Press Release

 

ASPCA Dogs Vie For Their Own “Best In Show” During 3rd Annual Talent Competition

 

Celebrity Judges Include Emmy Award Winner Kristen Johnston & Broadway Star Maureen McGovern - Event Celebrates “I Love NYC Pets Month”

February 12, 2008

ASPCA Media Contact

NEW YORK, February 12, 2008—

What:
Precocious pooches of all shapes and sizes will strut their stuff at the ASPCA®)’s (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) 3rd Annual “Best in Show” talent competition on February 15th at the ASPCA Pet Adoption Center in Manhattan.

The talent show helps celebrate “I Love NYC Pets Month,” which features adoption events by various New York City animal welfare and rescue groups throughout February.

Who:
Ten canines, all available for adoption at the ASPCA, and their handlers will showcase their soon-to-be unhidden talents for a panel of celebrity judges that includes award-winning stage and screen actress and ASPCA supporter Kristen Johnston, legendary Broadway star and singer Maureen McGovern, WQHT’s hit HOT 97 FM DJ Angie Martinez, the face of Ralph Lauren’s HOT perfume, Lonneke Engel, and the ASPCA’s Supervisory Special Investigator and star of the hit show “Animal Precinct,” Annemarie Lucas.

The contestants will also be visited by a former ASPCA resident, who will demonstrate the luxuries of living the good life with his adoptive mom, who happens to be one of our celebrity judges!

First, second and third place winners will be judged on several criteria, including overall presentation, dog’s attentiveness to the handler, and creativity of the commands learned.

New York City’s animal rescue groups are making their biggest pet adoption push this February during “I Love NYC Pets Month” that includes dozens of adoption events in all five boroughs, extended adoption hours at city shelters, and special gifts for new adopters. Primary organizational partners of “I Love NYC Pets Month” include the ASPCA, Animal Care & Control, Animal Haven, Bide-A-Wee, Humane Society of New York and North Shore Animal League. For more information or a complete schedule of events please visit: http://www.ilovenycpets.com/.

Why:
“This talent show demonstrates the resilience of these wonderful dogs and the ASPCA’s determination to give them the support and respect they deserve, says Gail Buchwald, the ASPCA’s Senior Vice President of Adoption Center & Mobile Clinic. “But, the real prize for these talented pups will be finding their two-legged soulmate and a home to call their own.”

Where:
ASPCA Pet Adoption Center
424 East 92nd Street/2nd Floor Training Room
New York, NY 10128 (Between York and 1st Avenues)

When:
Friday, February 15th
12 noon

How:
If you are interested in attending the ASPCA’s “Best in Show” talent show please contact Amy Geduldig 212-876-7700 ext. 4567 or 347-768-4284 (cell) or amyg@aspca.org.

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Founded in 1866, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) is the first humane organization established in the Americas and serves as the nation’s leading voice for animal welfare. One million supporters strong, the ASPCA’s mission is to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States. As a 501 [c] [3] not-for-profit corporation, the ASPCA is a national leader in the areas of anti-cruelty, community outreach and animal health services. The ASPCA, which is headquartered in New York City, offers a wide range of programs, including a mobile clinic outreach initiative, its own humane law enforcement team, and a groundbreaking veterinary forensics team and mobile animal CSI unit. For more information, please visit www.aspca.org.

 

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