Friday, November 21, 2008

Iams Home for the Holidays


Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Iams Home 4 The Holidays – among the world’s most successful pet adoption programs – includes nearly 3,000 worldwide partner animal organizations that are dedicated to helping place orphaned dogs and cats into happy, loving homes.

Iams Home 4 The Holidays has set a goal to place 1 million orphaned animals into happy and loving homes this holiday season from October 1, 2008 to January 5, 2009.

Award-winning actress and pet parent Felicity Huffman has teamed up with Iams Home 4 The Holidays to help raise awareness for the millions of homeless dogs and cats in North America.

We’re asking everyone to open their heart and/or home to a homeless pet this holiday season. Visit Iamshome4theholidays.com for a myriad of ideas and ways to help orphaned pets.

Since it began in 1999, Home 4 The Holidays has helped place more than 2 million pets into happy homes. Last year alone, Iams Home 4 the Holidays helped nearly 500,000 families experience the joy of pet adoption.

Founded by Helen Woodward Animal Center and supported by Iams, Home 4 The Holidays began in 1999 with just 14 participating animal shelters in San Diego County. Today there are nearly 3,000 shelters in 15 countries around the world helping orphaned animals find loving homes and families.

Every cat, dog, puppy or kitten that is adopted during Iams Home 4 the Holidays will go home with an Iams Adoption Starter Kit that contains food samples, coupons and important tips and information about pet care, behavior, training and nutrition.CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL FACT SHEET

DID YOU KNOW...

  • There are as many as 8 Million homeless pets looking for a home in our country?
  • As many as 4 million orphaned dogs and cats will be euthanized this year due to shelter overcrowding and lack of awareness about these homeless pets?
  • More than a quarter of all dogs in animal shelters are purebreds?
  • Iams Home 4 the Holidays has helped more than 1,047,000 Dogs, 962,000 cats and 66,000 "other" animals, such as rabbits, reptiles, birds and more, find homes over the past nine years?
  • That you can be a hero to a pet by visiting www.iamshome4theholidays.com to find participating animal organizations or other ways to help.

1 comment:

BevAndBailey said...

Hello! I work for Iams and wanted to say thanks for your shout-out regarding Iams Home 4 the Holidays!

In the past week, 62,757 pets have been adopted through this event! That makes 443,390 pets adopted into forever-homes since October 1, 2008!!

PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD HOMES TO PETS!