Bow Wow Meow Bash to support Nye County animal rescue

The Bow Wow Meow Bash is aimed at keeping Never Forgotten Animal Society moving animals out of Pahrump and into homes across Nye County. The rescue says the fundraiser supports its rescue, rehabilitation and adoption work, along with low-cost spay and neuter services, rabies vaccinations, microchipping and community education.

That work stretches beyond one town. Never Forgotten Animal Society serves Pahrump, Amargosa Valley and Beatty, and its public address is 3091 N. David Street in Pahrump. The group is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in November 2018, and it maintains adoption listings through Petfinder and Adoptapet. With reported 2024 revenue of $363,050, expenses of $266,412 and assets of $462,231, even a modest fundraiser matters in a county where rescue costs can rise quickly and cash reserves are limited.

The money supports the unglamorous parts of animal rescue that residents do not always see: intake, sheltering, rehabilitation, basic medical care and the work of matching animals with permanent homes. When those dollars come in, the rescue can keep accepting animals, moving them through foster care and clearing them for adoption. When they do not, the pressure shifts back onto already stretched volunteers, foster homes and county services.

That county safety net runs through the Nye County Animal Shelter in Pahrump at 1580 E. Siri Lane. County animal control handles animal welfare, public health and safety, rabies control, quarantine, cruelty investigations, barking dogs and animals-at-large, which means rescue groups often end up carrying part of the burden that falls outside a government shelter’s daily intake. The shelter directory lists public hours Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., with Sunday reclaiming by appointment, and the county said in December 2025 that the Pahrump shelter had been open seven days a week at one point.

The bash is being presented as a broad community effort, with support possible through sponsorships, attendance, donations or volunteering. For a rural county where animal welfare groups often act as a stopgap between strays, foster homes and the adoption pipeline, the event is less about a party than about keeping that pipeline open.