Evansville, Indiana – A legal dispute has emerged over a local fundraising event called “Woof Fest.” Allison Bush, an event organizer who has been planning and promoting fundraising events since 2019, claims her intellectual property has been used without permission by P.A.A.W.S., Inc.—a local animal rescue group—and its treasurer, Julie Frazier.
According to the complaint, in July 2024, Bush and Frazier began discussing a joint fundraising event to benefit local foster-based animal rescues. During those discussions, Frazier suggested the name ‘Woofstock,’ despite allegedly knowing it was already used by another organization. In response, Bush says she proposed the alternative name ‘Woof Fest.’
The first Woof Fest was held in October 2024 and raised money solely for P.A.A.W.S. Bush says she organized and ran the event independently, without being a P.A.A.W.S. employee or representative.
After the event, the partnership fell apart. Bush allegedly then told Frazier she planned to hold the 2025 event without P.A.A.W.S. However, Bush asserts that soon after, P.A.A.W.S. and Frazier began promoting their own version of Woof Fest—using the same name and logo Bush created and registered. According to the complaint, they have used the Woof Fest branding across social media platforms, in digital and printed promotional materials, and in outreach to vendors and potential participants for their October 2025 event. Bush claims this use is unauthorized and infringes on her trademark and copyright rights.
Bush is now suing, claiming P.A.A.W.S. and Frazier willfully infringed on her copyrighted logo and trademarks. She’s asking the court to stop them from using her materials, to order all infringing content destroyed, and to award damages.
The case has been assigned to Judge Richard L. Young and Magistrate Judge Crystal S. Wildeman in the U.S. District Court of Southern Indiana Case No. 3:25-cv-00065.