Celebrities & Leaders Partner with Animal Care & Control Fundraiser for NYC’s Shelter Animals February 5th

Feb 2, 2011, New York- To help raise money for over 40,000 animals rescued by Animal Care & Control each year, celebrities from American and international media along with leaders from business, cosmetics and pet products will hold the 1^st Fundraiser for New York City shelter animals.

The cocktail reception will be held on Saturday, February 5, 9-12pm on the 2^nd floor of SHANG BAR & LOUNGE at the Thompson Hotel, 190 Allen Street in Manhattan.

Popular women’s brand Sheckys, pet brands Happy Paws, Doggie Patrol and celebrity cosmetic dentist Dr. Jennifer Jablow have provided raffle prizes to sponsor the event for the animals that are in desperate need of funding.  The event is a kick off to Jill Rappaport’s summer fundraiser in the Hamptons.

ABC “The Bachelor” star, author and owner of upscale pet brand GetRoyalTreatment.com, Prince Lorenzo Borghese, international TV host and founder of Cultureli.com Li Jing and founder of Madison Events (Madison-events.com) Lauren Grafer will speak about their passion for helping the pets. Jing will share her unique experience in China to help raise awareness on animal protections.

Committee members for the event include Prince Lorenzo Borghese, Lauren Grafer, Li Jing, Jennifer Jablow, Gordon Von Brock, Karen Biehl, Gregg Oehler, Monica Breiland, Brant Fairbanks Stead & Katrina Szish, Chris Griffen, Andy Frankenberger and Delphine Lincy.

Please cover the event and join us for wine, beer, and hors d’oeuvres to help raise money and awareness for homeless animals in NYC. Donations of unused dog and cat food, toys and other products are welcomed. For more information and tickets, please go to http://love4animals-rss.eventbrite.com/

RAFFLE prizes include: A $100 value Shecky’s (Sheckys.com) gift bag, 4 tickets to Shecky’s “Girls Night Out” including famous Shecky’s goodie bags ($50+ Value), teeth whitening and cosmetic consultation by celebrity dentist, Dr. Jennifer Jablow, a gift certificate for a “Full Dog Grooming” and two days of doggie day care from Happy Paws, and $50 gift certificate from Doggie Patrol Dog Walking Company.

Please contact us for any questions and RSVP with your name, title, affiliation, crew and equipment (if any) with Lauren Grafer at le******@***oo.com.  We look forward to seeing you on Feb 5!

Please tune in on February 28th at 4pm, EST for Lorenzo Borghese’s interview on The Organic View Radio show in which he will talk about his work as an animal advocate and his company, RoyalPetClub.com.