Singer, dancer, and Broadway actress Mya will serve as national spokesperson for the North Shore Animal League’s “America Tour for Life 2008” campaign.
Organized by the N.Y.-based no-kill shelter and sponsored by Nestle Purina PetCare Co., Bayer Animal Health, and Fort Dodge Animal Health, the tour will visit 20 cities during April to promote the adoption of shelter animals.
“This lifesaving tour is truly close to my heart, as both a pet owner and an animal lover,” said Mya, who will host the tour’s grand finale event at famed toy store FAO Schwarz in New York City. During that event, celebrities will be posing with puppies in the store’s windows.
As part of the tour, two of North Shore’s mobile adoption units will travel on separate routes through the country, helping more than 100 shelters and rescue groups adopt out animals.
Nestle Purina, which has sponsored the tour since 2001, will provide a free gift with every adopted pet.
Since its inception in 2001, the campaign has helped place thousands of animals into new homes, according to North Shore.
Tour stops include:
Alabama
Birmingham: April 12
Huntsville: April 13
Arkansas
Little Rock: April 16
California
Los Angeles: April 6
Redding: April 2
Sacramento: April 4
Connecticut
Brookfield: April 26
Florida
Jacksonville April 2
Indiana
Indianapolis: April 20
Louisiana
New Orleans: April 9
Missouri
St. Louis: April 19
New Mexico
Albuquerque: April 9
New York
Jamesville: April 27
New York City: April 26
Ohio
London: April 23
Tennessee
Clarksville: April 16
Nashville: April 19
Texas
Houston: April 13
San Antonio: April 12
Virginia
Harrisonburg April 23
For more information on the tour, visit www.animal-league.org or call the tour’s hotline at 800-214-4308.