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St. Pawtrick's Day Event a Huge Success with 159 Animal Adoptions

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LA Animal Welfare Examiner

Adopters and eco-friendly pet guardians filled all six Los Angeles City Animal Care Shelters on Saturday, March 19th, for “St. Pawtrick’s Day: A ’Green’ Adoption Event”presented in association with Ruff Patches.  At the end of the day, 47 cats, 109 dogs, and 3 rabbits and pocket pets found new homes with adoptive families – a 100% increase in the adoption numbers from the year before!

Interested adopters were also able to fill out “Come Back for Me” cards for dogs and cats who were not available during the weekend. As a result, LA Animal Services expects many more lucky four-legged pals to be adopted throughout the week.

View slideshow: St. Pawtrick's Day - March 19th, Los Angeles

“This event is another successful example of how the whole community working together as a team can increase adoptions,” said LA Animal Services General Manager Brenda Barnette. “We are grateful for this opportunity to work with Ruff Patches, the Jason Debus Heigl Foundation and other local humane groups and we look forward to even more happy adoptions as a result in the weeks to come.”

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“We are thrilled with the number of adopted animals and the incredible generosity of our sponsors” said Christina Kilby, founder of Ruff Patches. “We look forward to producing many more events with LA Animal Services, and continuing to provide the highest level of customer service to help adopters find their new best friend.”

Sponsors of Saturday’s event included Natural Balance Pet Foods, SmartyKat, Planet Dog, Harry Barker, Animal Surgical & Emergency Center (ASEC), Modern Dog Magazine, K-EARTH 101 FM, Whole Foods Market and the Jason Debus Heigl Foundation. Access Hollywood correspondent Maria Menounos, CougarTown’s Carolyn Hennesy, and many other celebrities showed their support of the event as well.  Other participating humane organizations included Take Me Home Rescue, Much Love Animal Rescue, Friends of Harbor Animals, Karma Rescue, Kitten Rescue and Stray Cat Alliance.

For more information about “St. Pawtrick’s Day: A ‘Green’ Adoption Event,” and other events happening at all six LA City Animal Care Shelters, please visit www.laanimalservices.com or www.ruffpatches.org. 

(Disclaimer - The author is the Founder of Ruff Patches and was the Event Organizer for St. Pawtrick's Day.)

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Maria Menounos makes an appearance at St. Pawtrick's Day - a "Green" adoption event at the East Valley Animal Shelter.

Slideshow: St. Pawtrick's Day - March 19th, Los Angeles

A puppy kisses a child at the "Kiss a Blarney Dog" Kissing Booth to raise money for LA Animal Services
A puppy kisses a child at the "Kiss a Blarney Dog" Kissing Booth to raise money for LA Animal Services
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Steve Himelstein

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Christina Kilby is a veteran animal welfare advocate who has experience in veterinary medicine, animal shelter operations and nonprofit management. She has a Master's in Nonprofit Administration. She is the President of Ruff Patches, which educates and assists pet owners in need. She shares her...

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