TheFleasKneesFund: One giant leap for dogkind

When it comes to pet ownership, countless animals draw the short stick and end up with twits for owners. Subjected to abuse, malnutrition, sickness, or being carted around like a tote until the next dog-du-jour comes along, these animals can lead pathetic — disposable — lives. In fact, the World Society for the Protection of Animals estimates there are 600,000,000 (for zero-a-phobes, that's 600-million) unwanted dogs globally.

As responsible dog owners and lovers, it is up to us to act on behalf of these little dudes. We need to pool our resources, our voices, and our power. So that we can direct funds to the rescue groups who need them. And so that animal welfare laws will stop being the punch line to some joke.

That's why $5 from every tee sold in The Mama Foursome collection and $10 from every limited-edition One giant leap for dogkind tee will go directly to TheFleasKneesFund. Twice annually, or in cases of extreme instant need, those funds will be handed over to help support the work of well-researched, no-kill animal rescue groups.

It’s not enough to just be ridiculously hot-looking DogMoms. We need to be ridiculously hot-looking DogMoms who no longer stand for ridiculously-twit-ish twits. And that’s just all there is to it.

This year’s donations will go to:

LA’s MuchLoveAnimalRescue
Vancouver’s AnimalAdvocates

Photo: Animal rights activist, MuchLove volunteer, dog lover, and star of Tori and Dean: Inn Love, Tori Spelling, with the FleaGirlz.