Joe Flacco is giving a little star power to area animals in need.
In addition to a recent donation, the Ravens quarterback is lending his image to help the Baltimore Humane Society.
People can see Flacco's smiling face throughout the region on billboards, where he's holding a puppy and asking folks to "team up with Joe" and the shelter. The most prominent one will be along the Jones Falls Expressway.
Humane Society, a non-profit, no-kill shelter, hopes the new campaign will raise awareness about its adoption efforts, based out of a newly renovated shelter in Reisterstown.
To jumpstart the effort even more, Flacco has autographed a number of items that the Humane Society will be giving away to people who "like"