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Super Sunday Goes To The Dogs With Puppy Bowl VII
Many Super Bowl pre-game shows are canines, but not the Puppy Bowl. ”Puppy Bowl VII” on Animal Planet will appeal to millions of viewers Sunday as the ex-athletes on the Super Bowl pre-game shows jabber away for hours. Now in its seventh year, the Puppy Bowl is a media event that promotes animal ownership featuring a lineup of puppies selected from shelters across the U.S.. This helps the animal shelters avoid having to take out short term cash to support the over-crowding in the animal shelters. Article resource – Get relief from pre-game hype with Puppy Bowl VII on Super Sunday by MoneyBlogNewz.
The Puppy Bowl asking for animal adoption
From 3-5 p.m. EST on Sunday on the Animal Planet, you are able to watch “Puppy Bowl VII”. In order to fill time while audiences were all tuning in to Super Bowl pre-game buzz, the Puppy Bowl was created. There were a number of people in the public who watched the Puppy Bowl. Now, about 8.6 million people tune in to see it. The Animal Planet does more than just get good ratings with the Puppy Bowl. Public awareness is increased of pet shelters and adopting pets through the show. Since 2004, more than 250 animals have been adopted directly via the Puppy Bowl.
Puppy Bowl activity
There is a stadium setting in which pups wrestle each other in the Puppy Bowl. Puppies score touchdowns when they drag a chew toy across the goal line. The referee, a human named Andrew Schechter, is equipped with a pooper-scooper. A clean game is called by him. New this year for “Puppy Bowl VII” is a puppy cam strapped to a beagle’s head shooting on-the-field action. Hamsters could be in a blimp. This will provide overhead shots for the game. You will find actual chickens that cheer for their team. They are the cheerleaders. The halftime show features kittens cavorting on the field in a disco atmosphere of lights and streamers.
Petfinder.com for adoptions
With regards to choosing pups, the “Puppy Bowl VII” had to cut some off. There will be a total of 58 pups this year. Any animal shelters can participate. They have to send in pictures of the pups next to soda cans so actual size could be determined. They’re all pups. They have to be between seven and sixteen weeks old. The puppy bowl pups get adopted fairly fast. Since “Puppy Bowl VII” airs way after it is taped in Oct, several have already found homes. There can be a few times when you can see the show on Animal Planet. It can be playing all during the Super Bowl. People can visit Petfinder.com for information about adopting a pet in their area.
Articles cited
CNN
cnn.com/2011/LIVING/02/04/puppy.bowl/?hpt=Sbin
ABC News
abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=12838842&page=2
ESPN
sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=altobelli/110204_puppy_bowl
