Pup My Ride - saves dogs and gives them homes!
Heigl with a tiny pup...for Best Friends Society!
Very often when we think of Hollywood, we think of the glitz and the glamour. While many Hollywood stars say they are giving and philantropic, few show it the way Katherine Heigl (Grey’s Anatomy) and her mother have. They give more than money. They give time and love to a project called Pup My Ride.
Katherine and her mother, Nancy have teamed with an organization called the Best Friends Animal Society. The Society which began in the 1970’s as a way to minimize and eliminate the destruction of shelter animals is one of the largest no-kill animal organizations in the country. The Best Friends Sanctuary has been mentioned several times in my entries as the place where many of the dogs from Michael Vick’s Bad Newz Kennels have been placed and are thriving.
The national campaign titled “Puppies aren’t Products” saved 650 small breed dogs from Los Angeles animal shelters. Many of these small dogs are available in areas like L.A. and New York, but the supply of these dogs are low in other areas of the country. So Heigl and her mom, along with other volunteers transport these dogs from the shelters in Los Angeles to new forever homes in other parts of the country. According to Heigl, “”Over 600 dogs have been saved and adopted. Up in Utah and Arizona and some of these states around California, they have waiting lists for small dogs, people wanting to adopt and here we have an overwhelming number in the shelters.”
Katherine wants to save as many animals as possible and is planning on establishing a grant with the Best Friends Society, which can keep “Pup My Ride” running in 2009. We thank Heigl, her mom and the other volunteers at Best Friends Society for making this program a success and for saving so many of the little dogs, who otherwise might live longterm in shelters, or worse.
February 24th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Way to go Katherine!
Love her!