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Wed, 01/06/2021 - 10:00am The PAWS Auction for the Animals is the largest fundraiser of the year for the Camden-based animal shelter, making it the most important. When it became clear they would need to move the event online in 2020, staff were worried.“We weren’t sure what to expect,” PAWS Executive Director, Shelly Butler, explained. “We had to cancel three major fundraisers this year due to the pandemic. The fundraisers we were able to hold virtually online helped but didn’t receive the level of participation they typically do at live events.” Despite the challenges,...

Barker" is. what is the abigil? >> two-thirds of the vessel, we named it after him for that reason. >> larry: do you think, captain swift, about taking risks? >> absolutely. anytime we get involved with these actions we know what's possible down there. our resolve and passion, our determination to shut down the illegal activities overrides all of that. >> larry: fiona, do you have a specific duty on the ship? >> i was rescue swimmer. put up my home. not thinking it was quite a significant accident. i was also a deck hand, with painting and sanding and launching small boats and learned a lot ve...

>> i'm getting out, too. >> put the engine down. push it out. straight out. you all right? i'm going to start it, give it a little push. >> at which point i made the decision i am going to start the engine and just drive it onto the rocks. >> oh, my god. oh. whoa, whoa, whoa! whoa! >> larry: captain watson, captain swift, and bob barker joins us, of course, the iconic tv personality, longtime animal rights activist. he donated $5 million to sea shepherd for the retrofitting of the vessel now christened in his honor. take a look.

Funds to purchase two-thirds of that vessel. and so we named it after him for that reason. >> larry: do you think, captain swift, about taking risks? >> absolutely. anytime we get involved with these actions, there are inherent risks. but we're all briefed. we know what's possible down there. our resolve and passion, our determination to shut down the illegal activities overrides all of that. >> larry: fiona, do you have a specific duty on the ship? >> i was rescue swimmer. put up my home. not thinking it was quite a significant accident. i was also a deck hand, with painting and sanding and l...

Of be kind to animals week here in los angeles one year. years ago. maybe 35, 40 years ago. and as such, i did radio interviews and television interviews. and i talked with people, and i was invited by various organizations to participate in their activities. and i did. and as i did, i began to be aware of the horrendous exploitation and mistreatment of animals in our country, in the world as a matter of fact. as i did, i just felt compelled to try to do what i could to rectify the situation. >> larry: what -- what, captain swift, is an engagement like? >> thrilling. >> larry: do you yell at e...