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Note from
Our Founder
Dear Friends,
At year's end we celebrate all the adoptions of homeless pets during 2007. It warms my heart to think of those pets enjoying their first holiday seasons with their new families. I want to thank you for your concern for homeless pets and to encourage you to continue spreading the word to your friends and loved ones: Don’t visit pet stores that sell dogs and cats — they support puppy and kitten mills. Instead, spread the word about Petfinder.com to help us in our mission to stop the euthanasia of adoptable pets.
Betsy Saul
Co-Founder, Petfinder.com
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Happy Tail: Holiday Hopes
Submitted by Nicole LaGala from Snohomish, Wash.:
Clyde was very shy when we met him, but despite this, we knew he was coming home with us…He has become my best friend. I see a sense of innocence in him, and even maybe a bit of gratefulness, with every treat and pat he receives. Slowly, his personality is emerging, and I hope he can learn that affection and attention are things that he deserves…I feel good when he expresses his happiness at seeing me, and it's all because we've chosen to give him his forever home. I highly recommend adopting a pet from your local shelter.
Clyde was adopted from Progressive Animal Welfare Society, Lynnwood, Wash.
Do You Have a Happy Tail?
Send us your Petfinder pet's happy ending story. It will be entered in our monthly Happy "Tail" drawing, and you may win a Man's Best Friend Fun Pack and a baseball cap from our friends at The Animal Rescue Site. |
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Season’s Greetings:
Give Yourself a
Gift of Love
You can have a Holly Jolly Holiday -- these pets (who need homes for the holidays, by the way) prove it.
HOLLY
Caldwell, Idaho. |
JOLLY
Huntley, Ill. | 
HOLIDAY
San Diego, Calif. |
To see how many other pets have holiday names, do an advanced search. How many Mistletoes can you find on Petfinder.com?
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Treats, Tips & Trimmings
HERE’S WHAT YOU SAID!
HOW DO YOU MAKE THE HOLIDAYS
SPECIAL FOR YOUR PET?
In November, we asked how you celebrate the holidays with your pets. Mainly, we learned, people share the bountiful harvest (ham, sweet potatoes, turkey) with their pets. Here are a few other responses:
• A.J. Hubeny decorates the outside wall of her guinea pigs’ cage with Christmas wrapping paper and lets them play underneath the tree when out for exercise. Her cats get holiday collars and enjoy playing in the wrapping paper after presents are opened.
• The Somers got their pug, their grandpug and their great-grandpug together for Thanksgiving. It was spug-tacular!
• Terri Maria takes her Shih Tzu, Rosie, for a picture with Santa and reminds us how she makes her house safe for Rosie during the holidays: no tinsel in the house and shatterproof ornaments. Wires for lights are out of reach. No chocolate or other things that might make Rosie ill. Good advice.
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THE POWER OF PETS
Pets reduce stress and improve your overall health.
TELL US: IF YOUR PET COULD MAKE A NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Let us hear from you, and we’ll share some of your responses next month.
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Spotlight on
Our Sponsors
NIKON: VOTE FOR THE BEST HOLIDAY PET PHOTO
We've chosen our ten finalists for the Petfinder.com Favorite Holiday Pet Shot Contest! Find out how to vote for your favorite pet shot.
PURINA: CHECK OUT
PETCENTRIC PLACE
Petcentric Place is a new community within Petcentric.com that allows consumers to create profiles of themselves and/or their pets, upload photos of themselves and/or their pets, comment on and rate these photos and choose friends for themselves and their pets. Petcentric.com is brought to you by Purina.
SPREAD THE CHEER: A PETCO ONLINE GIFT CERTIFICATE
Remember you favorite pet adoption group with a gift certificate they can redeem to help homeless pets. It’s good for food, shelter supplies or toys at PETCO.com.
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Foundation News
IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) received a grant from our Foundation disaster fund to help them in their disaster response and has generously agreed to let Petfinder.com work from their rescue vehicle in the event both organizations are deployed to the same disaster.
PETFINDER.COM FOUNDATION
TAIL WAGS GO TO...
• 200+ individuals who contributed to the California Wildfire disaster fund
• Greater Good Foundation
• Paws to Save Pets by Merial
• A. Finch
…for their generous contributions to the Petfinder.com Foundation.
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Want to Help?
SPONSOR A PET
to help pay for his or her housing, food and vet bills. (If the animal you select has been adopted, your donation will be directed to another homeless pet.)
SPECIAL OCCASION?
For his birthday, six-year-old Luke G. asked his friends to donate to the Petfinder.com Foundation in lieu of gifts.If you would like your family and friends to send donations in honor of a special occasion, please let us know. We can provide sample wording for your special request.
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Chase winter's chill away while spreading the word about the importance of pet adoption. Now that's a vest that wears well! Sizes S to 5XL. From $19.95.
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Play it Safe
HOLIDAY SAFETY TIPS
Holidays! A great time for people, but not always so great for pets. Make sure your furry friends have up-to-date ID tags and that all visitors know to keep outside doors closed. Give shy pets a retreat where they can go when they're feeling overwhelmed. Candles and space heaters are especially dangerous. Make sure they are inaccessible to your pets. Make the holidays safe and fun for you and your pets.
DISASTER STRIKES UNEXPECTEDLY: PLAN AHEAD
Ice storms? Fires? Floods? Have a disaster plan ready in case you and your pets are faced with a natural or man-made calamity
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across the USA, Canada and Mexico, free ads for lost, found, adoptable and wanted pets, pet-related message boards, a library of pet information, and pet-related content for kids. Since its inception, Petfinder has helped find homes for more than 11 million pets.
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