1.   Adopted a lovable tyke from the local animal shelter.

2.   And by the way, a golden retriever escaped from the local shelter and eluded dogcatchers, according to a small inside story.

3.   Between rehearsals for a stage play in Hollywood she spends a lot of her spare time these days visiting local animal shelters.

4.   Additionally, the charity provides disaster relief throughout the United States and helps local shelters and clinics.

5.   But none of it seemed to bother them Friday, before a trip to a local homeless shelter.

6.   Call her at home and an answering machine recites emergency telephone numbers for the police, local shelters and the national hotline for women fleeing abusive relationships.

7.   For days, Freeman checked local animal shelters for the elusive feline only to come up empty-handed.

8.   From local animal shelters to national humane organization, advocates for animals use numbers to further their cause.

9.   He also visits local shelters and crack houses, looking for other lost veterans, and helps other homeless people as an Americorps volunteer.

10.   He called local homeless shelters, but all are full.