Pethealth Inc. Announces that it has Become a Sponsor of the Atlanta Humane's H.E.A.R.T.

Pethealth Inc. ("Pethealth" or the "Company") (TSX:PTZ) is pleased to announce
that it has become a lead sponsor of the Atlanta Humane Society's Humane
Emergency Animal Rescue Team ("H.E.A.R.T.") Mobile, now being used in the south
east region of the United States.  The agreement runs through 2012.


The Atlanta Humane Society ("AHS") will be using the vehicle in its own outreach
efforts, bringing animals from overcrowded shelters to its own facilities.  The
AHS completed 5,500 adoptions in 2009, up 15% from 2008.  With plans to build a
new state of the art 100,000 sq ft facility on 10 acres, which will be the
largest in the United States, the AHS is positioning itself to be the leading
animal welfare organisation in the United States.  To this end, it has also
become one of the first animal welfare organisations to put its own vehicles on
the road, rescuing and bringing up to 100 adoptable dogs per week from rescued
and overcrowded organisations as far away as Louisiana to its own facilities
where demand for dogs from those pet owners wishing to adopt currently outstrips
its own supply.


"We are very pleased to be assisting Atlanta Humane Society in its initiatives,"
said Mark Warren, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pethealth Inc.  "In
addition to providing financial assistance in the ongoing operations of
H.E.A.R.T., we are also working with Atlanta Humane to make sure that all
organisations from which it receives pets are also running our PetPoint animal
management software.  As a SaaS-based application, data and related information
on those animals being transferred can be sent by 'the click of a mouse' from
one organisation to another, thereby eliminating unnecessary paperwork but, more
importantly, ensuring that disease and related health issues can be effectively
controlled."


PetPoint is the most widely used animal management software.  The application is
licensed by over 1,350 animal welfare organisations in the United States and
Canada. In 2009 alone, over 1.8-million animal intakes and over 680,000
adoptions were completed by organisations running PetPoint.


In return for its financial contribution, Pethealth's own adoptable search site,
petango.com, is now the featured brand on the H.E.A.R.T. Mobile.  Petango is the
fastest growing adoptable search web site.  In December, over 1-million unique
visitors went to petango.com  to look for pets to adopt.  Additionally, more
animal welfare organisations in North America run PetPoint than any other animal
management software.  PetPoint also drives content to petango.com, making
Petango the only adoptable search site to combine adoptable pet search content
exclusively with live data from animal welfare organisations.


"We are very happy to have Pethealth's support in this initiative," said Carl
Leveridge, President of the Atlanta Humane Society.  "Pethealth has become one
of our most important partners over the past several years.  Their PetPoint
animal management application has greatly assisted us and the broader shelter
community as a whole and, tied to their 24PetWatch microchip program, they have
helped us to create greater efficiencies in our own operations."


The transfer of adoptable dogs between animal welfare organisations  is growing.
 PetPoint , is assisting other individual shelters as well as the charitable
arms of  leading retailers in America with their efforts to create greater
efficiencies in the transfer of dogs and cats between animal welfare
organisations.


For photographs and more information on the H.E.A.R.T. Mobile, go to
www.atlantahumane.org or www.pethealthinc.com.


About Atlanta Humane Society 

Founded in 1873, the Atlanta Humane Society and Society For Prevention Of
Cruelty To Animals, Inc. is the oldest private non-profit animal welfare
organisation in Atlanta and one of the oldest humane agencies in America. 
Services such as adoptions, charitable veterinary clinic, pet facilitated
therapy, animal behaviour hot-line, low cost spay/neuter services, a regional
pet food bank and canine play yards are possible by generous contributions of
time and money from the public.  The AHS mission is to prevent neglect, abuse,
cruelty and exploitation of animals and to assure that their interests and
well-being are fully, effectively and humanely protected by an aware and caring
society. For more information about the Atlanta Humane Society, visit
www.atlantahumane.org or call 404-875-5331.


About Pethealth

Pethealth is North America's second largest provider of medical insurance for
dogs and cats to pet owners, operating in Canada, the United States and the
United Kingdom.  In addition, the Company is the leading provider of management
software to North American animal welfare organisations through its SaaS-based
application and is the leading provider of pet related database management
services to the North American companion animal industry.  Pethealth offers a
unique range of products and services for veterinarians, shelters and pet owners
through a number of wholly owned subsidiaries using a range of brand names
including PetCare, 24PetWatch, Pet Protect, Petpals Direct,  ShelterCare,
PetPoint, Petango.com and ThePetangoStore.com.


Pethealth is based in Oakville, Ontario. To find out more about Pethealth, visit
the web site at www.pethealthinc.com.
Alta Natural Herbs and S... (TSXV:AHS)
과거 데이터 주식 차트
부터 5월(5) 2024 으로 6월(6) 2024