{"id":63852,"date":"2018-09-18T13:12:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T21:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-stars-shine-for-remember-me-thursday-global-pet-adoption-awareness-campaign-2\/"},"modified":"2018-09-18T13:14:02","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T17:14:02","slug":"las-estrellas-brillan-para-la-campana-global-de-concientizacion-sobre-la-adopcion-de-mascotas-remember-me-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/las-estrellas-brillan-para-la-campana-global-de-concientizacion-sobre-la-adopcion-de-mascotas-remember-me-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Stars Shine For Remember Me Thursday\u00ae Global Pet Adoption Awareness Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">RANCHO SANTA FE, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 17, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0This month, Helen Woodward Animal Center will once again unite with animal welfare proponents and organizations worldwide for the 6<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Remember Me Thursday<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>.\u00a0 Honored on the fourth Thursday of September, the campaign asks pet lovers and animal rescue groups to create an unstoppable, integrated voice advocating for homeless pets to live in forever homes, not die waiting for them.\u00a0 Grassroots candle-lighting ceremonies and a global avalanche of social media buzz will shine a light on the millions of animals still awaiting adoption and encourage communities to opt to adopt and reduce the millions of homeless pets euthanized each year.\u00a0 As in previous years, some very big names are stepping forward to lend their support to the cause, including five-time GRAMMY winner, <span class=\"xn-person\">Wynonna Judd<\/span>, who has been named the 2018 Official Spokesperson for the campaign.\u00a0Helen Woodward Animal Center encourages the world to join with these philanthropic celebrities and to be a part of this very special day, <b><span class=\"xn-chron\">Thursday, September 27<\/span><sup>th<\/sup>, 2018<\/b>.<b>\u00a0 <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg8cb6left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg8cb6left\" title=\"2018 Remember Me Thursday(R) Official Spokesperson Wynonna Judd.\" style=\"HEIGHT: 400px; WIDTH: 320px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"2018 Remember Me Thursday(R) Official Spokesperson Wynonna Judd.\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/745436\/2018_Remember_Me_Thursday_Official_Spokesperson_Wynonna_Judd.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/b><\/p>\n<p\/>\n<p\/>\n<p>As the campaign&#8217;s 2018 Official Spokesperson, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/remembermethursday.org\/luminaries\/wynonna-judd\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"xn-person\">Wynonna Judd<\/span><\/a> is an American music icon,\u00a0a five-time GRAMMY winner and <span class=\"xn-org\">New York Times<\/span> bestselling author. A life-long philanthropist, Wynonna is always using her voice to champion causes she believes in and is a lifelong animal lover. When not on tour, Wynonna can be found hanging out with the many beloved animals on her farm. She has 34 in total \u2014 including dogs, cats, horses and buffalo.\u00a0 Her dog, Starlet, and the love they share can be witnessed in Wynonna&#8217;s Remember Me Thursday<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> public service announcement (PSA) seen here: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=68ZNXQVMGJM\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=68ZNXQVMGJM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding her love of animals, Judd stated: &#8220;All my life I&#8217;ve felt a special bond with animals. I don&#8217;t know what I would do without my own rescue pets and their unconditional love. Sadly, there are animals in shelters around the country still waiting anxiously to give their love to someone. On Remember Me Thursday<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, please take a moment to advocate for and remember these special animals. Speak up for pet adoption!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Judd leads an impressive list of celebrity supporters also aligning themselves with Remember Me Thursday<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>.\u00a0 Notable personalities, professional athletes, pet behaviorists and social media pet stars have signed on as &#8220;luminaries,&#8221; committing to share their thoughts on pet adoption in videos and via their social media accounts throughout the campaign.\u00a0 At press time, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/remembermethursday.org\/luminaries\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">70+ influential luminaries<\/a> have joined the cause, including: <\/p>\n<p><b>Notable Film, TV and Stage Personalities:<\/b>\u00a0 <span class=\"xn-person\">Alexander Jean<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Andie MacDowell<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Ashley Bell<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Ashley Roberts<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Bellamy Young<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Beth Stern<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Bo Derek<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Bonnie-Jill Laflin<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Carrie Ann Inaba<\/span> (2015 Official Spokesperson), <span class=\"xn-person\">Christian Siriano<\/span>, Coco Austin, <span class=\"xn-person\">Courtney Lopez<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">David Tutera<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Daymond John<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Diane Keaton<\/span>, Elaine Hendrix,\u00a0 <span class=\"xn-person\">Eric Paslay<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Eric Roberts<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Holly Madison<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Ian Somerhalder<\/span> &amp; <span class=\"xn-person\">Nikki Reed<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Katherine Heigl<\/span> (2014 Official Spokesperson), <span class=\"xn-person\">Kathy Najimy<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Kristin Bauer van Straten<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Kristin Chenoweth<\/span> (2017 Official Spokesperson), <span class=\"xn-person\">Linda Blair<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Lou Wegner<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Mark Steines<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Pauley Perrette<\/span> (2016 Official Spokesperson), <span class=\"xn-person\">Rick Springfield<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Ross Mathews<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Wil Wheaton<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-person\">Wynonna Judd<\/span> (2018 Official Spokesperson). <br \/><b>Cartoonists:<\/b> <span class=\"xn-person\">Greg Evans<\/span> (creator of LUANN), and <span class=\"xn-person\">Patrick McDonnell<\/span> (creator of MUTTS).<br \/><b>Professional Athletes:<\/b> <span class=\"xn-person\">Anze Kopitar<\/span> (Los Angeles Kings), <span class=\"xn-person\">Bryan Bickell<\/span> (Chicago Blackhawks), <span class=\"xn-person\">David Backes<\/span> (Boston Bruins), <span class=\"xn-person\">Evan Longoria<\/span> (San Francisco Giants), <span class=\"xn-person\">Jake Muzzin<\/span> (Los Angeles Kings), <span class=\"xn-person\">Jeff Carter<\/span> (Los Angeles Kings), <span class=\"xn-person\">Joey Logano<\/span> (NASCAR), <span class=\"xn-person\">Kevin Kiermaier<\/span> (Tampa Bay Rays), <span class=\"xn-person\">Liam Hendriks<\/span> (Oakland A&#8217;s), <span class=\"xn-person\">Marc Rzepczynski<\/span> (Seattle Mariners), <span class=\"xn-person\">Mark Buehrle<\/span> (World Series Champion), <span class=\"xn-person\">Matt Duffy<\/span> (Tampa Bay Rays) and <span class=\"xn-person\">Ryan Newman<\/span> (NASCAR). <br \/><b>Animal Specialty Celebrities:<\/b> Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Marty Becker<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Hannah Shaw<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Jack Hanna<\/span>, Jackson Galaxy, <span class=\"xn-person\">Jill Rappaport<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Tamar Geller<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-person\">Victoria Stilwell<\/span>, and <span class=\"xn-person\">Wendy Diamond<\/span>.<br \/><b>Animal Celebrities: <\/b>Alien Cat Matilda, Chewie, <span class=\"xn-person\">Chi Chi<\/span>, Chloe, <span class=\"xn-person\">Choupette Lagerfeld<\/span>, Cole and Marmalade, Cooper, Fugee, Justin Fire Survivor, Kitten Faces, Lil BUB, Louie, Monty Boy, My Cat Kyle, Nala Cat, Norbert, Paddington, Pumpkin the Raccoon, Purrminators, Sauerkraut Kitty, Smush, Tango, Tuna, <span class=\"xn-person\">Vito Vincent<\/span>, Worried Cat, and Yeti (the 2018 Remember Me Thursday<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Rescue Pet Hero).<\/p>\n<p>Remember Me Thursday<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> was established in 2013 by Helen Woodward Animal Center President and CEO <span class=\"xn-person\">Mike Arms<\/span>.\u00a0 Moved by the staggering statistic of the 2.7 million<sup>1<\/sup> homeless pets who lose their lives each year in the U.S., Arms put out a call to rescue organizations in an attempt to create a global awareness campaign.\u00a0 As creator of the International Pet Adoptathon and the International Home 4 the Holidays<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> program (placing over 14 million pets in homes since 1999), he was able to send out an expansive request and the response was significant. <\/p>\n<p>Now in its sixth year, Remember Me Thursday<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> has been supported by 180 countries with hundreds of thousands of individuals and more than 700 separate animal welfare organizations around the globe holding candle-lighting ceremonies of their own, spreading the message on social media, or lighting a virtual candle.\u00a0 The enormous swell of celebrity support has resulted in the topic trending each year on both Facebook and Twitter, garnering more than 1 billion social media impressions since its start.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>To be a part of the 2018 Remember Me Thursday<sup>\u00ae <\/sup>campaign, individuals and animal welfare organizations are encouraged to get the entire world talking about pet adoption on <span class=\"xn-chron\">Thursday, September 27<\/span><sup>th<\/sup>, by tweeting, tagging, posting and sharing the beauty and life-saving significance of pet adoption using the hashtag <b>#RememberMeThursday <\/b>and <b>@hwac<\/b>.\u00a0 Animal-lovers can win life-saving funds, toys and food for adoptable pets looking for forever families at their favorite non-profit, pet adoption organization. To enter the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/remembermethursday.org\/contest\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Remember Me Thursday Social Media Contest<\/a>, simply upload your rescue pet&#8217;s photo and story to the <b>#RememberTheRescue<\/b> Photo Wall for a chance to win!* (<i>*Restrictions apply.\u00a0 Final selection remains at the sole discretion of Helen Woodward Animal Center<\/i>).<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Remember Me Thursday<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> and a full list of participating celebrities and animal welfare organizations, go to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.remembermethursday.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.remembermethursday.org<\/a>. For more information, contact (858) 756-4117 or animalcenter.org.<\/p>\n<p><b><u>About Remember Me Thursday<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><br \/><\/u><\/b>Animal lovers and organizations across the globe unite on the fourth Thursday in September to light a candle in remembrance of the millions of homeless pets who lost their lives without the benefit of a loving home and to shine a light via social media on the millions of orphan pets still waiting for their forever homes.\u00a0\u00a0 The Remember Me Thursday<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> global awareness campaign is championed by <span class=\"xn-person\">Mike Arms<\/span>, President of Helen Woodward Animal Center, and creator of both the International Pet Adoptathon and successful Home 4 the Holidays program which, in partnership with national animal organizations, has placed over 14 million pets in homes since 1999.\u00a0 For more information, please visit remembermethursday.org or via hashtag<b> #RememberMeThursday <\/b>on social media.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><sup>1<\/sup>Animal 24-7 published by <span class=\"xn-person\">Merritt Clifton<\/span> approximates the number of homeless pets euthanized at 2.7 million annually. <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnevid9338left\" title=\"2018 Remember Me Thursday Official Spokesperson Wynonna Judd lends her voice to the cause!  Please join us in sharing the message to save orphan pets on Thursday, September 27, 2018!\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><object id=\"prnevid9338left\" name=\"prnevid9338left\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" align=\"middle\" data=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/68ZNXQVMGJM\"><\/object><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnevidc81fleft\" title=\"Remember Me Thursday is Thursday, September 27th!  Please join the global movement and share your support on social media using #RememberMeThursday and @hwac.  We can save orphan pets.\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><object id=\"prnevidc81fleft\" name=\"prnevidc81fleft\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" align=\"middle\" data=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f0-sB4Qxylc\"><\/object><\/div>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/745436\/2018_Remember_Me_Thursday_Official_Spokesperson_Wynonna_Judd.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/745436\/2018_Remember_Me_Thursday_Official_Spokesperson_Wynonna_Judd.jpg<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>Video &#8211;\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=68ZNXQVMGJM\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=68ZNXQVMGJM<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>Video &#8211;\u00a0<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f0-sB4Qxylc\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f0-sB4Qxylc<\/a> <\/p>\n<p\/>\n<p\/>\n<p>SOURCE  Helen Woodward Animal Center<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">RANCHO SANTA FE, California<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Sept. 17, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0This month, Helen Woodward Animal Center will once again unite with animal welfare proponents and organizations worldwide for the 6<sup>th<\/sup> Annual Remember Me Thursday<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>.\u00a0 Honored on the fourth Thursday of September, the campaign asks pet lovers and animal rescue groups to create an unstoppable, integrated voice advocating for homeless pets to live in forever homes, not die waiting for them.\u00a0 Grassroots&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63853,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interes-humano"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63852"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63852\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}