Friday Photospread: Aquatics at Global Pet Expo, 2022
Since the 2020 Global Pet Expo was the last aquatic event we attended before the COVID-19 Pandemic set in, it seems only fitting that the 2022 Global Pet Expo would be the first event that we attended in this post-vaccination world we now live in. What follows is a pictorial look at some of the aquatics-related highlights, as captured through the lens of Alex Rose.
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Initial Impressions of MASNA's First-Ever Aquatic Expo
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