NATCHEZ &8212; This weekend, a local couple will host a party that&8217;s for the dogs &8212; and cats.

The Natchez-Adams County Humane Society will host their annual cocktail fundraiser, &8220;An Animal Affair,&8221; Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Each year a different family hosts the benefit at their house, and this year, Fred and Karen Callon volunteered their house at 104 Old Plantation Road.

The couple loves animals, Karen Callon said. So, when Fred&8217;s cousin, who is involved in the humane society, asked them to host the party, they agreed.

&8220;I said we would absolutely love to,&8221; Karen Callon said.

The Callons had a golden retriever in the past and then a cat.

Now, they care for their daughter&8217;s dog, a Great Pyrenees named Gatsby.

&8220;I call him my grandpuppy,&8221; she said. &8220;He&8217;ll be here the night of the party, and he will have a red velvet collar with jingle bells.&8221;

The party is open to the public, is casual dress, and the $20 per person fee goes to the humane society building fund.

The society needs a new shelter badly, Board President Linda Harper said. They have been in the current shelter about 20 years, and it&8217;s time to expand.

&8220;We work out of 744 square feet,&8221; Harper said. &8220;We have a little office space, eight-by-eight, where everything takes place.&8221;

It acts as a storeroom and as an adoption and surrender center, she said.

&8220;We&8217;ve even had pheasants sitting in our office,&8221; she said.

The proposed new shelter will have a separate room for cats, a room where people can meet their new pets and an isolation room for sick animals.

&8220;Nothing fancy,&8221; Harper said. &8220;We&8217;re not looking for a million-dollar building.&8221;

She said she hopes this weekend&8217;s party will add to the funds for the building. The parties usually raise around $5,000 each, &8220;but we&8217;re always digging for more,&8221; she said.