Kathryn Erbe, Orfeh, et al. Set for 'Get Your Licks on Route 66' Pet Adoption Drive

North Shore Animal League America will have three Mobile Rescue and Adoption Units filled with more than one hundred precious dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens looking for permanent and loving homes as the Celebrity Rescue Rally Pet Adoption Event - Mutt-i-grees® Mania - gets underway on Sunday, September 25 from 12:00Noon - 5:00pm at Hudson River Park Pier 40 in New York City. Animal League spokesperson Beth Stern will be joined by other animal-loving celebrities to raise awareness of pet adoption and the beauty of shelter animals, also known as Mutt-i-grees. Joining the Animal League at Mutt-i-grees Mania will be Sean Casey Animal Rescue, Puppy Love Pet Rescue, In Our Hands Rescue, and Animal Center of Queens. This event is the Grand Finale of the Animal League's third annual "Get Your Licks on Route 66" Pet Adoption Tour.

Animal-loving celebrities joining Beth Stern include actress and Mutt-i-grees spokesperson Kathryn Erbe, designer John Bartlett, Broadway actress Orfeh, actor Josh Flitter, model Jen Araki, on-air personality and author Maria Milito, and television host Sara Gore.

By the time it arrives in New York City, the Get Your Licks on Rt. 66 Pet Adoption Tour will have traveled through 17 cities over 3,200 miles, between California and Illinois on historic Rt. 66, to raise awareness of the plight of homeless pets and the vital services that participating animal shelter and rescue partners provide to their communities. The Tour is presented by North Shore Animal League America, the world's largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization, National Mill Dog Rescue and FIDO Friendly Magazine.

The "Get Your Licks on Route 66" Tour is sponsored by North Shore Animal League America, FIDO Friendly Magazine, Protection1 Security Solutions, Animal Radio®, Mutt-i-grees® Movement, and Adopter's Advantage. To locate a "Get Your Licks on Route 66" pet adoption event, to check for updates, and to track the tour route, visit www.GetYourLicks.org, and for information about FIDO Friendly Magazine, log onto www.fidofriendly.com. To learn more about Mutt-i-grees Mania, visit AnimalLeague.org.