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Note from Our FounderNote from Our Founder
Happy TailHappy Tail
Find a BuddyFind a Buddy
Treats, Tips, TidbitsTreats, Tips & Tidbits
Foundation NewsFoundation News
More News for JanuaryMore News for January
Note from
Our Founder


I'm tired of the same old problem. Experts tell us four million pets will be killed this year — many of them because they are homeless. Euthanasia to prevent suffering is one thing, but you and I need to get all of the ADOPTABLE pets into loving homes. Please help me in '08 by either fostering a pet or telling five people about Petfinder each week. Together we can end the euthanasia of adoptable pets.

Betsy Saul
Betsy Saul
Co-Founder, Petfinder.com

Happy Tail: Three's Company

Submitted by Diane Spaar in Louisiana:

Our oldest dog had died, and we wanted a friend for the buddy he left behind. I searched Petfinder and found not one but three Shelties at a shelter in Oklahoma and…we decided to take all three. They had the dogs tested for heartworm and found one was positive. We still couldn't leave her there...and she went through the heartworm treatment fine. Our original furry buddy, Yogi, passed away about four months after we got the Shelties, but they have helped us by giving us somewhere to use the hugs we miss giving him.

Hershey, Lassie and Anabel were adopted from Bethany Animal Shelter, Bethany, Okla.



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.
January Happy Tail Hershey, Lassie and Anabel
Find a Buddy: Adopt a homeless pet!

Buddy is the most popular dog name on Petfinder, but there are plenty of other pets named Buddy, too--and every Buddy needs a home. Can you help them out?

BUDDY
BUDDY
Ann Arbor, Mich.
BUDDY
BUDDY
Sand Springs, Okla.
BUDDY
BUDDY
Marlton, N.J.
Treats, Tips & Tidbits

HERE'S WHAT YOU SAID!
YOUR PET'S NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

Last month we asked you to send us your pet's New Year's resolutions. Thanks to all of you who sent us your wishful thinking. Here are two resolutions from Dash (pictured on the right):

• I resolve to stop terrorizing Boomer. Just because I can run back and forth underneath him doesn't mean I am the boss of him.

• I resolve to stop growling at Daddy when he tries to lie down in his own bed. I can fit between Mommy and Daddy just fine.

Valentine's Day

TELL US:
What is your pet's dream Valentine's Day activity?

Or share why your pet is a better Valentine than your significant other.

Let us hear from you, and we'll share some of your responses next month. (Include your name, where you live and what kind of pet you have.)


HEALTH BENEFITS OF HAVING A PET
If you missed this article last month, check out the power of pets on the DiscoveryHealth site.
Boomer and Dash
BOOMER & DASH

Pamper Your Pet Sweepstakes

Petfinder PSA
Foundation News

DID YOU SEE US AT THE MOVIES?
National CineMedia (NCM) donated poster space in 81 theaters and showed our video PSA in nearly 500 movie theater lobbies across the country throughout the month of December. Thanks to NCM for their support!

PETFINDER.COM FOUNDATION
TAIL WAGS GO TO...

• E. Boskey
• A. Finch
• A. Fontaine
• C. Philbrick
• J. Weiss
• C. Wittress
• Nestlé Purina PetCare Company
• Ralph and Virginia Mullin Foundation
Greater Good Foundation
Paws to Save Pets by Merial

...for their generous contributions last month.


Sponsor Spotlight
Petco.com Win a $500 PETCO.com Shopping Spree!
Enter the Valentine's Day Product Review Contest


Want to Help?

SPONSOR A PET
Help with housing, food and vet bills for a homeless pet through our Sponsor a Pet program. (If the animal you select has already been adopted, your donation is directed to another homeless pet.)


Microfiber Petfinder Bag
Our spacious bag is a fashion accessory that spreads the word about the importance of pet adoption.

More News for January

JANUARY IS ADOPT-A-RESCUED-BIRD MONTH
Think outside the fur! Feathered pets make wonderful friends and will always give you something to crow about. Learn more about birds.

MARK THE DATE: PETFINDER.COM TV SHOW
You're familiar with Petfinder on the computer screen. Now, Animal Planet brings you Petfinder on the television screen! The 13-episode series premieres at 9 p.m. (ET/PT), Saturday, Feb. 9.

DISASTER RELIEF
During the recent ice storms, the Petfinder.com Foundation gave disaster grants to two Oklahoma animal welfare organizations to buy portable power generators.




Adopt a Rescued Bird

Adopt a Rescued Bird

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