{"id":7983,"date":"2011-07-15T14:22:45","date_gmt":"2011-07-15T18:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/?p=7983"},"modified":"2011-07-19T15:34:51","modified_gmt":"2011-07-19T19:34:51","slug":"broadway-barks-for-its-four-legged-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2011\/07\/broadway-barks-for-its-four-legged-friends.html","title":{"rendered":"Broadway Barks For Its Four-Legged Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/files\/2011\/07\/broadwaybarks.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7984\" title=\"Mary Tyler Moore and Bernadette Peters at Broadway Barks\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2011\/07\/broadwaybarks-271x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>By Amy and Nancy Harrington, <a href=\"http:\/\/popculturepassionistas.com\" target=\"_blank\">Pop Culture Passionistas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All the hoofers on the Great White Way gathered last weekend in honor of everyone\u2019s favorite four-legged friends for the 13th Annual Broadway Barks charity event.<\/p>\n<p>The organization was founded by mega-star, animal lovers Bernadette Peters and Mary Tyler Moore to promote the adoption of shelter animals. Since then, as the organizations website states, Broadway Barks \u201chas evolved into an event that has not only focused on the plight of homeless animals but has opened the door of communication and fostered a spirit of community among the numerous shelters and rescue groups working throughout the city.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The tail-wagging good time was produced by Broadway Cares\/Equity Fights AIDS and took place in the famed Shubert Alley on Saturday, July 9. Among the big names lending a hand at the \u00a0ASPCA and the New York Times sponsored shindig were Eddie Falco from \u201cHouse of Blue Leaves,\u201d Nikki M. 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