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"Ninety-percent of puppies in kennels come from mills." So said the ethereal blue screen at last night's benefit for ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals), hosted by culinary connoisseur Katie Lee Joel. The annual 2008 Shaggy Dog Gala, held at the Gehry-designed IAC building in West Chelsea, boasted fanciful hors d'oeuvres like mini pig-in-a-blankets, and a silent auction of mainly sports memorabilia -- including a neon orange soccer ball signed by Pele himself, a bundle of vintage Yankee tributes, and a photograph from 1973 of Elvis playfully greeting Muhammad Ali in a fighting stance.

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