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Associated Press
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
Avia and Nevada SPCA Team Up to Help Sheltered Animals
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 18, 2025-- Avia, an award-winning mobile gaming developer, has partnered with the renowned no-kill shelter Nevada SPCA to give back to shelter animals in its 'Play for Paws' charity campaign. Kicking off today, Avia encourages animal lovers to participate in multiple activities in August to early September centered on helping animals and celebrating the company's 9th Anniversary, with a percentage of proceeds given to Nevada SPCA's shelter. Check out the new trailer here: 'Along with creating fun, skill-based mobile games for players all over the world, Avia is incredibly passionate about the furry companions that make our days brighter,' stated Vickie Yanjuan Chen, CEO and Founder, Avia. 'We created Play for Paws to spread this joy to players and give them the opportunity to raise money for an important cause by simply playing games.' Starting on August 24, Avia's award-winning mobile games Solitaire Clash and Bingo Tour will debut in-game events where players can complete missions to earn 'Dry Food' items, which can be used to feed animals featured in the event. For every feeding action, Avia will donate funds to Nevada SPCA, rewarding animal lovers for their in-game successes . All animals featured in both titles are real rescue animals currently sheltered by SPCA, and players can view details of animals they've fed and share them on social media to raise awareness for the animal rescue and those available to adopt. Solitaire Clash envelops players in the world of solitaire to strategically play their cards to earn real money or exciting in-game items. With diverse multiplayer tournaments, mini-games such as Scratchers and Dice Cruise, events and more, Solitaire Clash takes players on a memorable skill-based solitaire experience. 'Through Avia's Play for Paws campaign, we are raising funds and awareness for our shelter pets,' said Lori Heeren, Executive Director, Nevada SCPA. 'Avia has been amazing to work with and their love for animals has shone through every step of the process. We look forward to the impact that gamers' donations and social media posts will have on our animals as they find their forever homes.' On September 1st, in celebration of Avia's 9th Anniversary, players can tune in to the Play for Paws Charity Bake-off event, where pet influencers TheGoodHype will face off in a pet-themed baking showdown. The event will be livestreamed on Solitaire Clash and TheGoodHype's YouTube and Facebook channels. With more than 25M total downloads and 200M monthly tournaments, Solitaire Clash has remained at the top of its genre on iOS and Google Play. Players can download the game here for free and start donating to pets in need today. For more information on the Solitaire Clash Play for Paws campaign, follow along on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. About Avia Avia is the go-to destination for casual mobile gaming entertainment and is the publisher of Pocket7Games, a unified gaming platform, and other individual top apps including 'Solitaire Clash', 'Bingo Tour'' and '8 Ball Strike'. Quick to play and win, Avia mobile games are designed for players of all skill levels, from casual gamers to hardcore enthusiasts. Avia gaming offerings include 15+ unique, skill-based games linked to a single membership and joint account system, allowing players to seamlessly switch among casual puzzle, action, card and strategy games. Avia is committed to providing an inclusive platform for players to have fun playing their favorite titles. View source version on CONTACT: Media contact: Minyu Sun Avia [email protected] KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA CALIFORNIA NEVADA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCER CONSUMER ELECTRONICS MOBILE ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS APPS/APPLICATIONS ANIMAL WELFARE PHILANTHROPY PUBLIC POLICY/GOVERNMENT PETS FUND RAISING ELECTRONIC GAMES SOFTWARE ENTERTAINMENT CONSUMER SOURCE: Avia Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 08/18/2025 10:00 AM/DISC: 08/18/2025 10:00 AM
Yahoo
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
12-Year-Old Plays Music at Animal Shelters to Comfort Pets Waiting for Adoption
It's not a typical concert audience, but this young musician says he's found purpose in playing for shelter animals. According to his mom, Yuvi Agarwal, 12, has always had a soft spot for animals who are waiting for someone to come take them home. So they started Wild Tunes, an organization that recruits volunteers to spend their time and talent comforting shelter animals with music. Inside Edition Digital's Mara Montalbano has more.
Washington Post
27-06-2025
- General
- Washington Post
The AC broke at an animal shelter. People lined up out the door to foster pets.
Katie Boord was scrolling through Facebook on Monday evening, enjoying the aroma of the chicken macaroni and cheese her husband was cooking, when a post appeared on her phone that made her panic. An animal shelter in Derwood, Maryland, wrote: 'URGENT: Short-Term Fosters Needed for Shelter Animals.' The shelter's air conditioning was broken, the shelter said, putting hundreds of animals at risk of heat exhaustion. 'I have to do something,' Boord recalled telling her husband, Sean Clayton. 'Go ahead,' Boord recalled Clayton replying. 'I'll keep dinner warm.' Boord rushed to the Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center from her Rockville, Maryland, home, joining dozens of others who came on short notice to foster animals after seeing the shelter's message. Boord left with three cats named Sponge Bob, Sandy Cheeks and Gary. The trio was among the roughly 70 animals who were fostered from the shelter this week as Montgomery County employees worked to fix the air conditioning amid a heat dome — a heat-trapping lid of strong high pressure — that brought extreme humidity and temperatures around 100 degrees to the D.C. area. Maria Anselmo, the shelter's community relations manager, said employees didn't expect such a large outpouring of help. 'Half of us probably cried at some point over the past couple days [from joy],' Anselmo told The Washington Post. When employees reported to the shelter Monday morning, Anselmo said, the air conditioning wasn't working. They called the county's Department of General Services, which found a broken air-conditioning motor that could be fixed in about 24 hours. Shelter employees set up fans and cooling mats throughout their building. They froze Kong dog toys and limited their animals' time outdoors. Employees emailed former foster volunteers for help. But they realized that wasn't enough people, Anselmo said, so they posted on social media in the late afternoon Monday. 'We're urgently seeking short-term foster homes for dogs and cats,' the shelter wrote, adding: 'Even a weekend foster makes a difference. You'll give a shelter pet a much-needed break from the heat and help us free up space during this critical time.' As hundreds of Montgomery County residents and Maryland animal lovers shared the post, people began showing up at the shelter within minutes. The shelter's phones wouldn't stop ringing. Soon, a line formed outside the front door. While the shelter usually asks foster volunteers to complete an application and schedule an appointment to meet employees and animals, the staff simply asked Monday for each volunteer's ID, address, phone number and email. 'We had so many people just show up who were ready to jump in and help that we weren't going to turn those people away,' said Anselmo, 37. After Boord arrived that evening, she said, she waited about an hour for employees to give her three cats who had come to the shelter from the same home — Sponge Bob and Sandy Cheeks, both of whom are around 2 years old, and Gary, about 10 months old. Boord and Clayton already had an 8-year-old cat, Fillion, at home. While Boord was at the shelter, Clayton set up their guest room for the foster cats with cat food, a litter box, water bowls, toys and a cat bed. While the cats were initially scared, they began playing with a spring toy the next day, and Gary, who initially wouldn't come out from his light blue blanket, cuddled with Boord, 34, a special-education teacher. At the shelter, employees worked until around 10 p.m. Monday. One of the many calls they received came from Debbie Lauer, who saw the shelter lost air conditioning while watching the evening news as she ate a chicken skewers dinner. Lauer had wanted to foster a dog since she retired last month from the National Security Agency. On Tuesday, Lauer's 67th birthday, she drove about 16 miles south from her Mount Airy, Maryland, home to pick up Princess Daisy, a roughly 1-year-old terrier mix with a white and brindle coat. 'It's just feeling like you're doing something good,' Lauer said. 'I'm glad I did it. I will continue to do it.' The county fixed the shelter's air conditioning Tuesday, and the shelter emailed fosters that afternoon to say they could return the animals. But Ilya Albert, who began fostering Teton, an 11-month-old brown cat, on Monday, didn't want to say goodbye. Albert and his wife, Jessica DePrest, had considered adopting a cat since their longtime cat, Jones, died last month. At their Rockville home, Teton cuddled with DePrest, jumped atop their cat trees and purred when they picked him up. When Albert's 6-month-old daughter, June, pulled Teton's whiskers, Teton seemed unbothered. 'He felt like he was already a family member,' said Albert, 37, who works in marketing. Albert told the shelter Wednesday he and DePrest wanted to adopt Teton. They renamed him Jake — based on the cat from the 1978 movie 'The Cat From Outer Space.' Boord returned her cats Thursday, and Lauer is seeking an adopter for Princess Daisy. About 40 dogs, 20 cats and 10 small animals — rabbits, guinea pigs, ferrets and a chinchilla — were fostered this week, Anselmo said. The shelter thanked the volunteers in a statement Wednesday. 'This response has left us speechless,' the shelter wrote. 'How do we even begin to express our gratitude for each and every one of you?' To Anselmo, that starts by responding to every email and social media message the shelter received this week — a task she expects to take a few days. 'In the meantime: All animals are safe, cared for, and cool… thanks to YOU,' the shelter wrote.
