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Friends Of L.A. Animal Shelters Launch Party Hosted by K9′s Only

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Los Angeles, CA (October 6th, 2011) –  K9s Only was pleased to present the Friends of L.A. Animal Shelters (FLAAS) launch party. Special guest Maria Menounos was honored for her outstanding contributions to Los Angeles animals.

Extra’s Maria Menounos arrived with boyfriend, and dog of 12 years Apollo. She talked about her lifetime passion for dogs and how she has adopted many over the years, and even convinced her parents to get involved. Having four other dogs at the time, Maria could not help saving Apollo, as his previous owner tossed him out of a moving car with neutering stitches still on. She has been donating her time to shelters for years since she moved to Los Angeles, and intends to spread the word to stop Euthanizing pets.

In accepting her award from the Friends of L.A. Animal Shelter, Maria admitted to the crowd that, in spite of having allergies, she loves her dogs with all her heart: “I accept this award in honor of pet volunteers nationwide who devote their lives to save animals”.

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Allison Janney brings her dogs to the K-9′S West Location for dog care and stated that she has 3 dogs that weigh over 30 lbs. She said that she would be lost without her furry critters in her life. Allison and Maria shared photos and dog stories on the carpet, while dog lover and star of the “Hills” Stephanie Pratt spent some time upstairs pumpering the dogs for adoption and almost could not leave without a new puppy to be her own dog Charlie’s new companion.

Los Angeles City Attorney, Carmen Trutanich, commented on his love for animals and the city’s efforts to realize the 26,000 annual adoptions. LA Animal Service Manager, Brenda Barnette, was appointed last year after reaching a 92% adoption rate in Seatle: “Right now we are near 70% for dogs and 35% for cats, which are our biggest challenge. We are targetting the most needed areas with spay neuter and other programs and we are making progress but there is a long way ahead”. Co-founder and Executive Producer of Authentic Ent. and Board member of Friends of L.A., Tom Rogan, announced that the funds from this event were specifically designated to open a new adoption facility in the Westside Pavilion.

Celebrities attending: Maria Menounos (Extra), Allison Janney (The Help), Charlotte Ross (Glee), Ashlan Gorse (E! News), Nikki DeLoach (MTV’s Awkward), Elisabetta Canalis (Dancing With the Stars), Melissa Rycoft (Dancing With the Stars), Ever Carradine (Rizzoli Isles), Carolyn Hennesy (Cougar Town),  Beverley Mitchell (The Secret Life of the American Teenager),  Taryn Manning (Hawaii Five-O), Galen Gering (Days of Our Lives), Jenna Gering (E!’s Dirty Soap), Debrah Farentino (The Closer), Shiva Rose McDermott (The Young The Restless), Alona Tal (Supernatural), Kate Johnson (The Secret Life of the American Teenager),  Stephanie Pratt (The Hills) Roshon Fegan (Disney’s Shake It Up!) and more.

About FLAAS. Friends of LA Animal Shelters is a nonprofit dedicated to the helping of animals in LA shelters. The organization raises awareness about our large city shelter system (amazingly unfamiliar even to many animal lovers) and promotes the fantastic dogs, cats and other animals who temporarily call our city shelters home. FLAAS works to break down barriers to adoption which impacts our city’s homeless pets. FLAAS is a volunteer-run organization that funds life-saving surgeries and special projects for orphaned animals. Their goal is to increase adoptions and help the animals in our city shelters.  http://friendsoflaanimalshelters.org/

About K9′s Only. With a passion for animals, Bobby Dorafshar started training dogs in the late 1980′s. In 1990, he opened Advanced K9 Services, a training/boarding business he operated out of his home. It was important to Bobby, his wife, Kelly and their staff that every dog that stayed with them felt like they were at home, whether they were boarding for a few days or staying for three weeks of training. Advanced K9 Services has become K9s Only and opened a larger, brand-new, state of the art facility to accommodate everyone’s training and boarding needs.  In addition to training and boarding, K9 now offers daycare services, grooming and wellness/day spa services. www.k9sonly.com

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Article source: http://www.examiner.com/culture-events-in-los-angeles/friends-of-l-a-animal-shelters-launch-party-hosted-by-k9-s-only


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