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Helen Woodward Animal Center Orphan Pups Tackle PAW Bowl Adoption Game Plan!

 

Rancho Santa Fe, CA (Jan. 26, 2024) – NFL playoff season is one of the most exhilarating times of the year but a record number of orphan pups have been left on the bench, antsy for some game time.  Helen Woodward Animal Center is “teaming” with puppies, due to multiple cries-for-help from partner organizations across the country.  To promote the massive intake of furry rookies, the Center has named the entire roster after the players of this year’s Pro Bowl Games, as well as fun football-themed expressions.  Helen Woodward Animal Center is throwing a Hail-Mary this weekend, in hopes that loving San Diego families will come in with a life-saving touchdown.

 

 

A multitude of factors, from the massive cold-spell across the country, the sagging economy, and the uneven job market, have caused adoptions to decline coast-to-coast.  Puppies that would have been first round draft picks are spending weeks in free agency looking for their forever teams.  Currently, Helen Woodward Animal Center will have over 115 puppies available this weekend and more waiting with Center foster families and even more arriving next week.

 

“We work with dozens of rescue partners across the country,” said Adoption Services Director Kendall Schulz, “It is our greatest joy to connect with overburdened shelters and save the lives of animals that would face euthanasia if they didn’t have a place to go.  This has been a heartbreaking time as we are having to limit the number of animals sent to us.  We simply don’t have the room.”

 

In an effort to highlight the exorbitant number of puppies looking to be drafted into a loving team of their very own, Helen Woodward Animal Center is ready to play ball by renaming all 115 after famous football players and fun football phrases such as “Patrick MaBONES,” “George KIBBLE,” “Dak PAWScott,” “Christian McCaFURRY,” “LineBARKER,” “RUFFeree,” “TAILgate” and more!

 

“Saving lives takes teamwork,” continued Schulz. “We can’t think of a better team to help us than San Diego animal-lovers.”

 

Beginning tomorrow, Friday, January 26th at 10:00a.m., puppy-lovers can score a chance to meet the full line-up of eligible adoptables & recruit them to join your team!  See our entire squad of featured pets at https://animalcenter.org/adopt-a-pet/adoptable-dogs/ For more information, please contact Helen Woodward Animal Center Adoption Department at: 858-756-4117, or visit https://animalcenter.org/ .

 

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About Helen Woodward Animal Center
Helen Woodward Animal Center is a private, non-profit organization where “people help animals and animals help people.” Founded in 1972 in Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., the Center provides services for more than 90,000 people and more than 10,000 animals annually through adoptions, educational and therapeutic programs both onsite and throughout the community. Helen Woodward Animal Center is also the creator of the International Home 4 the Holidays pet adoption drive, the International Remember Me Thursday® campaign and The Business of Saving Lives Workshops, teaching the business of saving lives to animal welfare leaders from around the world.  For more information, go to: https://animalcenter.org/
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