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One Incredible Weekend, Millions of Adoptable Pets

Shelters Around the World from Bolivia to South Africa Join North Shore Animal League America in Pet Adoptathon 2006

PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 6th and 7th shelters around the world will join North Shore Animal League America in Pet Adoptathon 2006 to help save the lives of homeless pets. Beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 6th North Shore Animal League America will open its doors for a 36-hour adoption event. The League will have over 700 puppies, kittens, dogs and cats available for adoption at its Port Washington, NY headquarters. There will be fun for the whole family under the big tent with performances by the Purina Incredible Dog Team, face painting, raffles, a spring plant sale and free gifts from Pet Adoptathon sponsors Purina(R), Bayer Healthcare(R), LLC Animal Health Division, Fort Dodge Animal Health(R), and Nylabone(R). Plus, experts and authors will be available to answer questions about adoption, training, healthcare, nutrition and more.

Pet Adoptathon, a program of North Shore Animal League America, will bring together shelters in all fifty states and every time zone around the world to find loving homes for pets and promote the importance of adopting a shelter pet. Shelters will be participating in places as far away as the Fiji Islands, Finland, Bolivia, Hong Kong, Romania, Turkey, India, Canada, Nigeria, Lithuania, South Africa and Australia.

In 1995, Pet Adoptathon began as a North Shore Animal League adoption weekend, with the goal of finding homes for each and every dog and cat at the League. That weekend, over 500 needy pets found loving homes. This recipe for success needed to be shared. Ever since, the League has invited shelters around the world to participate in Pet Adoptathon. Last year, close to 1,000 shelters participated, including organizations in all fifty states and over 23 countries worldwide with at least one shelter in each time zone. To date, Pet Adoptathon has fostered over 229,000 loving adoptions worldwide.

Pet Adoptathon, a program of North Shore Animal League America, is sponsored by Purina(R), Bayer Healthcare(R), LLC Animal Health Division, Fort Dodge Animal Health(R), and Nylabone(R) Products. For participating shelters in your area or more information visit http://www.petadoptathon.com/.

About North Shore Animal League America

North Shore Animal League America, headquartered in Port Washington, NY, is the largest no-kill animal rescue and adoption organization in the world. The League reaches across the country to rescue, nurture and adopt nearly 20,000 pets into happy and loving homes every year. Since being founded in 1944, they have placed closed to 1 million puppies, kittens, cats and dogs into carefully screened homes. One of the first animal rescue agencies on the ground in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the League rescued more than 1000 pets from the region, 790 have been adopted and 22 reunited with their families.

The League is home to the Alex Lewyt Veterinary Medical Center, which provides 24-hour care for the pets sheltered at the League. Every year the medical center takes care of more than 10,000 outpatient visits, administers more than 27,000 vaccinations and performs over 14,000 free spay/neuter procedures for every adopted animal. The League also has a National Shelter Rescue team, and offers a wide variety of programs such as a mobile adoption program, adoption counseling, a Public Education Team and has created a community Pet Outreach Team. For more information on North Shore Animal League America visit http://www.nsalamerica.org/.