A close-up outdoor portrait showing Jet. Captured in a direct head-on shot in a grassy yard, Jet—a dark brown and tan medium-sized dog with long, wavy golden-tan fur fringing his ears—looks straight at the camera with an open-mouthed, happy expression while wearing a glittery gold toy crown perched tilted on his head. Thick green foliage and trees fill the background under bright natural daylighting.Jet Credit: Kamran Mir

Jet (pictured) is a mutt’s mutt, and a very good boy. He’s spoken for, but he came from The Mercy Full Project (MFP), a Tampa-based nonprofit working on animal rescue, pet food assistance and community projects.

To date, MFP has matched more than 500 cuddly boys and girls with owners, and this weekend it hosts a Halloween fundraiser and adoption event at downtown Tampa dive bar The Hub. DJ Silence will spin, and there raffles, a pet costume contest and more planned while bartender Kamran Mir (Jet’s dad) pours Gray Whale gin and Lucky One vodka drinks.

Donations are accepted during Paw-loween benefiting Mercy Full Project happening Sunday, Oct. 18 at The Hub in Tampa.

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This article appears in Oct. 15 – 21, 2026.

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