Warren Eckstein-His Hugs And Kisses Animal Fund Foundation Seeks To Fund Small Animal Rescue Organizations
Events, News — By Buddy Sampson on July 20, 2010 at 9:43 pm
Warren Eckstein is fully aware of his station in life. Considered one of the best pet experts in the world, his clients have included former President Ford, David Letterman, Lily Tomlin, Geraldine Ferraro, Al Pacino, Cheryl Tiegs and Rodney Dangerfield. “He was one of the nicest guys,” said Eckstein about Dangerfield. “He loved his animal and one of the funniest lines I ever heard was when he said to me, ‘Talk about no respect, Warren, my dog closes his eyes before he humps my leg.” Warren, however, loves and respects all animals regardless of the stature of his clients. “The one thing is that no matter who you are, whether you’re a president, a vice-presidential candidate or just Joe who lives in West Hollywood with a Schnauzer, when you’re talking about your pet with someone who loves pets, everyone is on the same level,” he said.” Warren’s station and life’s mission is to care for animals; to teach them, educate them, and to teach their owners most importantly, to love your pets “as part of the family.”
He’s served on the Board of Directors for several of the largest humane and rescue organizations in the country. Many of those organizations, however, are overwhelmed, leaving a large percentage of animals to be cared for by what Eckstein calls “mom and pop” groups, who raise money by garage sales and other means. “These are the ones that sit outside of Petco or PetSmart(sp) to adopt a few dogs or the ones that have that occasional auction to raise money, these are the people that are out there every day, really walking the walk,” he explained. The Hugs and Kisses Foundation, a 501(c) organization founded by Eckstein in memory of his wife Fay, who died in 1990, is devoted to funding several small domestic and international animal organizations that are advocates for pets and their care. “We’re kind of focusing on becoming like The United Way for pets as we grow,” he explained. “And what’s going to separate us, is that we’re never going to be a rich foundation, because when the money comes in, it is going to immediately go out and help the people that really need it, the people that really help the animals.”
His love for pets began in Long Lsland, NY. Warren was a shy youngster, and found an affinity with animals. “I grew up in a typical Jewish household, where there was never less than 15 people hanging in my house, which drove me absolutely crazy,” he laughed. “Behind my house on Long Island was a little creek and in that creek were Canada geese, ducks, muskrats and rats and snapping turtles. So whenever I just had enough with the people in my house, I just went directly into that area in the swamp and hung out with the animals. I’ve always felt more comfortable being around animals than people.”
Some of Warren’s experiences have placed him with animals and creatures, not found in a typical household. “When I first came back from overseas, (he served in the military) and I first started establishing my reputation, I was doing a lot of television commercials,” said Warren. “I remember being called to do a TV commercial with eight chimpanzees dressed in Bill Blass suits.” The personable pet expert has also served as the creature keeper for “The New Mickey Mouse Club” and worked with paparazzi stars, such as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilar and Justin Timberlake. “Every week, or every other week, I would go to Orlando, Florida and we’d do a bunch of segments and I’d bring on lizards and bring on snakes, ” said Eckstein, who holds a degree in Psychology and studied in Frankfurt, Germany, which gave him the experience of working with some of the top animal trainers in the world. “I’d go in the Living Seas tank with the sharks and the dolphins and show it to The Mouseketeers, so I’ve had the opportunity of working with just about every type of animal.”
Warren’s recognition as a renowned pet guru has made him a into television icon. No longer, the shy, introverted kid in Long Island, he became a popular fixture on ABC-TV’s Regis and Kathee Lee Show. “For years and years and years, I’ve been working with animals in the New York area and before Regis became really popular in New York, there was a local show, just a New York show called “Good Morning New Yorker, AM New York,” said Warren Eckstein. “Regis was the host and there was a co-host at the time. They called me in as a guest and I guess, the segment was very successful.” The show, slated to be sold nationally, featured Eckstein’s appearance. “They put me on the demo reel and then I just started doing a show and for fourteen years I was their pet and animal expert. I had a very successful run,” he said. Eckstein later migrated to NBC, where he enjoyed a successful stint on The Today Show for 10 years. But alas, Eckstein, a California resident, after a period of time, realized that commuting from the west coast to the east coast had taken a toll on him. “When American Airlines sent me a note that said I’ve flown over two million miles, I said, ‘that’s enough, buddy,'” he laughed.”I was going back to New York on the average of least 5 to 6 times a month. So that was just way too much travelling.” Additionally, Warren, a favorite of the video generation, worked with MTV when MTV was in its inception. He also has found himself involved with all kinds of training situations with animals, including disasters. “I did a lot of work on 9/11 with some of the New York City Police K-9 units,” he explained.
The Foundation has several members on its team that are as passionate about animals as Warren. Yvette Burke, Executive Director, contributes much of her time to the Foundation, as well as Vice President Jan Murree and Trustees, Denise Madden(Warren’s wife) and Carrie Aikman. Currently, Eckstein is working on a television show and DVD series with producer Lisa Hutchison/ Of Like Mind Productions. Hutchison is also passionate about animals and their well being and works tirelessly for animal rights. Their Advisory Board includes various television icons such as Tony Dow, best known as “Wally” on the “Leave It To Beaver” series, Tom Arnold and Michael Rosenbaum, of the show “Smallville,” among others.
Warren Eckstein’s radio show, The Pet Show, can be found in several markets, including KRLA, 870 AM in Los Angeles and KTIE 590 AM in San Bernardino and Riverside between 11AM-1PM on Saturdays. “At 1PM, I start my national show, which is in 135 cities including Canada, The Virgin Islands and six stations in Hawaii,” said Eckstein. “It covers a lot of areas of California, like San Jose and Sacramento. Some people listen in Ventura County, Palm Springs, so we have 135 affiliates now.”
On August 8th, The Hugs and Kisses Animal Fund will hold its first annual benefit at The Sportsman’s Lodge in Studio City at 6PM. The event will feature comedian Elayne Boosler, The Buzz Maddox Band, The Swing Dolls, Magician Jon Armstrong, and Roslyn Kind (Barbra Streisand’s sister) among others. For more information, visit www.hugsandkissesanimalfund.org. You can show your support of animals by attending the event. If you’d like to make a donation to the Animal Fund, you may also reach them at 1(800) 430-HUGS. (4847). Also, visit Warren’s website, www.thepetshow.com for information about his radio show and more. Warren Eckstein loves and respects animals. “I believe I was put here for one reason and one reason only,” said Warren Eckstein.”To spend less time with my family and more time with animals.” Animals bring joy to households everywhere. So be an animal advocate. Support animal rescue groups by visiting www.thehugsandkissesfoundation.org.
Tweet This
Digg This
Save to delicious
Stumble it
3,746 Comments
Every time I stumble upon a good article I go ahead and do one of three thing:1.Forward it to all the close friends.2.save it in all of the popular bookmarking sites.3.Be sure to visit the same website where I read the post.After reading this post I’m really concidering going ahead and doing all 3!
I want to express my admiration of your writing skill and ability to make reader to read the while thing to the end..
Hello! You some kind of professional? Great post. Can you tell me how to subscribe your blog?
Non-stop writing. You’ve got a great mind for it ! All I want to say isthat your article is ingenious.
Seeing that i have been researching for a while to have a good quality view in respect to this idea . Researching in Yahoo I now identified this site. After reading this data I am relieved to express that I have a really good sense I stumbled upon just what I wanted. Most definitely i’ll make certain to don’t forget this web-site and go here constantly.
Improving your form will automatically give you a couple inches to your vert. The pros know how to make it look good, but form is doesn’t just to look good, it brings results. Study the following to get started Read more…
Struggling to find attempting on the internet for that suitable articles or blog posts relating to this unique issue . Checking in Aol I at last uncovered this great site. Looking at this info I’m seriously happy to convey that I get a wonderful sense I located exactly what I needed. I’ll be sure to don’t forget this web site and look it over constantly.
Good article, My wife and i just stumbled across it on Diggo looking for Xmas Gifts. You wont’t mind if I add in your web site url to my blog? I don’t usually respond to articles but I will in this subject.
Wow, this was a really quality post. In theory I’d like to write like this too – taking time and actual effort to make a good post… but what can I say… I procrastinate alot and never appear to get something done.
Intresting post, i really enjoyed reading it.
If there is one thing that turns me on it’s seeing girls forced to take more pleasure than they can possibly manage.
Hey there – fantastic blog, merely wanting around several blogs, looks a really great platform you might be using. So i am currently utilizing WordPress for a couple of my own blogs however looking to modify one of them up to a program similar to your own as a tryout run. Everything in particular you’ll recommend over it?
I would like to thank you for the efforts you have made in writing this post. You’ve an inspiration for me. I have passed this on to a friend of mine.
Pretty good post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I have really enyed reading your blog posts. Any way I¡¯ll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you post again soon¡
yeah bookmaking this wasn’t a high risk conclusion great post! .
Purchasing garbage bins to load your dumpster rentals will verify that you get the most out of your purchase
You have actually created some excellent points here. I specifically appreciate the way you’ve been able to stick so much thought into a relatively short post (comparitively) which creates it an thoughtful publish on your subject. In my opinion, you’ve presented the topic in a quite thorough yet concise manner, that is genuinely useful when someone wants to get the facts without spending too a lot time searching the Internet and sifting out the noise to discover the answers to their questions. I usually get so frustrated with so numerous in the final results inside the major SE’s due to the fact they normally seem to mostly be filled with filler content that often isn’t extremely sensible. If you don’t mind I’m going to add this post and your blog to my delicious favorites so I can share it with my family. I appear forward to coming back to read your future posts as well.
3 I.T experts united and created a forexrobot that: a.) grows small forex accounts into tens of thousands of dollars within a couple of months b.) never lost the deposit since 1999 c.) works fully automated! Read more..
Hell, he got canned!
Reuben O. Doyle, a sewing machine repairman in the service of all about 25 years has written four sewing mechanicalism, serger and treadle fixing up manuals. To additional check …
Fantastic posting! Lots of good information. Do you mind if I link to you on my website?
any update on this?
Is instruct and master guitar a good course to choose to choose I ‘ve been looking into it. I ‘ve played guitar for about a month now. But I ‘m thinking of going back to basics and setting about off once again. My booster is offering to give me the class what costs around $120 for all 20 COMPACT DISC’s. Manifestly it’s the best line out there granting to peoples on the internet, tell me what you think you think.
When I open up your RSS feed it throws up a bunch of strange characters, is the deal on my reader?
Heuangvilay@gmail.com
When I stumble upon a great article I do some things:1.Share it with my close contacts.2.keep it in some of the favorite social bookmarking websites.3.Make sure to return to the blog where I came accross the article.After reading this post I am really concidering going ahead and doing all three!
In search of scouting for a short time for just a decent articles or blog posts related to this unique field . Looking out in Aol I eventually spotted this page. After reading this kind of review So i am happy to imply that I have a really good sense I found the very things I needed. I will ensure to don’t forget this web site and take a look consistently.
Since seeking temporarly for any decent study relating to the following niche . Looking out in Search engines I ultimately stumbled upon this page. After reading this information I’m just delighted to mention that I’ve got a nice sensation I stumbled onto everything that I was ready for. For certain i will make sure to don’t forget this blog and take a look on a constant basis.
Enjoy ones site as its directly to the point but not technical. I’m keen on gadgets as well as anything tech connected thats the reason why i posted right here. are you carrying out some sort of up-date soon because I am engaged in your niche. I am going to return before long and even sign up to your blog. cheers.
Hi 🙂 Will it be acceptable if I am going a lttle bit off topic? I am attempting to access the web log on my new ipad however it will not show correctly, do you have got any kind of recommendations? Should I attempt to find an upgrade for my software or something? With thanks for the assist!
You’ll probably still get an occassional "wild hair" that will sprout from a new folicle – but if you have the entire area laser’ed… this generally remove any "large" patches of hair growth (provided they’re thorough)
Hi, i read your blog sometimes and that i personal the same one and i was just questioning if you happen to get a whole lot of spam feedback? If that’s the case how do you forestall it, any plugin or anything you can advocate? I’m getting so much these days it’s driving me mad so any assist is very much appreciated. Anyway, in my language, there are usually not much good source like this.
Resources just like the one you mentioned here will be very helpful to me! I’ll put up a hyperlink to this page on my blog. I’m positive my visitors will discover that very useful. Huge thanks for the helpful info i found on Domain Information Anyway, in my language, there aren’t much good source like this.
Hey, extremely nice website. We really stumbled on this on yahoo, and i’m happy I did. I’ll certainly be coming back correct right here more regularly. Need I probably could add towards the conversation and provide a bit much towards the desk, however ‘m merely taking in just as a lot information because I will in the second. Thank you
When I see a good post I go ahead and do a few things:1.Share it with my relevant friends.2.save it in all my popular sharing sites.3.Make sure to visit the same website where I came accross the post.After reading this post I’m really thinking of doing all of the above!
I likes things like this blog and it has now given me Some inspiration how to succeed, a lot With thanks. =)
I’m pleased for this valuable fantastic web page; this is the variety of topic that sustains me though out the day.We’ve generally heard been not too long ago seeking shut to within your web-site ideal just after I observed about these from a near companion and was delighted when I was inside a placement to obtain it using searching out for a while. Becoming a enthusiastic blogger, I’m pleased to determine other consumers taking initiative and including to your neighborhood. I just needed to remark to display my being familiar with for any upload since it is particularly inviting, and many writers don’t get the credit they have earned. I’m beneficial I’ll be back again once more and will ship a number of of my friends.
Hi. I am quite new to this commenting as I usually just read the comments but I must get into the on-lin spirit more often.
great article well worth a read ! best of luck for the future. p.s fantastic website youv’e done a wonderful job in creating a informative website on subject’s such as these ! i currently work for this web organization http://www.medical.vpx.co. medical advise association. Your website has some really well written articles in my field of work. i have passed this article onto some close colleagues who should find this well worth a read.
Thanks for the useful post! I would not have found this myself!
Thanks for the useful post! I would not have found this myself!
How do you make your blog site look this good! Email me if you can and share your wisdom. I¡¯d be thankful.
Pretty good post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I have really enyed reading your blog posts. Any way I¡¯ll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you post again soon¡
I found this blog from Facebook (one of my friends posted it). After checking your article, I then clicked Like and also shared it myseld.
I have been attempting for a time just for a professional articles or blog posts concerning the following subject matter . Seeking in Search engines I finally identified this site. Looking at this info I’m just seriously happy to imply that I get a great sense I stumbled upon precisely what I wanted. For certain i will ensure to remember this web-site and look it over constantly.
you may have a nice structurated webpage. it’s always tricky to manage each of the widgets and each of the stuff so that you can get an great, clear image. also the context is 1st class . cheers
you might have a nice structurated web page. it’s always tough to manage every one of the widgets and all the stuff so that you can get an nice, clear image. also the context is 1st class . cheers
I appreciate you taking the time to share this information and your viewpoint with us.
Sorry for the huge review, but I’m really loving the new mount, and hope this, as well as the excellent reviews some other people have written, will help you decide if it’s the right choice for you.
Your post is an inspiration for me to study more about this subject. I must confess your clarity broadened my views and I will right away grab your rss feed to remain up to date on any succeeding articles you might write. You are due, thanks for a job well done!