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Follow on Google News | 22nd Annual America’s Family Pet Expo Facilitates the Adoption of 862 AnimalsWorld’s Largest Consumer Pet Show Celebrates an Increased Number of Pet Adoptions
By: World Pet Association Additionally, America’s Family Pet Expo donated 134 booth spaces to local shelters and rescue organizations, which resulted in the adoption of 682 animals, breaking last year’s record of 668 animals. The number of adopted pets included 563 dogs, 88 cats, 12 rats, seven guinea pigs, seven chinchillas and five rabbits placed into new homes. Pet adoption sponsor VCA Animal Hospitals provided certificates for a free first exam at its hospitals to ensure each adoptee joins their forever family with a healthy start. Including 2011’s adoption numbers, America’s Family Pet Expo has helped more than 7,082 animals find forever homes since 1996. “ This year’s America’s Family Pet Expo was a great success, not only because we once again achieve another year of record-breaking adoptions, but because we continued the World Pet Association’ America’s Family Pet Expo featured family-friendly entertainment from acts such as Jump! The Ultimate Dog Show, Police and Search Dog Demonstrations, Splash Dogs, and Joe Krathwohl’s Free Flight Bird Show. New to this year’s event was the Aquatic Experience, an innovative exhibit of 1,000 gallons filled with fish from different regions of the world donated by Segrest Farms, the world’s largest wholesale, ornamental fish distributor. The Aquatic experience featured a touch tank to encourage hands-on education as well as examples of how to incorporate aquaria in the home. Sponsors of the 2011 America’s Family Pet Expo included: VCA Animal Hospitals, Odor-No-More, and Canidae All Natural Pet Food. Bronze sponsors included MarineLand, Instant Ocean, Natural Balance, Pijac, The Pet Care Trust, Toyota, Kaytee, Super Pet, Tetra and Tetra Fauna. Additional sponsors included Grizzly Pet Products, Inc., Petco, Shell Vacation Clubs, Banfield Pet Hospital, Dog Fancy/Cat Fancy, Aqueon, Hikari, PetSmart, Jefferspet.com, Seachem, Central Aquatics and Pacific Monarch Resorts, Inc. For more information or to schedule an interview with a WPA representative, please call Formula at (310) 578-7050. About The World Pet Association: The World Pet Association (WPA), formerly the World Wide Pet Industry Association, is the oldest industry organization promoting responsible growth and development of the companion pet and related products and services. As society’s “humanization” End
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