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Article: DOGS' DAY AT RESCUE SHELTER; PET ORPHANS MARKS ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY.(News)
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- Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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- May 18, 1998
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Byline: Deborah Sullivan Daily News Staff Writer
Pet Orphans animal shelter celebrated its 25th anniversary Sunday with dog relay races and appearances by celebrity pups.
The festival marked the 2-1/2 decades since Pet Orphans became the first no-kill shelter in Los Angeles in 1973, said board member Arlene Ober.
Its mission, she said, is to provide a safe place ``where dogs and cats can find the right home without a time limit hanging over their heads.''
Maui, the pet dog on the television series ``Mad About You,'' showed up to greet admirers, along with Jill, one of a team of five ginger-and-black brussels griffons who played the dog ...