SUPER DOG ADOPTION SUNDAY FOR HURRICANE'S 'RUFFUGEES'.Byline: Daily News Actress Kim Basinger will appear at Sunday's Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. Super Adoption in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. to find homes for animals saved by Santa
Clarita's New Leash On Life.
The Academy Award winning star will pitch in as a dog handler at the organization's booth alongside fellow animal rescue volunteers gathering at at Barker Hangar at Santa Monica Airport Santa Monica Airport (IATA: SMO, ICAO: KSMO, FAA LID: SMO), also known as Santa Monica Municipal Airport, is a general aviation airport located in the heart of the residential community of Santa Monica, California, United States. . Hurricane Katrina Super Adoption is hosted by two Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. based animal rescue organizations, New Leash On Life and Rescue For Ruffugees. Basinger has volunteered for New Leash On Life for the past five years. In addition to being an honorary board member, she hosts the organization's fundraising dog show and pet fair Nuts For Mutts. This annual event features more than 500 mixed breed dogs in fierce competition for titles like Best Kisser and Fastest Mutt. Nuts For Mutts draws 10,000 spectators every spring and has aired nationwide on Animal Planet. Hurricane Katrina Super Adoption is the culmination of four months of efforts to rescue animals abandoned as a result of Hurricane Katrina, which hit in August along the Gulf Coast. A crew of 20 New Leash On Life volunteers spent two weeks pulling trapped animals out of storm ravaged rav·age v. rav·aged, rav·ag·ing, rav·ages v.tr. 1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate: A tornado ravaged the town. 2. homes in New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded . Back in Los Angeles, another team prepared for their return. All 265 animals, through the efforts of New Leash On Life and Rescue For Ruffugees, received medical treatment, microchip identification and were photographed for posting to the Internet. The goal of Hurricane Katrina Super Adoption is to find permanent homes for animals that were relinquished by their owners or remain unclaimed. Additional information is posted online at: www.newleash.org and www.rescueforruffugees. |
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