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Outreach Program
April 5, 2002 Times Square Adopt-A-Pet-Day
Animal
Haven held an Adopt-A-Pet-Day at the Visitor Center in Times
Square, NYC. Dogs and cats from Animal Haven shelter were on
hand to meet and greet animal lovers and find new homes, with
help from some celebrity friends. Petland Discounts was there
to support Animal Haven and to help find good homes for these
pets. Celebrities included Bebe Neuwirth (best known for her
work as Littlith on TV’s Cheers and Fraiser and stars
in the Broadway Production Chicago) and Comedian Andrea Martin.
Several Soap Opera stars including Anne Sayers (Mitzie Matters)
from As The World Turns, David Andrew Macdonald (Edmund Winslow)
from Guiding Light, Jonathan Bennet (JR Chandler) from All My
Children and Christine Toy Johnson (formerly Lisa West) from
One Life To Live joined in the fun as many dogs and cats found
new, loving homes.
About
Animal Haven
Animal
Haven, is a nonprofit organization, finds homes for abandoned
cats and dogs throughout the Tri-State area, and provides
lifetime care to animals that can’t be placed. Founded
in 1967, it operates a no-kill shelter in Queens, NY and animal
sanctuary (Animal Haven Acres) in upstate New York for unadoptable
and hard-to-place animals. Through its Mobile Adoption Program,
it brings animals in need of homes to community events throughout
the Tri-State area.
To
find out more about Animal Haven visit their website at www.animalhavenshelter.org
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