Doris Day to celebrate landmark birthday with party, auction to benefit animal welfare

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FILE - In this Jan. 28, 1989 file photo, actress and animal rights activist Doris Day poses for photos after receiving the Cecil B. DeMille Award she was presented with at the annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, Calif. Day is celebrating a landmark birthday with an auction to benefit her favorite cause: animals. A spokesman for Day said Tuesday, March 11, 2014, the nonprofit Doris Day Animal Foundation will mark her 90th birthday in April with a bash in Carmel, Calif. (AP Photo, file)

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Screen legend Doris Day is celebrating a landmark birthday with an auction to benefit her favourite cause: animals.

A spokesman for Day said Tuesday the non-profit Doris Day Animal Foundation will mark her 90th birthday in April with a bash in Carmel, Calif.

A sold-out fundraising celebration at Day’s Cypress Inn will include a doggie fashion show, adoption event and an April 4 tribute dinner for fans and friends.

Items autographed by Day and celebrity pals including Paul McCartney and Tony Bennett will be auctioned off online and at the dinner. Online bidding ends April 1.

In a statement, Day said she doesn’t care much for celebrating birthdays with cards or gifts, inviting fans to help animals instead. As Day put it: “I’m all about the four-leggers.”

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