We can help!

Click here to watch the video

Like the movies “101 Dalmatians” and “Beethoven” before it, the release of “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” has animal welfare organizations concerned that Chihuahuas will be the next victims of our trend-crazed and impulse-purchase culture—even more than they already are.

Since word of the movie first began to leak out, those in the animal welfare community have been wondering what they can do to slow the rush of Chihuahua-buying surely to follow the movie. So were we at Best Friends.

After careful consideration and a little background research by our A Puppy Store Free LA staff, we discovered that the movie does have a rescue angle. That’s good news! It turns out that the movie’s main Chihuahua character, Papi, was rescued. (click here to read his story)

But still—some people will probably want a Chihuahua after seeing the movie, and we hope they don’t head to the classified ads in their local paper, to the Internet (unless they’re going to Petfinder) or to a pet store. To read Best Friends’ press release and position on the movie, click here.

Shelters around the country are already bursting with Chihuahuas, particularly in Los Angeles, the very place where the movie takes place. So we put our heads together and came up with ways that we can all spread the word that if you’re in the market for a Chihuahua, adopting one is the way to go.

How you can help spread the message: ADOPT a Chihuahua
1.) Click here to watch the video (and send it to a friend!)

2.) Download, print and hang up the poster (click the poster to download)

3.) Send this story to anyone you know who might be considering getting a Chihuahua

4.) Check out the hundreds of Chihuahuas available for adoption right now in Los Angeles shelters
-Los Angeles city shelters
-Los Angeles county shelters

5.) Find an adoptable Chihuahua near you. Go to: www.petfinder.com or www.adoptapet.com. (You’ll see that Drew Barrymore, voice of Chloe in the movie is on their home page with her rescued dog!)