Animals Antics Prevail at Key West's Fantasy Fest Pet Masquerade (Keys Video Advisory)

Story: Animals Antics Prevail at Key West's Fantasy Fest Pet Masquerade
Locator Super: Key West, Fla.
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Video source: Florida Keys News Bureau

KEY WEST, Fla. -- The quirky Fantasy Fest Pet Masquerade drew creatively costumed dogs, cats, birds and other "party animals" and their humans -- all decked out to dazzle spectators during Key West's annual Fantasy Fest celebration. 

Wednesday night's animal antics were a family-friendly highlight of the 10-day costuming and masking festival — this year themed “It’s a 90s Neon Cosmic Carnival!”

The Pet Masquerade featured several dozen entries, ranging from pet-and-person duos to groups of people and animals that performed lighthearted skits.

Standouts included a family costumed as space aliens with their “intergalactic” Newfoundland dog, a troupe of human and canine superheroes and villains, a Key West takeoff on the classic “Baywatch” television show, and an Italian Greyhound portraying Elton John and seated at a glittering red piano.

Proceeds from the Pet Masquerade benefit the Florida Keys’ Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Animal Farm.

Fantasy Fest continues through Sunday with events including a lavish Headdress Ball, a masquerade march through Key West's picturesque historic district, and Saturday night's flamboyant Fantasy Fest Parade that typically attracts more than 60,000 revelers.

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