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Miranda Lambert's fifth annual Cause for the Paws concert benefiting her MuttNation Foundation is scheduled for June 22 in Beaumont, Texas. Wade Bowen and the Josh Abbott Band will also perform during the event at Ford Park. The MuttNation Foundation promotes animal welfare issues by providing money to organizations and government agencies to help build animal shelters. Other initiatives include encouraging pet adoption, funding spaying and neutering programs and reducing the euthanasia of healthy animals. It marks the first year the Cause for the Paws concert has been staged in Beaumont after outgrowing its previous outdoor venue in Tyler, Texas. Tickets go on sale April 27 via Ticketmaster.