1.1 Million Homeless Animals Adopted

The 2010 Iams Home 4 the Holidays Pet Adoption Drive was a resounding success! In 96 days more than 1.1 million animals were adopted to new forever homes and five million bowls of pet food were donated!

Believed to be one of the world's largest pet adoption campaigns, Iams Home 4 the Holidays resulted in 1,125,667 animal adoptions in 96 days. The campaign ran from between October 1,  2010 through January 4, 2011.

The campaign is supported by Iams and longtime partner, the Helen Woodward Animal Center, along with more than 3,500 animal organizations from around the world once again joined forces to help reduce pet homelessness.

Support Iams Homes 4 the Holidays Event

Do you 'LIKE' the idea of helping homeless animals?

Then PetLynx encourages you to help Iams -- one of our valued industry partners -- reach their goal of finding homes for 1.5 million animals during the annual Iams Homes4theHolidays event.

In addition to sponsoring a North America-wide adoption drive, Iams will be donating up to 2 million bowls of food to the North American shelter network via their social media campaign!

You can help by:

• Adopting a pet from an animal shelter.
• Clicking "Like" on Iams' Facebook page to donate food.
• Sharing the Facebook page with friends and family ... so they can click "Like" to donate food, too!

Visit the Iams Facebook page to support the campaign by commenting or clicking 'LIKE'.

Posted by Terri Perrin, Online Communications Editor

Pet Adoptions that Really Rock!

There is always cause for celebration when a lost pet gets reunited with their guardians. Whether PetLynx plays a role in a successful recovery or not, we are always thrilled to hear when a wayward dog or cat gets home... safe!

But in animal shelters across the world, many dogs, cats and other companion animals are never claimed and must wait to find new 'forever homes.' Knowing that every new animal adoption is something special, the good folks at the Nevada Humane Society have put a new spin on saying "congratulations" as they present one lucky dog to an excited new owner! Watch their adoption entrance dance ... it is sure to put a smile on your face!

New "PawdCast" Heralds Work of Animal Services Agencies & Shelters

In late March, 2010, Found Animals Foundation launched The PawdCast  -- a groundbreaking media initiative streamed live on the world-wide-web.

Since its inception in 2008, Found Animals has had great success in the Los Angeles/Southern California area by leveraging online media opportunities to help increase public awareness of the wonderful pets available at shelters, increase animal adoptions and lower euthanasia rates.

Now, hoping to bring their outreach model to a national and international audience, Found Animals in collaboration with the Southeast Area Animal Control Authority (SEAACA), produce The PawdCast, an entertaining 30-minute live webcast from 4:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (PDT), Monday through Friday.  The webcast offers online viewers an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes glimpse of an animal care center to highlight the wide variety of great pets available for adoption, dispel myths about shelter animals, and provide a broad range of animal- and pet-centric entertainment.

The PawdCast features various segments including: 

• Hot Topics (Global animal news and related stories)
• Things Your Pets Want You To Know, and 
• Ask The Expert.

The PawdCast offers unbiased and well-researched information on useful products, retail promotions, and interesting must-haves. Finally and most importantly, The PawdCast highlight adoptable animals throughout each episode. 

“The PawdCast is a giant step forward for shelter pet awareness,” noted Aimee Gilbreath, Executive Director of Found Animals. “We not only inform and entertain listeners and viewers, but we’re giving deserving pets great exposure to prospective adopters, enabling their chances of finding a new, loving home.  When you combine this potential with the global reach of our webcasts, The PawdCast is poised to have an extensive and important impact.” she added.

To learn more about The PawdCast or about Found Animals, please contact Michael Gilman at (310) 574-5792 or e-mail michael@foundanimals.org.

Posted by Terri Perrin, Online Communications Editor