04/30/2026
We can't believe that this year's Spring Fling is over! Time really does fly when you're having fun and it feels like we blinked and the day was done! Now we are pulling raffle winners, scavenger hunt winners, adding up totals and getting all the donations ready to go out to the rescue groups that were at Unleashed's Spring Fling Dog & Cat Fundraiser 2026!
Leading up to Spring Fling, we announced every rescue group, non-profit organization, food truck, band, vendor and sponsor... except one. So, last, but not least, we would like to introduce ourselves, the host of the Annual Spring Fling Dog & Cat Fundraiser!
Spring Fling was created/founded by the same person that founded Unleashed, the Dog & Cat Store, Amy Phinney- hey, that's also me, the person behind much of the social media posts (thankfully not all of them with much gratitude to Shannon for that!)
After years of hosting adoption events and holiday parties and socials in our stores, I felt the urge to do something bigger- something that could bring together a larger community and do more for the rescue community at the same time. I thought, let's all get together outside of the store, invite local businesses, local rescue groups and celebrate spring with our dogs! With the help from a few customers who graciously became volunteers and helped us with the logo, the flyers, and the planning, we put together our first Spring Fling at the NC State Fairgrounds in 2014.
Fast forward and we just completed our 13th Annual Spring Fling and are approaching our 20th anniversary of Unleashed next year!
Unleashed, the Dog & Cat Store is not your typical pet store. We are still 100% independently owned and operated and controlled by my husband and I, and we work hard every day to make sure that we are still meeting our mission to provide the best products at affordable prices, so that every dog and cat can be as happy and healthy as ours.
We only carry products in our stores that we personally would use for our own pets and we also work very hard to have something for everyone. We offer a huge range and variety of products so that we can help every dog and every cat live their longest, healthiest, happiest lives possible.
No matter the situation, we can help. We have highly trained staff, and even offer one-on-one personal pet health consultations.
We have frequent events in our stores, and offer private shopping experiences for those who can't attend with others. We support rescues and non-profits every day of the year with year-round drop boxes and frequent fundraisers and discounts for rescues. We have community rooms that are a free resource for anyone in our community. We have loads of frequent buyer programs to help our customers earn free stuff, and lots of monthly promotions to help our customers save money every month!
Unleashed is so much more than your typical pet store and we hope that you will come see for yourself.
Check our the latest blog post to learn even more about Unleashed, including about the owners, the history, more about the things that make us different, and all 11 of our locations around Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Wilmington, & Southport:
It is finally time to meet your host! Unleashed the Dog and Cat Store is a privately & locally owned and operated company with locations in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Wilmington, and Southport NC. Our mission at Unleashed is to provide the best a Dog and Cat can get, at affordable prices, so that every....
