Arianne Zucker is a Charitable White Water Rafter

In a new interview with Soap Opera Weekly, Arianne Zucker spoke about two of her favorite causes: giving to charity and going on adventure trips.

Here are excerpts from the conversation between the publication and the Days of Our Lives actress:

Weekly: Is there a particular pet charity you support?
Zucker: I did my first event for a group called Dogs in Danger. It was a doggie fashion show and a lot of fun. It's a newer charity for abused and abandoned dogs. There are so many out there, and they try to get the dogs adopted [and] find homes for them.

Weekly: You mentioned charities that support abused women, too. Is there one you strongly support?
Zucker: Yes. There's a very important one called The Shepherd's Door. I attended their event last summer. They asked me to host it this year, but unfortunately I was not available. It's really interesting. As much as I love animals, the woman who runs The Shepherd's Door told me there are actually more facilities for abused animals than there are for abused women.

Weekly: So what’s next on your to-do list?
Zucker: I would like to go on a level four or five, work up to doing bigger rapids. They’re bigger and steeper, and you get all soaked out there in your raft. That would be awesome.

Weekly: What about tackling something else, like skydiving or bungee-jumping?
Zucker: No. I'm not a jumping-out of-a-perfectly-good-airplane type of person. Anything on the ground is fine with me. As for midair adventures, I'm not interested.

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