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For further information contact:

Christine McIndoe, CBK Group

(201) 556-9404, ext. 137

RAMAPO-BERGEN ANIMAL REFUGE, INC. (RBARI)

SPOTLIGHTED ON MARTHA STEWART SHOW

OAKLAND, N.J. (July 5, 2007) - Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc., Bergen County's only non-profit, "no-kill" shelter, today announced that it will be spotlighted on the Martha Stewart show on Wednesday, July 25th on NBC. Dog behaviorist and trainer, Kathy Santo, is spotlighted in a segment of the show on “How to pick a shelter dog”. The dogs that were used are from RBARI.

Throughout the week of July 25-29, RBARI will be playing host to many events including an adopt-a-thon with extended hours, a free pet caricature with adoption on Saturday from 4-6pm and free goodie bags to all adopters. There will also be merchandise and raffle tickets for sale.

SATURDAY, JULY 28

Caricature 4 – 6 pm

Balloon characters 10 am – 6 pm

REFRESHMENTS

SUNDAY , JULY 29

John Moroski, Acoustic guitar 1- 6 pm

Face Painting 1-6 pm

Balloon characters 10 am – 6 pm

REFRESHMENTS

Extended adoption hours are as follows:

Wednesday July 25 10 am – 9 pm
Thursday July 26 11 am - 9 pm
Friday July 27 11 am – 6 pm
Saturday July 28 11 am – 6 pm
Sunday July 29 11 am – 6 pm

Kathy Santo has been training dogs since 1984 for competition in AKC, UKC and CKC obedience and agility trials as well as basic home obedience and behavior modification. She is a local Bergen County resident, a published author (Kathy Santo’s Dog Sense (Knopf), a monthly columnist for both House Beautiful and American Kennel Club's Family Dog magazine, and is a regular guest on the Martha Stewart show. Her most prestigious achievement to date is earning the American Kennel Club’s exclusive “Obedience Trial Champion” title (OTCh.) multiple times. This title is often referred to as the “PhD’ of dogs. In addition to her basic obedience programs, she also teaches classes for children with autism and their dogs, and is piloting a dog training/matching program for seniors in independent living communities. Her Web site is www.kathysanto.com.

The Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc. is located at 2 Shelter Lane in Oakland. Please visit the Web site at www.rbari.org or contact RBARI at 201-337-5180 for more information.

About Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge, Inc. (RBARI):

RBARI is Bergen County's only non-profit, "no-kill" shelter. Located in Northern New Jersey, RBARI is dedicated to the welfare of companion animals in our community. We protect the abandoned, abused, and unwanted animals in our care by finding them kind and loving homes. We give our cats and dogs food, shelter, medical treatment, and, of course, love. Each year many of the dogs and cats that come to us have various medical and behavioral problems. RBARI rehabilitates them and adopts them into loving homes.

For more information on RBARI, please call 201-337-5180 or visit the shelter's Web site at www.rbari.org.

If you saw us on Martha Stewart and would like to donate please click on the link below.