As if we needed another reason to love Miranda Lambert! The country star's MuttNation Foundation just donated a whopping $189,000 to animal shelters all over America. Can you imagine the staff members' delight when they found out? Miranda's MuttNation foundation — an organization that promotes and facilitates adoption of shelter pets — carefully vetted animal shelters across the country and narrowed them down to 50 truly exceptional ones. Then, MuttNation surprised them all with grants ranging from $3,000 to $5,000. The money will help these shelters continue doing amazing work with rescue animals in need. "I am amazed and humbled by the great work these shelters do, and so honored to be able to support their critical efforts on behalf of rescue animals," Miranda said in a statement. Miranda and her boyfriend at the 2017 MuttNation march. (Photo Credit: Getty Images) Miranda and her mom, Bev Lambert, founded MuttNation back in 2009 to raise awareness for rescue animals and shelters,...
- 3/11/2018
- by Jaclyn Anglis
- Closer Weekly
Busted Buggy Entertainment is embarking on a unique release plan for its family film “Rescue Dogs,” which is slated to bound into theaters next spring. The company is teaming up with 20 animal rescues to host animal adoption events during opening weekend, it was announced Friday by Busted Buggy founder Courtney Daniels. “Rescue Dogs” is a first-of-its-kind family movie that actually stars real rescue dogs (and a rescue cat and a rescue hamster) as the lead characters. Audiences will be treated to Live Adoption events outside of theaters in hopes of raising both money and awareness, and adopting out a number.
- 12/11/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
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