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Sara Kent
Director, Shelter Outreach
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Petfinder.com Gives Shelter Pets New Byte
Silver Spring, MD--Over 345,000 homeless pets in more than 13,000 animal placement organizations across the U.S. and Canada have their own homepages, thanks to one of the most unifying initiatives to ever hit animal welfare -- Petfinder.com, the oldest and largest searchable directory of adoptable pets on the Web. Continued...
Latest Press Releases
Petfinder Promotes Preventative Care with 'Take Your Cat to the Vet Week'
Thursday, August 16, 2012Petfinder Raises Awareness for Feline Friends with Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month
Thursday, June 14, 2012Petfinder Encourages Healthy Pets and Families with 'Fit FurKeeps'
Tuesday, May 15, 2012Spring Cleaning: No Use for Old Towels and Blankets? Donate them to an Animal Shelter or Rescue Group
Tuesday, March 20, 2012Adopt Your Own High-Class Pooch on Petfinder.com
Friday, February 10, 2012Petfinder.com Pets Are Stars on and off the Field in Puppy Bowl VIII on Animal Planet, February 5
Tuesday, January 31, 2012Petfinder.com Pets Are Stars On and Off The Field In Puppy Bowl VIII On Animal Planet, February 5
Tuesday, January 31, 2012Petfinder.com Announces the Most Popular and Most Unusual Adoptable Pet Names of 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011Petfinder.com Launches Third Annual Foster A Lonely Pet For The Holidays Program
Thursday, November 17, 2011Petfinder.com Celebrates Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month!
Saturday, October 1, 2011Petfinder.com Announces Adopt-A-Less-Adoptable-Pet-Week September 17-25
Wednesday, September 14, 2011Petfinder.com Announces 2011 Top Airlines in U.S. and Canada for Pet Travel
Monday, July 18, 2011Petfinder.com Encourages People to Volunteer at Their Local Shelters and Rescue Groups
Friday, July 1, 2011Petfinder.com Announces First Ever “Big Birthday Adoption Event” Across Nearly 1,500 Shelters and Rescue Groups in North America
Wednesday, June 29, 2011During June’s Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month, Leading National Animal Organizations Say Two Feline Friends Are Better Than One
Friday, June 3, 2011Petfinder.com iPhone App Wins People’s Voice Webby Award
Sunday, May 1, 2011Royal Couple Should Consider Adding a Pet to the Royal Family
Wednesday, April 20, 2011Petfinder Celebrates 15 Years and 17 Million Pet Adoptions
Tuesday, March 1, 2011Westminster Dog Show -- Adopting Your Own Best in Show
Tuesday, February 15, 2011Petfinder.com Launches Train FurKeeps as Part of its Overall FurKeeps Initiative to Keep Pets in Homes
Saturday, January 1, 2011Petfinder.com Announces Top 10 Most Popular Names of 2010 and Shines a Spotlight on Adoptable Pets with Celebrity Names
Wednesday, December 29, 2010Petfinder.com Presents Second Annual "Foster A Lonely Pet For The Holidays" Program
Thursday, December 9, 2010‘Adoption Is the Only Option’ – Petfinder.com Spreads Message and Celebrates Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog-Month
Friday, October 1, 2010Petfinder.com Kicked Off Adopt-A-Less-Adoptable-Pet Week September 19 - 25
Sunday, September 19, 2010Petfinder.com Survey Reveals Increase in Pet Surrenders Across the Gulf Coast Due to Oil Spill
Thursday, August 19, 2010Petfinder.com Offers Heat Safety Tips for the ‘Dog Days’ of Summer
Wednesday, August 11, 2010Petfinder.com Calls Attention to Katrina Pets Who Remain Homeless & Commemorates Hurricane’s 5th Anniversary
Wednesday, August 11, 2010Petfinder.com Announces 2010 Most Pet-Friendly U.S. Airlines
Thursday, July 29, 2010Petfinder.com Announces Winners of 'The Whiskers' to Celebrate Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month in June
Thursday, July 15, 2010Petfinder.Com Launches ‘Chip Furkeeps’ to Help Lost Pets Find Their Way Back Home
Tuesday, July 13, 2010Petfinder.com Extends 'Furkeeps' Program to Help More Pets Find Fur-Ever Homes
Thursday, June 10, 2010Petfinder.com to Launch The Whiskers to Celebrate Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month in June
Monday, May 24, 2010Petfinder.com Finds Allergies Don’t Keep Pet Lovers Away From Their Furry Friends
Tuesday, May 18, 2010Petfinder.com Honors All-Star Volunteers in Celebration of National Volunteer Week
Sunday, April 18, 2010Petfinder.com Adds Speed and Ease to Homeless Pet Search
Thursday, March 18, 2010Petfinder.com Launches 'FurKeeps' Program In March 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010Petfinder.com App Now Available on App Store
Thursday, March 4, 2010Pet Lovers Can Adopt Their Own "Best in Show" Pooch Following the Westminster Dog Show
Wednesday, February 17, 2010Petfinder.com Puppies Star in Sixth Annual Animal Planet Puppy Bowl
Monday, February 1, 2010Petfinder.com Provides Tips for Keeping Pets Safe In Extreme Cold Weather
Tuesday, January 5, 2010Petfinder.com Announces Top 10 Most Popular and Most Unusual Names of 2009
Thursday, December 17, 2009Petfinder.com Creates "Pet Rocker" Interactive Holiday Music Game
Tuesday, December 8, 2009Petfinder.com Presents Year-End "Wrap-Up" of the Best Gifts, Tips and Ideas for Pet Lovers This Holiday Season
Wednesday, November 18, 2009Petfinder.com Launches "Foster a Lonely Pet for the Holidays" Program in Partnership with Hallmark Hall of Fame Movie and Book, "A Dog Named Christmas"
Wednesday, November 11, 2009Petfinder.com Launches Howl-O-Ween Photo Contest in Search of the Best Pet Costumes
Thursday, October 1, 2009Petfinder.com Marks Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month, with A Look Back At Pet Adoption Over The Years
Thursday, October 1, 2009Petfinder.com Brings Attention Back to Pit Bulls
Thursday, September 17, 2009Some Lucky Shelter Will Win $20,000 for Christmas
Monday, September 14, 2009Petfinder.com Provides Tips On Treating Pet Separation Anxiety During Back-To-School Season
Wednesday, August 26, 2009Petfinder.com Launches the First Ever Adopt-A-Less-Adoptable-Pet Day
Thursday, July 23, 2009Petfinder.com Celebrates Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month with Icanhascheezburger.com Partnership
Tuesday, June 16, 2009Petfinder.com Announces Top Five Pet-Friendly Airlines for 2009
Thursday, June 11, 2009Petfinder.com Partners with Pet Sitters International for 10th Annual Take Your Dog to Work Day
Monday, June 8, 2009Adopt-A-Shelter-Cat Month: For Television Media
Monday, June 1, 2009Growing Trend: Pets in Weddings
Thursday, May 28, 2009Petfinder.com Provides Tips for Saving Money on Pet Expenses
Tuesday, May 12, 2009Petfinder.com Suggests Pet-Lovers Give Back to the Community During National Volunteer Week
Wednesday, April 15, 2009Petfinder.com Expert Available to Discuss the Obama Family's New Puppy
Sunday, April 12, 2009Petfinder.com Awards Adoptable Pet with Advice
Wednesday, March 25, 2009Petfinder.com Survey Voices Animal Welfare Crisis
Tuesday, March 24, 2009Petfinder.com Offers Advice for Coping with Loss of a Pet
Tuesday, March 17, 2009Star from "It's Me or the Dog," Victoria Stilwell, Helps an Adoptable Pet on Petfinder.com
Friday, March 13, 2009Westminster Dog Show Breeds Can Be Adopted from Petfinder.com
Wednesday, February 11, 2009Top Ten Ways Your Pet Can Score You a Date
Monday, February 9, 2009Puppy Bowl V Makes for a Paw-Riffic Time Super Bowl Sunday
Thursday, January 22, 2009Homeless Pets Hit the Big Screen
Thursday, January 15, 2009Cold Weather Tips for Pets from Petfinder.com
Thursday, January 15, 2009Inspirational New Year's Resolution from Petfinder.Com
Friday, January 9, 2009How to Avoid a "Marley" Situation
Thursday, December 18, 2008Petfinder.com Announces Top 10 Most Popular Pet Names
Thursday, December 4, 2008Celebrate the Holidays with Ugly Pet Sweater Contest
Monday, November 24, 2008Giving Back When Cutting Back This Holiday Season
Thursday, November 20, 2008Obama Family Can Adopt a Hypo-Allergenic Dog on Petfinder.com
Monday, November 10, 2008Petfinder.com Offers Important Reminders as the Obama Family Gets Excited for a New Puppy
Thursday, November 6, 2008Past Presidential Pets in the White House - Who Will Be Next?
Thursday, October 23, 2008Petfinder.com Is Holding Its Second Annual Discovery Adoption Event in Silver Spring, MD, on Tuesday, October 21
Tuesday, October 21, 2008Petfinder.com Offers Creative, Last-Minute Halloween Costumes for Fido and Fluffy
Wednesday, October 8, 2008Petfinder.com Hits Record 300,000 Adoptable Pets Online!
Monday, September 22, 2008Petfinder.com Foundation Partners With Merial to Donate $1 Million Worth of Generators to Shelters and Rescue Groups Nationwide
Monday, September 15, 2008Expert Available to Discuss Hurricane Ike Evacuation Tips for Pets
Friday, September 12, 2008Petfinder.com Encourages Preparedness For Hurricanes
Friday, September 5, 2008Petfinder.com Prepares For Hurricane Gustav And Encourages People To Take Their Pets With Them If Evacuating
Friday, August 29, 2008Pet Disaster Prepareness For Tropical Storm Fay
Monday, August 18, 2008Petfinder.com and Team Desert Dawgs Ride the Longest Off-Road Race in the United States
Monday, August 18, 2008Tips From Petfinder.Com On Traveling With Pets Coast To Coast
Wednesday, August 13, 2008Candidate-Canine Connection On Petfinder.com
Friday, August 8, 2008Petfinder.com Is Now Mobile
Tuesday, July 29, 2008Petfinder.com Prepares For Hurricane Dolly
Tuesday, July 22, 2008Petfinder.com Expert Available To Discuss How Fostering Is The Solution To The Pet Abandonment Crisis From Foreclosures
Monday, June 30, 2008New Petfinder.com Pet Video Prepares Expecting Parents For Their New Addition
Wednesday, June 18, 2008New Petfinder.com Pet Video Prepares Expecting Parents For Their New Addition
Wednesday, June 18, 2008Petfinder.com Survey Finds Record Number Of People Giving Away Pets Because Of Foreclosures
Monday, June 9, 2008Petfinder.com Shares The Benefits Of Pets At Work
Wednesday, June 4, 2008In Response to Florida Wildfires, Petfinder.com Offers Resources With Disaster Preparedness Kit
Tuesday, May 27, 2008Petfinder.com Encourages Pet-Lovers to Get Involved With National Volunteer Week
Wednesday, April 23, 2008Petfinder.com Holds First-Ever "Cats Rule! Ad Contest" to Stop Cat Misunderstandings
Monday, April 21, 2008Petfinder.com Shares Its Favorite Eco-Friendly Products For Animals
Tuesday, April 8, 2008Petfinder.com Encourages You to Find The Right Mate
Tuesday, February 12, 2008Healthy Food For You And Your Pet From Petfinder.com
Saturday, January 26, 2008Petfinder.com Gives Shelter Pets New Byte
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