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Give a Home to an Orphaned Animal This Holiday Season |
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| One way to celebrate the holiday season is to give and receive gifts. What better gift can you give an orphaned animal than a home?
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What Is Iams® Home 4 the Holidays®?
Iams Home 4 the Holidays is a pet-adoption drive that takes place each holiday season. The program strives to match orphaned dogs and cats with loving families and lifelong homes.
How Has This Program Grown?
This initiative began in 1999 at the Helen Woodward Animal Center in San Diego. The center recruited 13 other animal centers in the San Diego area to participate in matching orphaned pets with loving families. The result? More than 2,500 orphaned pets found homes.
- In 2000, five states and 130 shelters participated in Iams Home 4 the Holidays. More than 20,000 pets found homes.
- In 2001, Diane Keaton became the celebrity spokesperson for this program. With her help, 450 shelters in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico helped find homes for more than 100,000 pets.
- Since the program began, it has continued to grow and has broken all previous records for pet adoption. Iams Home 4 the Holidays has now found homes for more than 3 million orphaned animals, making it the largest and most successful pet-adoption drive in history.
Kristopher Parlett, who works in the pet-care department of Procter & Gamble, has seen this program prosper. He says, “More people bring pets into their homes during than holidays than other times of year. Iams Home 4 the Holidays raises awareness for adoption as a primary option, giving orphaned pets a better chance of sharing joy with their new families.”
This year, Iams Home 4 the Holidays has set a goal of 1.5 million pet adoptions. The program kicked off on October 1 and runs until January 4, 2010. Academy Award® winning actress Hilary Swank has stepped up as the celebrity spokesperson.
How Can You Help?
Help Iams Home 4 the Holidays reach its goal by adopting a pet. To adopt a pet from an animal shelter near you, sign up or call (800) 421-6456.
When you adopt a pet through one of the 3,500 participating shelters in 21 countries, you do more than just adopt a pet — you save a life. Your new furry friend will go home with a holiday adoption kit. Iams offers premium ingredients to help your pet stay healthy.
Making a difference does not have to stop when you adopt a pet. There are numerous other ways you can help.
Parlett emphasizes the importance of raising awareness of pet homelessness. He explains, “Iams Home 4 the Holidays also promotes volunteerism and support for the wonderful work performed every day by pet-adoption organizations. There are many ways you can help orphaned pets — from volunteering as a dog walker at a local shelter to donating cat beds to helping a specific rescue group.”
If you have further questions, please call (800) 421-6456 or visit online. Do your part to help make a difference in the life of an orphaned animal today!
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