Best Friends program to be featured tonight on Access Hollywood

What can be more enticing than a television star with cute dogs? Saving lives of course!

Pup My Ride, part of the Best Friends Puppy-Store-Free LA campaign, is being featured tonight on Access Hollywood, highlighting Grey’s Anatomy co-star, Katherine Heigl, and her mother helping to make the program a success.

“Many small breed dogs are dying in Los Angeles area shelters due to a surplus created by puppy stores and backyard breeders, while in other cities, small dogs are virtually unavailable via adoption,” according to Kate Schnepel, Best Friends Associate Director for Community Programs & Services. “Through Pup My Ride, Best Friends is meeting that demand by transporting at-risk, small breed dogs from L.A. area shelters to communities where the demand is high but the supply is low. In 2008, 650 dogs were rescued, transported, and adopted into new families via Pup My Ride.”

► To find out more about this inventive project and actress Katherine Heigl’s transport help, click here.

When: Tuesday, January 27
Where: KNBC, channel 4 in Los Angeles at 7:30 p.m. Pacific
KTVX, channel 4 in Salt Lake City at 6:30 p.m. Mountain
Or check your local listings (click here to find out where to watch Access Hollywood)

HOW YOU CAN HELP:

Anyone interested in helping with the Pup My Ride transports should contact Robin at robinh@bestfriends.org.

Assistance needed includes:
• Picking up one or more dogs from a local shelter and fostering it overnight before departure.
• Picking up one or more dogs and taking them to someone else for the night.
• Helping to load dogs and supplies the morning of the transport.
• Driving the transport (a good driving record and car insurance is required).

For more information:
• Pup My Ride: Shuttle Service for Small Dogs Leads to New Homes

Posted by Jennifer Hayes, Best Friends staff
Photo credit: taken by Jennifer Hayes