PETaPOTTY.COM Blog

From an airline catering exclusively to pets, to GPS tracking units for your dog and robotic litter boxes for your cat, “Your Pet Wants This” showcases the latest and greatest in products for your pet.

October 06, 2009, 10:1AM MT
By Ted Brewer, Best Friends staff writer
This year’s Best Friends Lint Roller Party was one befitting the 25 years of saving lives, and the 25 more years to come.

Back in 1991, Francis and Silva Battista would sit at a card table in front of a market in West Hollywood and ask people to donate to an organization the couple had helped found, an organization that ran a no-kill animal sanctuary in southern Utah.

The mission of that organization — to save as many animals as it could from having to enter shelters and face euthanasia — is still very much the same, but the size and scope of its impact have come a long ways, to say the least, in the 25 years Best Friends has been in business.

Just how far the organization has come since those card table days was made rather evident at the 16th annual Lint Roller Party, held Saturday night, Oct. 3, at the iconic Hollywood Palladium to benefit the work of Best Friends’ Los Angeles Programs.

Live and silent auctions, an award ceremony, video presentations, vegetarian buffet catered by Wolfgang Puck, psychic readings, a wheel of fortune, caricature drawings, a rocking live performance by the Bangles and a bevy of other attractions and fundraising events drew a sweeping array of supporters, members, and benefactors from all over the country to the party. Approximately 600 people attended the event.

“We are celebrating 25 years of saving lives,” said Best Friends co-founder and interim CEO Gregory Castle in his opening remarks to the evening’s presentations. “With your help, we’re saving lives all over the country…. It wouldn’t have been possible without the support you’ve given us.”

Among those in the audience were a host of celebrities, including Lisa Edelstein from the television series “House.” Edelstein delivered the anniversary toast.

“A million thanks to all the founders of Best Friends,” Edelstein said. “We love you and appreciate you, and we’re so happy to be here.”

Other celebrities to walk the red carpet and pay tribute to Best Friends included Phyllis Smith from “The Office,” Monty Python’s Eric Idle, Amy Smart from the film “Mirrors,” Rachelle Lefevre from the film “Twilight,” Anna Faris from the “Scary Movie” series, M.A.S.H.’s Loretta Swit, film and television legend Robert Culp, as well as veteran actor and newly elected president of the Screen Actors Guild, Ken Howard.

Also there to pay tribute to Best Friends, especially to our work in Los Angeles, was the city’s mayor, Antonio Villaraigosa.

The anniversary celebration wasn’t just about looking backwards, but also of looking forward in anticipation of what the next 25 years will bring,” she says. “I think people [at the party] were inspired not just about the work we’ve done, but about the work we’ll continue to do in the future.”
What can you do to help? Give the Gift of a Best Friends membership to family and friends.

BOW WOW WOW HOWLYWOOD WAS GREAT NIGHT OF CHARITY, COMEDY, & CELEBRITIES! Much Love Animal Rescue’s events have always had the best auctions and this year was no exception. You have never seen an auction like this! If you enjoy getting deals on travel, spas, fine dining, jewelry, hot motorcycles, nice cars, and visiting the sets of TVs hottest shows – the auction tables at Bow Wow WOW Howlywood is where you want to be. You can shop guilt free knowing that 100% of the Much Love auction proceeds go towards the care of our animals.

They had a Dream trip for two to SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA with airfare, hotels and tours – provided by the new V Australia and Travelscene, a 2009 XL 1200C Harley Davidson – from Bartels’ Harley Davidson
and a week at Casa Del Mosaico, a private villa in Durado, Puerto Rico, just to name a few.

Celebrities like Denise Richards, Jerry O’Connell, Tori Spelling showed for the cause. This year’s summer event honored Priscilla Presley, Carole Raphaelle Davis, Carole Sax and Jacob Fenton for their efforts to rescue animals.

A well-heeled Brentwood lady, who spent more than $11,000 at the massive silent auction. BrownHot Events produced a stunning evening that included…

RUBBING ELBOWS: Little Friends Photography

Getty Images

-LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Even in this economy, pet lovers are still looking for ways to pamper their pets. This year, spoiling your best friend is even better for the environment.

The Luxury Pet Pavilion is a show for pets accustomed to the finer things in life. What pampered pooch wouldn’t enjoy lounging on a designer bed?

But this year California’s largest pet products trade show has gone green, featuring several eco-friendly items.

Not only can your pet live in luxury, but the can help the environment while doing so. PETaPOTTY

Welcome to the official PETaPOTTY blog.
Please visit often, we’ve got quite a bit to talk about.