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June 26, 2000

Bernadette Peters, Mary Tyler Moore and a Galaxy of Other Stars Return for "Broadway Barks! 2"

FIDONYC.com

FIDONYC will be holding its second annual Broadway Barks!
Bernadette Peters, Mary Tyler Moore, Bebe Neuwirth, Joel Grey, Celeste Holm and a host of Broadway stars to appear!

FREE ADMISSION

Where: Shubert Alley in Midtown Manhattan
When: Saturday July 22th 2000 from 3:30 PM to 6:30 PM.
Why: To find permanent homes for NYC shelter animals

Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore will host the second annual "Broadway Barks!" in Shubert Alley on Saturday, July 22, from 3:30-6:30 PM, with the celebrity presentation from 5:30-6:30 PM. The event, a star-studded dog and cat adoption, is expected to draw thousands of theater fans, pet lovers, and others. Stars slated to appear include legendary actress Celeste Holm; Tony Award winners Heather Headley (Aida), Bebe Neuwirth, and Joel Grey; Patrick Stewart (The Ride Down Mt. Morgan); Tom Wopat (Annie Get Your Gun); Andrea McArdle (Beauty and the Beast); Michael Mulheren (Kiss Me, Kate); Ruth Williamson (The Music Man); Adam Pascal and Sheri Rene Scott (Aida); Joely Fisher and Maureen Moore (Cabaret); Bryan Batt (Saturday Night Fever); Howard McGillin and Sarah Pfisterer (Phantom of the Opera); Catherine Hickland (ABC's One Life To Live), among others. "Broadway Barks! 2" is produced by FIDONYC (www.fidonyc.org), an animal welfare organization founded two years ago by Peters and Moore. July's event will build on the "howling success" of last summer's initial "Broadway Barks!," which delighted an audience of about 6,000 people. Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore at Broadway Barks in 1999

"Thousands of dogs and cats in New York's shelters are in desperate need of homes," said Bernadette Peters. "I adopted my dogs, Stella and Kramer, from the ASPCA and CACC. Instead of going to a pet store, I chose to save lives," she continued. "Adoption is a simple, easy act of love that's brought me great joy over the years."

"If, for some reason, you want a purebred dog," offered Mary Tyler Moore, "there are many breed-specific rescue groups. I have a Golden Retriever that I rescued from Yankee Golden Retriever and I have a Miniature Schnauzer that I adopted through Petfinder.com. Mixed or pure - they are all lovable and need your help."

To raise awareness of the plight of dogs and cats in the metropolitan area's shelters, FIDONYC has collaborated with animal welfare organizations and shelters such as the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), Animal Haven, BARC Shelter, BeingKind, Bide-a-Wee, the Center for Animal Care and Control, Inc. (CACC), City Critters, the Humane Society of New York, the Manhattan Valley Cat Rescue, Paws for Cause, Pet-I-Care, Sentient Creatures, Inc., and the Staten Island Council for Animal Welfare (SICAW). Representatives from these organizations will provide dogs and cats for adoption and offer educational information on spaying and neutering, while celebrities will present the animals for adoption.

"We at FIDONYC are dedicated to helping shelters find homes for these lovable animals," added Stacey Shub, FIDONYC Executive Director and Co-Founder. "We do so by uniting shelters with potential adopters at exciting events such as Broadway Barks! 2, so adoption becomes easy, accessible, and - of course - fun."

All proceeds from "Broadway Barks! 2" will be donated to FIDONYC.. For more information on FIDONYC or any of the shelters, please contact 212/227-FIDO.