LOS ANGELES, California: When you mention animal charities many people's eyes start to glaze over. But what you add PlayBoy bunnies? Oh, and the chance to party at the Playboy Mansion? Bow wow wow to that!
Much Love Animal Welfare held its annual fundraising on July 14 at Hugh Hefner's Playboy Mansion. Proceeds from the $500-a-head function, as well as separate donations, helped to raise over $200,000 for the Much Love volunteer-run animal rescue - more than twice the amount donated the previous year. In fact tickets to the event were reportedly sold out weeks in advance, with the street value of a ticket hitting four figures.
Much Love is a volunteer-run organization specializing in rescuing stray animals, rehabilitating them, and finding them suitable, caring homes. Celebrities such as Bob Saget, Billy Baldwin, Tori Spelling, Sara Ramirez and William Peterson; actress Hilary Duff and professional dog trainer Cesar Millan set foot on the famous 6-acre property.
Guests took a dip in the grotto while enjoying drinking martini -- shaken, stirred, whatever they wanted. Visitors also visited the game room and checked-out the private zoo to play with some bunnies - Playboy bunnies, mind you.
The biggest-ticket items at the auction were the three Cesar Millan private training sessions, which each fetched $12,000. Boxing gloves signed by Muhammed Ali went for $10,000, while one well-heeled guest paid $6000 for the chance to 'shadow' acclaimed director Wolfgang Petersen on the set of his next movie.
Mind you, if someone would pay $300 for a can of dog food, perhaps these guests' generosity is not so surprising.
Any donation to Much Love is money well spent: you've helped saved cats and dogs, and the donation is tax deductible.
Doing good has never been this hot and sexy. The good guys get to win after all.
Wow, why didn't I get an invite to this one?
Hey hugh hefner! am a certified animal lover. i love my dog! let me in the mansion!!!! lol!
It's cool that there are still a lot of celebrities that care for domestic animals. To check all the fundraising over the states, this one purrred with fun and Playboy Bunnies. Nice Read! Keep them coming! ^_^
im actually quite surprised but hey as long as stray dogs are helped and given a new home, then i am all for that. good job!
what a party! bob saget of full house, william petersen of csi and hillary duff? hahaha you just have to be there!
an opportunity of a lifetime, and it went to the dogs! lol to actually be in the playboy mansion with the bunnies - damn!
LOL i bet men are just drooling. it's a lifelong dream, or fantasy? of every man to actually party in the playboy mansion! lol sorry guys, dogs beat you to it!
Hey! Why didn't get an invitation to this one?! It would've been nice to help some animals including bunnies. lol
bow-wow-wow! oooh bunnies! sure wish i gotten an invitation to this one! it would've been really cool to see some live bunnies in action. lol oh well, hopefully next time i can get an invite.
evn though some intentions are doubtful at first i guess its ok too that they use their influence to help the animal community. i jst hope that they are motivated not just by the desire to enter that mansion.
mmmmm... bunnies. i love bunnies... lol! WHEN did THIS happen?? why wasn't i invited? i support bunnies! i'm a big bunny fan!
boys, boys, boys- do behave yourselves LOL
now this is what im talking about.. doubtful intentions. tsk
funny. more guys commented on this story. LOL. i betcha.. put a guy-related title like playboy and guys will immediately click on it!
its ok tomoya.. as long as they give money for worthy causes. lol! nice name btw.
you realize, pauline, the entire playboy brand IS marketed towards men :)
when will the next event be? how can i get invited? anyone know anything?
Just watch the Girls Next Door TV show! It's the closest thing we can ever get to seeing what's behind the locked gates of the playboy mansion.