Animals Are Being Named After Betty White In Honor Of Her Charity Work

Animals Are Being Named After Betty White In Honor Of Her Charity Work

(Huffpost) The late Betty White is getting one honor she surely would have appreciated ― a bunch of animal namesakes. The “Golden Girls” icon was outspoken about her love of animals, and regularly donated to and volunteered for animal-related organizations. While some of this work was public at the time, other acts of charity largely flew under the radar during White’s life and are only becoming more widely known about now, like the time she paid to fly animals from a storm-stricken aquarium to safety after Hurricane Katrina. After White’s death on New Year’s Eve at the age of 99, stories have been bubbling up about animal shelters and other organizations honoring the actor by naming some of their four-legged residents after her. A Donkey And A Guide Dog In some cases, these are nonprofits that White benefited directly. The Texas-based Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue received tens of thousands of dollars over the years in checks signed by “Betty White-Ludden.” (White’s late husband was game show host Allen Ludden.) “A lot of people said it could be any Betty White, but the checks came from her house under her name and then started coming from her management company,” Peaceful Valley Executive Director Mark Meyers told the San Angelo Standard-Times. “It was the real deal Betty White.” So when the rescue group was struggling to come up with a name for a fuzzy foal who had been born on Christmas, they made a decision after learning about the actor’s death. The foal’s full name is now Betty White-Ludden, though most just call her Betty. The rescue also dedicated its recently renovated nursery to White. Full story here

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