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and development of healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental
biotechnology products.

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"These shelters do great work in finding homes for orphaned dogs and
cats," said Kelly Vanasse, Iams spokesperson.

Organizations Receiving Iams(R) Food Donation

Cincinnati SPCA
Humane Society of Deleware County (Ohio)
SICSA (Dayton, Ohio)
Second Chance Wildlife (Ohio)
The Trixie Foundation (Kentucky )
Humane Society of Greater Dayton
Humane Society of Clark County (Ohio)
League of Animal Welfare (Ohio)
Capital Area Humane (Ohio)
Save The Animal Foundation (Ohio )
Circle Tail (Ohio)
Harlequin Haven Great Dane + St.A.

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BIO represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic
institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across the
United States and 31 other nations.

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The ability to conduct humane and responsible animal-based research must be
preserved to help conquer disease, alleviate suffering , and improve the
quality of life.

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More than 85 percent of Iams employees have dogs or cats in their own
families, so the Valentine's Day gift became a labor of love sent from the
company 's Dayton, Ohio, headquarters via its distribution center.

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"The Iams Company is supportive year -round in sharing our mission to find
happy homes for dogs and cats," said Harold Dates, general manager at the
Cincinnati Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

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It's a great follow-up to our annual Home 4 The Holidays program, which found
homes for more than 310,000 pets this past season .iams.
"Ethical animal research has played a vital role in virtually every major
medical advance of the last century -- for both human and animal health.

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DAYTON, Ohio, Shelter pets may not have a home for
Valentine's Day, but The Iams Company is making sure they have the best
nutrition while waiting for adoption.

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This is a
strong signal to those who would attempt to intimidate researchers and their
families, friends and business associates -- their criminal actions are not
protected by the First Amendment, which guarantees freedom of speech. Biotechnology companies have depended on this research to
develop more than 200 drugs and vaccines approved by FDA, helping 325 million
people worldwide and preventing incalculable human suffering.

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Iams(R) employees have distributed a
1,000,000-pound supply of Iams(R) dog and cat foods among 17 shelters in the
Midwest. You also can visit Iams on the Web
at http://www.

"Our industry applauds the jury verdict holding SHAC accountable for
conspiracy to commit terrorism and other unlawful acts.

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The difference between the Animal Welfare and Animal Rights movements are that the former criticizes cruelty but does not see meat-production, fishing, dairy farming or egg production, for example, as needless.

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"Delivering the best nutrition
for these pets is going to make them more adoptable, and that's the real goal:
helping shelters make life-long matches between pets and adoptive families. Greenwood, president
and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), released the
following statement regarding Thursday's guilty verdict in the criminal trial
of the animal extremist group SHAC (Stop Huntingdon Animal Cruelty) and six of
its members.

Animal Rights, in contrast, asserts that animals are not merely subjects to be treated and disposed of at our whim, but that they are sentient creatures and deserve to live lives free from mental and emotional suffering as much as possible.

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"This generous
food donation couldn't come at a better time. The eight-week
campaign ended in January and placed 163,286 dogs, 143,445 cats and
6,392 other pets into new homes. of Cincinnati

About The Iams Company and Eukanuba
For more than 50 years, The Iams Company, a division of Procter + Gamble
(NYSE: PG), has enhanced the well-being of dogs and cats by providing world-
class quality foods and pet-care products. WASHINGTON, The Hon.

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T. To learn more about Iams(R) Dog
Food or general pet care and nutrition information, call the Iams Consumer
Care Center at (800) 446-3075 .

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The Iams Company works with the Helen Woodward Animal Center in San Diego
and 1,800 shelters nationwide in the annual holiday effort. As a
society, we cannot allow the minority view of extremists to hold us hostage to
improving the lives of humanity.

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BIO Statement on Guilty Verdicts in SHAC Trial

The United States has
a proud tradition of navigating the line between free speech and criminal
conspiracy, which the defendants in this case clearly crossed.

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Bernard Rescue (Ohio)
P. Adoption Middletown (Ohio)
Vohn Licke Kennels (Indiana)
Indianapolis Animal Control Center
Humane Society of Ashland County (Ohio)
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Closely related philosophies surround vegetarianism and veganism.

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The Iams Company Distributes 1 Million-Pound Valentine to 17 Midwest Pet Shelters

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research is invaluable in the development of life-extending treatments for
people, as well as cats, dogs, farm animals, wildlife and endangered species.