Good news, pet-owners!

The HSUS has just launched their annual Spay Day Online Pet Photo Contest – a super fun initiative to inspire people to save animals’ lives by spaying or neutering pets and feral cats. 

Here’s how it works: simply upload a picture of your adorable pet, answer a few simple questions that reveal his or her personality, and watch the votes roll in. 

The contest has two sets of winners – one determined solely by the amount of money raised for  Spay Day projects, and another determined by a panel of celebrity judges, including Matt Grant of The Bachelor, author and dog trainer Tamar Geller, MUTTS cartoonist Patrick McDonnell, and photographer Christopher Ameruoso. There are also fabulous prizes for hundreds of finalists and honorable mentions!

The last day to enter is February 27th, so make sure you stop by the HSUS website and enter your adorable little loved one! Good luck!

As a fixture here in the NYC eco party scene, I’m becoming pretty darn good at spotting an awesome event! And this, I can guarantee, will be a party you DON’T want to miss!

On December 4th, the Ecorazzi crew will be getting all jiggy with it at Winter Wonderland for the Animals: A Farm Sanctuary Benefit. Stars like Alison Becker, Jennifer Coolidge, Corey Feldman, Peter Max, Patrick McDonnell, Tatum O’Neal, Daniela Sea, Ally Sheedy, Princess Superstar, Loretta Swit, Justin Theroux, and many more will all be in attendance, showing their support for this fantastic organization!

The event will be held on Thursday, December 4, 2008, from 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. at The Art Directors Club in NYC and will include cocktails, gourmet veggie food, a silent auction and goody bags galore! Tickets to the star-studded event are a mere $100, and go towards helping Farm Sanctuary continue all their truly important work! To get your tickets and find out more, visit FarmSanctuary.org! See ya there!

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