court Jester. Judges will also select Honorable Loyal

Royal canines to be part of the Krewe.

Each member of the royal court will walk in

the Gulf Shores Mardi Gras parade Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012, at 10am.

Dr. Lee Ann McGill, the owner of the only veterinary clinic in Gulf

Shores, has been selected as the Grand Marshall and wants the

Mystic Krewe of K-9 Kritters to lead the parade with her.

For more information, visit

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968.7523.