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Eldad Hagar from HopeforPaws.org at BlogPaws 2012

Eldad Hagar from HopeforPaws.org, whom many of you met at this year's BlogPaws conference, had ticket to Saturday night's "CATS for Cats" celebrity musical benefit at L.A.'s Orpheum Theatre for Kitty Bungalow. All dressed up with someplace to go, he got a call, which for Eldad usually means, "Drop everything!' And he did...

Where's Eldad??

Last year Eldad met a homeless disabled veteran in downtown L.A. who was sleeping in his car with his four dogs. Eldad gave the man some dog food and his card - and told him to call if he ever needed anything. 

Not the guy we're talking about, but another guy
Eldad photographed in Santa Monica some time ago.
But you get the general idea, homeless animal lover...

The man finally called last night. He said the V.A. had helped him get a small apartment, where he'd been bringing home homeless dogs. He was up to fourteen dogs now and asked Eldad if he might be able to help with some dog food and to find them homes.

A 'night on the town' went out the window and Eldad instead went to the pet store, grabbed a car load of dog food and spent the night taking photos of this kind man's dogs - probably not far from the Theatre where CATS for Cats was being performed. Eldad will be posting pics and trying to find forever homes for these dogs next week.

This is an average day in the life of a full time animal rescuer. Here is something easy you can do to help:

The Forgotten Dog Foundation helps Eldad and Hope for Paws by fostering and helping place some of his rescues, fundraising, etc. Please take a second to click on the Facebook contest link HERE, "like" the page, select The Forgotten Dog Foundation, and vote for them to win a $20,000 food donation from Kriser's Pet Supply. (You can vote daily for the next seven days).

Thank you! And next week... 

Cokie and Kristin

Super Discount for L.A. "CATS for Cats" Benefit!

Los Angeles cat rescue organization, Kitty Bungalow: Home for Wayward Cats is presenting their 2nd Annual "CATS for Cats" Celebrity Musical Benefit starring Fred Willard is THIS SATURDAY, July 14th, 2013 at 8pm, at the Orpheum Theatre in Downtown L.A. This year, as part of the program, they'll also be awarding the 1^st ever "Cats in White Spats" award to Carrie Ann Inaba ("Dancing with the Stars" Judge) for her animal advocacy efforts.

Fred Willard just before last year's "CATS for Cats"

LIMITED TIME SUPER "RESCUE" DISCOUNT!

Kitty Bungalow is offering some Orchestra seats for Saturday's show at a "Rescue" rate of $15! (Full price is $150!). There is a limited supply of these seats, and they're meant for animal rescuers, shelter volunteers, fosters, etc. Shawn Simon is the Headmistress of the Kitty Bungalow, and the writer and producer of "CATS for Cats." She appreciates that my readers are a very special sort of animal lover, who support rescues, fostering and TNR, even if they're not on the 'front lines' - though of course, many of you are! 


For this reason, Shawn directed me to give all my readers the opportunity to take advantage of this great offer for a night on the town, and a great show, rubbing shoulders with L.A.'s animal advocate community! To get your $15 Orchestra seats, do NOT go to TicketMaster! Buy your tickets directly from Kitty Bungalow here: BUY TICKETS and enter the code "RESCUE."

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Last year, Mom was on the CATS for Cats Event Committee, helping them organize that fantastic show. Some of you attended, some donated artwork or other prizes for the auction, and lots said they wished they could have gone. Mom also invited her pal Jackson Galaxy ("My Cat From Hell"), who made his first "red carpet" appearance at the benefit and had a great time.  ; ) 

Jackson Galaxy last year on the red carpet

The event received great reviews and honestly, Mom was blown away at how amazingly good the show was. She doesn't see a lot of Broadway caliber musicals and it was really awesome. This year's production promises to be as good, if not better! 

CATS for Cats is a reinvention of T.S. Eliot’s whimsical letters to his godchildren which became “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats,” an archive that much later became the inspiration for the musical CATS by Andrew Lloyd Webber - with many of Webber's songs featured in the show. 

All funds raised will benefit Kitty Bungalow - a wonderful cat rescue serving the area often referred to as 'South Central' Los Angeles. A 501c3 nonprofit organization, they rescue, neuter, socialize and find homes for feral kittens while providing outreach, education and Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) services.



Celebrity Performers include:

Fred Willard (Best in Show)

Owain Yeoman (The Mentalist)

Todd Lowe (True Blood)

Keith David (Princess and the Frog)

Alicia Witt (Friday Night Lights)

Janel Parrish (Pretty Little Liars)

Naturi Naughton (FAME, The Client List)

Bethany Joy Lenz (One Tree Hill)

Ioan Gruffudd (Ringers)

Paul Vogt (MADtv)

& several of the So You Think You Can Dance Dancers

Mom hopes to see you Saturday!! She'll be the one with my stunt double on her arm. Be sure to say hi!

Fred Willard, Jackson Galaxy & Owain Yeoman photos: Kristin Dewey, Carrie Ann Inaba photo: CC-BY-SA-2.5,2.0,1.0; Released under the GNU Free Documentation License, L.A. Orpheum Photos: LAOrpheum.com, All other photos and graphicss: KittyBungalow.org