Doctor and TV Host Unveils New PETA Campaign: 'Cure Animal Homelessness'
For Immediate Release:
August 9, 2012
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Wendy Wegner 202-483-7382
Los Angeles -- Celebrated host of Loveline and HLN's Dr. Drew and experienced addiction specialist Dr. Drew Pinsky knows that too much sex can be a bad thing—especially for dogs and cats. To call attention to the homeless-animal overpopulation crisis, the doctor unveiled his brand-new PETA campaign outside the Dr. Drew studios in Los Angeles on Wednesday. In the ad (available here), Dr. Drew relaxes with his dogs, Daisy and Lulu, next to the words, "Cure Animal Homelessness: Always Spay and Neuter." At the unveiling, The Sam Simon Foundation—which provides free and low-cost sterilization surgeries for dogs and cats in the Los Angeles area—distributed vouchers for free spay and neuter surgeries. Photos of the unveiling are available here. Video footage from the unveiling is available here.
Dr. Drew's campaign also includes a video spot in which the Celebrity Rehab star explains why spaying and neutering is so important. "Every year, millions of dogs and cats are born into a world that doesn't want them, and they end up in crowded animal shelters from which only about half of them are lucky enough to be adopted," says Dr. Drew. "Save lives by having your dogs and cats spayed or neutered. It's the right thing to do."
In an exclusive PETA interview, Dr. Drew opened up about Daisy and Lulu ("They are members of our family") and stressed that all of us must take responsibility for the homeless-animal overpopulation crisis. "If you even have a passing interest in animals or you live with animals under any circumstances," says Dr. Drew, "I think it takes just a little bit of attention to be responsible, and you can have a dramatic impact on this crisis."
Dr. Drew joins a long list of celebrities, including Jane Lynch, Bill Maher, Simon Cowell, Carrie Ann Inaba, Mickey Rourke, Cloris Leachman, Charlize Theron, and John McEnroe, who have teamed up with PETA to promote spaying and neutering.
For more information, please visit PETA.org.