Pet Product News - March 2017

;s ;elp ;omeless ;ets;,; the California retailer encouraged the donation of rescue-appro;ed items from popular brands, including ;lanet Dog, ;atchwor;, ;i;bi and ;ong. It can be ;ery stressful for animals to be in a shelter, so ha;ing something to chew on helps reduce stress, which ma;es the pet not only happier, but also more li;ely to be adopted, ;et Food ;;press stated.

;he e;ent raised nearly ;;;;,;;; in December ;;;;, and ;et Food ;;press employees de-li;ered treats and toys to more than ;;; California animal shelters and rescues;the most e;er in the si;-year history of the annual campaign, which has now raised a grand total of ;;;;,;;;.

SODAPUP SELECTS
MUTTSKICKBUTT
AWARD WINNERS

;rue Dogs, ma;er of ;oda;up brand dog toys, selected winners of its ;utts;ic;;utt award program, which recogni;es ;olunteers and employees of nonprofit organi;ations dedicated to dog rescue acti;ities. ;he goal of the ;utts;ic;;utt program is to highlight the wor; that ;olunteers and nonprofits do to rescue and place dogs in fore;er homes, said Adam ;a;er, founder and C;O of ;oulder, Colo.-based ;rue Dogs.

First place was awarded to ;usie ;ansen, a ;olunteer with Abandoned ;et ;escue (A;;), ;outh Florida’s largest no-;ill shelter in Ft. ;auderdale, Fla. Although ;ansen has a full-time ;ob, she spends e;ery wa;ing hour that she’s not at wor; at the shelter, o;erseeing day-to-day operations. ;he can be found in the medical bay, administering to sic; or in;ured dogs and cats that are left outside their door or found wandering the streets, or in the dog and cat areas, cuddling with the animals and cleaning their en;ironment. ;ansen handles pit bulls, which are the hardest animals to place, she said, adding that she has adopted fi;e of them herself. ;ansen also is a familiar presence at the front des;, handling administrati;e and financial duties, as well as greeting ;isitors and o;erseeing the adoption process.

;;he is the heart and soul of A;; and truly does it all,; ;a;er said.

;econd place was gi;en to
;ar; ;ane, who ;olunteers
at ;ames ;i;er ;reyhounds
in ;ichmond, ;a. ;ames ;i;er
;reyhounds has placed more
than ;,;;; greyhounds into car-
ing fore;er homes. ;ot only has
;ane ta;en countless dogs into
his own home, but he also wor;s
tirelessly to ensure all dogs are
placed into lo;ing permanent
homes. ;e has made se;eral
cross-country trips to help trans-
port these dogs to their new
homes, and he also is building a
facility at his personal residence
to help e;pand his ability to help
more dogs.
;he third-place winner,
;elissa ;eyer, ;olunteers at
;ets of the ;omeless in Carson
City, ;e;. ;ets of the ;omeless
belie;es in the healing power
of companion pets and of the
human-animal bond, which is
;ery important in the li;es of
many homeless, who find so-
lace, protection and compan-
ionship through their pets, ac-
cording to the organi;ation.
;he homeless care for their
pets on limited resources, so
they themsel;es ha;e less,
;eyer said. ;he mission of ;ets
of the ;omeless is to pro;ide
basic emergency ;eterinary
care to their pets and, thus, re-
lie;e the anguish and an;iety
of not being able to pro;ide for
their pets. ;eyer wor;s in the
small office writing press re-
leases, writing research grants,
wor;ing on the database and
whate;er else needs doing.
;o honor these dedicated
people and the organi;ations
where they ;olunteer, ;oda;up
will ma;e product donations to
each of the three organi;ations.

AKC CANINE HEALTH
FOUNDATION RECEIVES
RESEARCH DONATION

;he American ;ennel Club Canine ;ealth Foundation (C;F), a nonprofit organi;ation whose mission is to pre;ent, treat and cure disease in all dogs, will continue to in;est in ;ey canine health research initiati;es, than;s to a ;;;,;;; donation from ;urina and thousands of pet owners across the nation.

;he contribution was a result of ;;,;;; original posts that were shared by dog owners on social media about why and how they are than;ful for their dogs as part of ;urina’s ;Dog;han;ing campaign to celebrate the ;han;sgi;ing holiday and ;ational Dog ;how presented by ;urina. For e;ery original post using the hashtag ;Dog;han;ing and tagging ;;urina, ;urina donated ;; to the A;C Canine ;ealth Foundation to help further pet health research.

;;urina’s ;Dog;han;ing program was designed to highlight peoples’ lo;e for dogs, and

C;F was honored to once again
team up with ;urina on this fun
and engaging endea;or,; said
Dr. Diane ;rown, C;O of the
A;C C;F in ;aleigh, ;.C. ;;his
donation will help fund research
to de;elop better treatments,
more accurate diagnoses and
impro;e understanding of the
mechanisms that cause canine
disease. For ;;;;, specifically,
the donation will also aid in the
research of tic;-borne diseases
and epilepsy.;
;As a company dedicated
to bettering the li;es of pets,
;urina is proud to continue its
long-standing support of canine
health and the C;F by engag-
ing with pet owners online in a
fun way that allowed them to
e;press their gratitude for their
pets,; said Daniel ;en;e-Ci-
lenti, brand mar;eting director
for ;urina, a brand of ;t. ;ou-
is-based ;estl; ;urina ;etCare
Co. ;Our goal is to enhance the
relationship between pets and
people so they can li;e bigger,
healthier and happier li;es

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