SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Dec. 8, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Academy Award winning actress, Kim Basinger, will appear at Hurricane Katrina Super Adoption this Sunday, December 11th at Barker Hangar, Santa Monica. She will pitch in as a dog handler at the New Leash On Life booth alongside fellow animal rescue volunteers. Hurricane Katrina Super Adoption is hosted by two Los Angeles based animal rescue organizations, New Leash On Life and Rescue For Ruffugees.
Kim Basinger has volunteered for New Leash On Life for the past five years. In addition to being an honorary board member, she hosts the organization's fundraising dog show and pet fair Nuts For Mutts. This annual event features over 500 mixed breed dogs in fierce competition for titles like Best Kisser and Fastest Mutt. Nuts For Mutts draws 10,000 spectators every spring and has aired nationwide on Animal Planet.
Hurricane Katrina Super Adoption is the culmination of four months of heartbreaking efforts to rescue animals abandoned as a result of Hurricane Katrina. A crew of 20 New Leash On Life volunteers spent two weeks pulling trapped animals out of storm ravaged homes in New Orleans. Back in Los Angeles, another team prepared for their return. All 265 animals, through the efforts of New Leash On Life and Rescue For Ruffugees, received medical treatment, microchip identification and were photographed for posting to the Internet.
The goal of Hurricane Katrina Super Adoption is to find permanent homes for animals that were relinquished by their owners or remain unclaimed. Additional information is posted online at: www.newleash.org and www.rescueforruffugees.org