Miranda Hosted the third annual “Cause For Paws” Concert on May 15 th at the Villa de Felicita in Tyler, Texas. The concert and live auction benefited The Humane Society of East Texas. This year’s concert will included guests Whiskey Myers, Kacey Musgraves and GAC's Nan Kelley.
Traveling Highway 110 in Tyler, Texas to Villa de Felicita, the site for Miranda Lamberts' 3rd Annual Cause For Paws, you truly get a sense of "The House That Built Me", or in this case the hometown that built Miranda.
Highway 110 is a winding, two lane highway lined with farms and quaint homes. Villa de Felicita is a beautiful special event venue surrounded with well kept gardens that on May 15, 2010 acted as the background to the stage that would host GAC's Nan Kelly, Kacey Musgraves, The Whiskey Myers Band and finally the headline performance of Miranda Lambert.
During the pre-show press conference Miranda answered questions from media representatives on her participation of this cause, as well as her recent album and much publicized engagement to Blake Shelton.
During the press conference she held Delilah, the first dog she rescued in 2007. Nan Kelly held Delta Dawn, a dog Miranda rescued from a Sonic parking lot and Bev Lambert is holding Cher, Miranda's most recent rescue found in a dumpster in Oklahoma and was rescued when Miranda took her friend to the shelter to get a pet.
Question: How many animals do you have?
Miranda: I have two horses, and too many horses, 6 dogs, 3 cats, chickens and several cows.
Question: Why is this cause important to you?
Miranda: This represents everything I stand for. The money we have raised in the past has helped the Humane Society of East Texas become a no-kill shelter. But there is still more to do and more abandoned animals to help.
Question: When is the wedding?
Miranda: That is the first thing everyone asks after you get engaged, people were asking me that when we had only been engaged for six hours. We haven't decided on a date.
Question: How did your affiliation with the humane society begin?
Miranda: When I rescued Delilah from the shelter, I saw how over crowded it was and decided to do something to help. The Humane Society of East Texas and Mutt Nation represent everything I stand for.
Question: We know that Delilah is the first animal you rescued, do you have another story or special memory about another pet you've rescued?
Miranda: Cher is the tea cup Chihuahua I just rescued, I took a friend to the shelter to rescue an animal and they brought out Cher, who was found in a dumpster.
Question: Will either you or Blake be selling your farms?
Miranda: I don't think either one of us will sell our farms, so I guess we'll just visit each other.
Question: Tell us about "The House That Built Me"?
Miranda: I first heard the song on a CD that was given to Blake of possible songs to put on an album. I immediately connected with the song and so Blake asked me if I wanted it. So it went from on hold for Blake Shelton to on hold for Miranda. Now Blake wants it back so I think that means the song is doing well.
Miranda introduced GAC’s Nan Kelly and explained that Nan is a cancer survivor and also an animal lover. Miranda further explained that Nan's home had been affected by the recent flooding in Nashville. Nan described the Grand Ole Opry being under water and how amazing it was that the Opry didn't miss a beat proving that the Grand Ole Opry isn't a building, it's the people that make the show.
Question: Talking about the flooding in Nashville, do you know how animals may have been affected in the Nashville area.
Miranda: I personally contacted two shelters that were affected to see how I could help and I know that they were able to get all the animals to safety. What they needed most was money. Maybe Nan can comment further since it is her home town. Nan Kelly: The Nashville Humane Society is actively working with animals abandoned during the floods as well as pet owners who have lost their pets.
Question: When should we expect a new album?
Miranda: For the immediate future I will be focusing on my Roadside Bars and Pink Guitars Tour and planning a wedding. I would say late 2011.
Question: Can you give us the details about your ring, size, cut etc?
Miranda: To be honest I don't know the answer to any of those questions. All I can say is that I am so proud of Blake for knowing me well enough to get me the perfect ring. All I really know is that is it beautiful and shiny.
Question: 2010 and has been a phenomenal year for you both personally and professionally, what will your next big thing be?
Miranda: I have had a really amazing year. I am going to keep doing what I am doing, touring and planning a wedding.
Question: Is Blake going to have a bachelor party?
Miranda: I think we will have a joint party, you know how Blake is. That way I can keep an eye on him.
Question: Can you give us the details of how Blake proposed?
Miranda: The engagement was very us, but we want to keep the details private. Since most of our lives are very public, this is one thing that we can keep private, but I will say I was wearing a sweaty camo jacket.
Question: Where will the honeymoon be?
Miranda: We really haven't gotten that far yet.
Bev Lambert: Home.
Miranda: Yes, home, that would be nice.
Question: Is there a dream or goal that you have for yourself that you have yet to accomplish.
Miranda: I have been so blessed and realized dreams I couldn't have imagined. My goal right now is to raise $500K for the Mutt Nation Foundation.
For more information on Mutt Nation visit http://muttnationfoundation.com/
For more information on the Humane Society Of East Texas visit http://hsoet.org/
For more information on Miranda Lambert visit http://www.mirandalambert.com/
Traveling Highway 110 in Tyler, Texas to Villa de Felicita, the site for Miranda Lamberts' 3rd Annual Cause For Paws, you truly get a sense of "The House That Built Me", or in this case the hometown that built Miranda.
Highway 110 is a winding, two lane highway lined with farms and quaint homes. Villa de Felicita is a beautiful special event venue surrounded with well kept gardens that on May 15, 2010 acted as the background to the stage that would host GAC's Nan Kelly, Kacey Musgraves, The Whiskey Myers Band and finally the headline performance of Miranda Lambert.
During the pre-show press conference Miranda answered questions from media representatives on her participation of this cause, as well as her recent album and much publicized engagement to Blake Shelton.
During the press conference she held Delilah, the first dog she rescued in 2007. Nan Kelly held Delta Dawn, a dog Miranda rescued from a Sonic parking lot and Bev Lambert is holding Cher, Miranda's most recent rescue found in a dumpster in Oklahoma and was rescued when Miranda took her friend to the shelter to get a pet.
Question: How many animals do you have?
Miranda: I have two horses, and too many horses, 6 dogs, 3 cats, chickens and several cows.
Question: Why is this cause important to you?
Miranda: This represents everything I stand for. The money we have raised in the past has helped the Humane Society of East Texas become a no-kill shelter. But there is still more to do and more abandoned animals to help.
Question: When is the wedding?
Miranda: That is the first thing everyone asks after you get engaged, people were asking me that when we had only been engaged for six hours. We haven't decided on a date.
Question: How did your affiliation with the humane society begin?
Miranda: When I rescued Delilah from the shelter, I saw how over crowded it was and decided to do something to help. The Humane Society of East Texas and Mutt Nation represent everything I stand for.
Question: We know that Delilah is the first animal you rescued, do you have another story or special memory about another pet you've rescued?
Miranda: Cher is the tea cup Chihuahua I just rescued, I took a friend to the shelter to rescue an animal and they brought out Cher, who was found in a dumpster.
Question: Will either you or Blake be selling your farms?
Miranda: I don't think either one of us will sell our farms, so I guess we'll just visit each other.
Question: Tell us about "The House That Built Me"?
Miranda: I first heard the song on a CD that was given to Blake of possible songs to put on an album. I immediately connected with the song and so Blake asked me if I wanted it. So it went from on hold for Blake Shelton to on hold for Miranda. Now Blake wants it back so I think that means the song is doing well.
Miranda introduced GAC’s Nan Kelly and explained that Nan is a cancer survivor and also an animal lover. Miranda further explained that Nan's home had been affected by the recent flooding in Nashville. Nan described the Grand Ole Opry being under water and how amazing it was that the Opry didn't miss a beat proving that the Grand Ole Opry isn't a building, it's the people that make the show.
Question: Talking about the flooding in Nashville, do you know how animals may have been affected in the Nashville area.
Miranda: I personally contacted two shelters that were affected to see how I could help and I know that they were able to get all the animals to safety. What they needed most was money. Maybe Nan can comment further since it is her home town. Nan Kelly: The Nashville Humane Society is actively working with animals abandoned during the floods as well as pet owners who have lost their pets.
Question: When should we expect a new album?
Miranda: For the immediate future I will be focusing on my Roadside Bars and Pink Guitars Tour and planning a wedding. I would say late 2011.
Question: Can you give us the details about your ring, size, cut etc?
Miranda: To be honest I don't know the answer to any of those questions. All I can say is that I am so proud of Blake for knowing me well enough to get me the perfect ring. All I really know is that is it beautiful and shiny.
Question: 2010 and has been a phenomenal year for you both personally and professionally, what will your next big thing be?
Miranda: I have had a really amazing year. I am going to keep doing what I am doing, touring and planning a wedding.
Question: Is Blake going to have a bachelor party?
Miranda: I think we will have a joint party, you know how Blake is. That way I can keep an eye on him.
Question: Can you give us the details of how Blake proposed?
Miranda: The engagement was very us, but we want to keep the details private. Since most of our lives are very public, this is one thing that we can keep private, but I will say I was wearing a sweaty camo jacket.
Question: Where will the honeymoon be?
Miranda: We really haven't gotten that far yet.
Bev Lambert: Home.
Miranda: Yes, home, that would be nice.
Question: Is there a dream or goal that you have for yourself that you have yet to accomplish.
Miranda: I have been so blessed and realized dreams I couldn't have imagined. My goal right now is to raise $500K for the Mutt Nation Foundation.
For more information on Mutt Nation visit http://muttnationfoundation.com/
For more information on the Humane Society Of East Texas visit http://hsoet.org/
For more information on Miranda Lambert visit http://www.mirandalambert.com/
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