World Mutt-i-grees® Rescue Day

World Mutt-i-grees Rescue Day Celebrates the Mutt-i-grees Movement and Encourages Millions to Adopt a Shelter Pet

World Mutt-i-grees Rescue Day, on August 1st, kicked off World Mutt-i-grees Rescue Month (the entire month of August) with a press conference led by J. John Stevenson, Animal League President and Kathryn Erbe, spokesperson for Mutt-i-grees. Listen to a WCBS-FM Radio Interview about Mutt-i-grees with John Stevenson, President, North Shore Animal League America.

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The press conference highlighted the fact that 8-10 million animals enter shelters each year and an estimated 3-4 million animals are destroyed.

J. John Stevenson and Kathryn Erbe asked Americans to adopt a pet from a shelter and let everyone know that wonderful, healthy and happy animals are available at shelters across the US. We call these special shelter pets Mutt-i-grees. The press conference can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IotgIaddRU

The day was also celebrated with the debut of a new Mutt-i-grees Movement PSA with Animal League spokesperson Beth Stern, that ensures that media outlets across the country will continue to support shelter pets by airing this important PSA (click on play arrow on image at right).

Hundreds of Thousands of Animal League Supporters Asked to Support World Rescue Day on Facebook

The Animal League provided supporters with a World Mutt-i-grees Rescue Day badge to post on their social media pages to help raise awareness of World Mutt-i-grees Rescue Day and the plight of shelter pets. “Our supporters love animals, and we thank them for helping us celebrate the importance of World Mutt-i-grees Rescue Day, by sharing this day with family and friends” said J. John Stevenson.

How You Can Help

Even after World Mutt-i-grees Rescue Day kicked off on August 1st, we’re asking supporters to continue to share our vision of the Mutt-i-grees Movement with family and friends for the entire World Mutt-i-grees Rescue Month of August 2011. As a group, we can help save so many more lives. Please continue to support these amazing shelter pets, Mutt-i-grees, on your Facebook, Twitter, and blogs.

The Mutt-i-grees Curriculum is such an important component of the Mutt-i-grees Movement. The Curriculum is a new, innovative program that builds on children’s affinity for animals and highlights the unique characteristics and desirability of Mutt-i-grees®, or shelter dogs. The Curriculum teaches social and emotional skills and is unique in its bridging of humane education and the emerging field of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). The Mutt-i-grees Curriculum was developed by the Animal League, in collaboration with the Yale University School of the 21st Century, and was graciously funded by The Millan Foundation.

Photos from the press conference:

Read the press release

The Mutt-i-grees® Movement

The Mutt-i-grees® Movement is a movement that rallies millions of animal lovers to help end animal cruelty. As a unified voice, we can change the world for animals. Read more about the Movement: http://www.animalleague.org/events-news/events/the-mutt-i-grees-movement.html

Helpful Links

http://education.muttigrees.org/

http://www.animalleague.org/activities

http://www.animalleague.org/about-us/how-we-help/mutt-i-grees.html

The Animal League has saved 1,000,000 lives. As the world’s largest no-kill rescue and adoption organization, we understand that a rescue isn’t complete until each animal is placed into a loving home. Our innovative programs provide education to reduce animal cruelty, and advance standards in animal welfare. Our staff and volunteers work tirelessly in the pursuit of our vision of a world where all companion animals find permanent homes to end euthanasia.