article_snippet: As detailed in The Hollywood Reporter's 2013 Philantrophy Issue, Sam Simon's charitable contributions include founding the Malibu-based Sam Simon Foundation (worth nearly $23 million as of 2011)
article_snippet: that rescues the hungry and feeds stray dogs.
article_snippet: Sam Simon other pet charities include PETA, which in February thanked Sam Simon for Sam Simon support by naming its Norfolk, Virginia, headquarters The Sam Simon Center; international nonprofit Save the Children; and the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, a global marine conservation organization.
article_snippet: Sam Simon generosity led the latter in 2012 to name one of the four ships in its fleet of vessels -- used to hinder whaling and illegal fishing -- Sam Simon.
article_snippet: Sam Simon also turned a Malibu spread into a canine haven that rescues dogs from kill shelters and trains kill shelters as companions for the deaf.
article_snippet: In May 2014, it was revealed that Sam Simon spent $60,000 to rescue an abused thoroughbred.
article_snippet: Another time, Elvis Presley returned the dog that Sam Simon had lost.
highlights_snippet: Animal welfare was among Sam Simon's primary causes .