Delco is sending a furry representative to this year’s high-profile Puppy Bowl on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2, writes Max Bennett for the Media Patch.

Kingery, a 13-week-old Boxer-American Staffordshire Terrier mix, will be on Team Fluff’s starting lineup.

The puppy will represent the Providence Animal Center in Media.

The nonprofit is also sending four-year-old Black Lab Tia to the Animal Planet’s Dog Bowl, a friendly competition on Feb. 1 for adult dogs.

Now in its 16th year, the Puppy Bowl features adoptable pets from rescue shelters across the United States and other parts of the world.

Puppy Bowl contestants are usually adopted before the show ends, but the Puppy Bowl also exposes viewers to pets available for adoption at shelters in their hometowns.

“There are millions of dogs and all kinds of animals — cats and kittens, armadillos, goats — across the country,” said Animal Planet spokesman Paul Schur. “This is about making a choice about making a furry friend a part of your family, and thinking about shelters first.”

This year’s Puppy Bowl includes goat cheerleaders, a hamster Surge that will power the scoreboard, and the Kitty Halftime Show.

Read more about the upcoming Puppy Bowl from Media Patch here.

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