Pet Sitters International and Adopt-a-Pet.com partner to promote pet adoption this summer

June 3, 2011 - PRLog -- Employees at Village Green, a developer and manager of luxury apartments in Detroit, Mich., have adopted eight dogs since the company began participating in Pet Sitters International’s Take Your Dog To Work Day® (TYDTWDay®). Village Green’s 2010 TYDTWDay event raised more than $5,550 to benefit the Animal Placement Bureau and support its pet rescue and adoption efforts.

Like Village Green, companies across the U.S. and abroad will join the effort to promote pet adoption this year on Friday, June 24, for the thirteenth annual celebration of TYDTWDay.

More than just a fun day in the office with Fido, TYDTWDay created by PSI in 1999, serves a greater purpose—to celebrate the great companions dogs make and encourage their adoptions from local shelters, rescues and humane societies. To make adoption even easier, this year, PSI has partnered with Adopt-a-Pet.com .

"Every single person can help homeless pets and we're all a part of the solution,” said Adopt-a-Pet.com’s Director of Partnerships and Promotions, Katya Friedman. “That's the beautiful thing - together, we can make sure every pet ends up in a happy home. By  working with one another, we can make a difference to promote pet adoption and help many more lives get saved."

Visitors to the official TYDTWDay Web site, http://www.takeyourdog.com, can now search for a local adoptable pet by entering their ZIP code and breed preference in the Adopt-a-Pet.com search widget located throughout the site. The site also features tips for selecting the right adoptable pet and how to introduce your new pets to other pets or children in the home.

Pet lovers interested in learning more about supporting local pet adoption efforts year-round are encouraged to visit the “Lend a Helping Paw” tab of Adopt-a-Pet.com’s Web site, http://www.adoptapet.com,  to complete a volunteer profile and be matched with local volunteer opportunities.

To learn more about TYDTWDay, visit http://www.takeyourdog.com or contact takeyourdog@petsit.com. A free downloadable action pack is available for companies interested in participating in the event.

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Established in 1994, Pet Sitters International (PSI) is the world’s largest educational association for professional pet sitters, representing nearly 7,500 independent professional pet-sitting businesses in the United States, Canada and abroad.