Fall is rapidly approaching, and the one good thing about that is that it's football season! I love the Seattle Seahawks, and I love animals, so what could be more perfect than the Seahawks helping animals?

For a recent calendar shoot, the 'Hawks posed with the rescued animals of Pasado's Safe Haven and it was a zoo...literally! Dogs, cats, a llama, a goat, even a cow -- all saved from cruelty, neglect and even death row -- had their chance to shine in the spotlight with Walter Jones, Matt Hasselback, Deion Branch, Marcus Trufant, Seneca Wallace and others, to be featured in Pasado's Safe Haven's 2009 Animal Compassion Calendar.

So if you're like me -- a Seahawks fan and an animal lover -- you better pre-order your calendar today, because they're going to go fast. You can purchase a calendar for $14.99 at pasadosafehaven.org.

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