Join ASPCA and Bark Avenue Foundation In The Largest Nationwide Mega Match Adopt A Thon

Online, March 27, 2012 (Newswire.com) - JOIN ASPCA AND BARK AVENUE FOUNDATION IN HELPING HUNDREDS OF SOCAL
SHELTER DOGS, CATS, PUPPIES, KITTENS, AND BUNNIES FIND LOVING HOMES

16 SoCal Shelters team up for weekend Nationwide Shelter-Adoption Event

Los Angeles (March 21, 2012) ASPCA and its local partner, Bark Avenue
Foundation, announce the unprecedented participation of 16 SoCal
shelters in ASPCA's nationwide Mega Match-a-thon, March 30 - April 1, 11AM-5PM each day. Working together, the shelters will try to double the number of adoptions they made during the same weekend in 2011.

"With the help of ASPCA and our 16 shelter partners, the Mega
Match-a-thon will be the biggest-ever adoption event in Southern
California, with more than 5,000 beautiful, deserving dogs, cats,
puppies, kittens, and bunnies hoping to find new homes," says Melanie Pozez, Founder and Executive Director of Bark Avenue Foundation.

Participating shelters include:

LA CITY ANIMAL SERVICES; East Valley, Harbor, North Central, South LA, West LA, West Valley. LA COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES; Agoura, Baldwin Park, Carson, Castaic, Downey, Lancaster. PUBLIC SHELTERS; City of Irvine Animal Care, Kern County Animal Control, SEACCA, and Ventura County Animal Services.

MEGA MATCH ADOPT-A-THON EVENT SPECIALS: Big discounts on adoption fees; All animals pre-spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped; Free collars and leashes; Free 1-800-Help4pets Pet Protector ID tags and one-year service subscription; Free John Paul Pet product samples.

California spends approximately $300 million a year housing and
killing unwanted companion animals. Bark Avenue Foundation and ASPCA are committed to helping dramatically lower that number. Since its inception in 2004, Bark Avenue Foundation has played a prominent role in reducing the abandoned-animal population in Southern California through innovative adoption, spay/neuter, and humane-education programs.

PRESS CONFERENCE: LA Press Club, Thursday March 29, 11AM, 4773
Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood 90027.

Expected attendees include: Melanie Pozez, Founder of Bark Avenue Foundation; Elizabeth De Razzo, actress; Sean Kanan, actor and author; Elaine Hendrix, actress.

For shelter addresses and more information, contact
[email protected], Phone: 323.969.8082. Website:
BarkAvenueFoundation.org.