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The hope is that the influx of donations will help countless animals around the world find homes and care, which is something the star would have wanted. It didn\u2019t take long before the challenge quickly went viral and was picked up by White\u2019s fans on Twitter and Facebook.\u00a0White, the legendary TV actress known for her iconic roles in the Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Golden Girls, died on 31 December, three weeks shy of her 100th birthday, of natural causes. She was 99.White was a lifelong animal lover who worked tirelessly to raise money and support various causes. She told Smithsonian Magazine in 2012 that her parents, who were themselves “tremendous animal lovers”, instilled in her a kinship toward all creatures from a young age and “they imbued in me the fact that there isn\u2019t an animal on the planet that I don\u2019t find fascinating and want to learn more about”.\u00a0Before pursuing a lengthy career in Hollywood, White even aspired to become a forest ranger, at the time when women were not allowed in the profession. In 2010, the US Forest Service made her an honorary ranger.\u00a0Ways to donate to animals:There are numerous animal rescues, organisations and shelters in Singapore to which you can donate in honour of White. These include SPCA Singapore, Cat Welfare Society, Voices for Animals, Acres Wildlife Rescue, Action for Singapore Dogs, Animal Lovers League, Kittens Sanctuary Singapore and Madam Wong\u2019s Shelter and Friends.For the challenge, all you need is to donate $5 to any shelter of your choice under White\u2019s name.Join the conversations on TheHomeGround Asia\u2019s Facebook and Instagram, and get the latest updates via Telegram."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"International","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/international\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Call to honour Betty White\u2019s 100th birthday","item":"https:\/\/thehomeground.asia\/international\/call-to-honour-betty-whites-100th-birthday\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]