The partnership between the Petfinder . - Provides spay/neuter services and education on
responsible pet ownership
Denham Springs, LA

-- Longmont Humane Society - Provides for the welfare of animals
through shelter and adoptions
Longmont, CO

-- Canine Companions for Independence (CCI) - Trains and places
assistance dogs for people with disabilities
Santa Rosa, CA

-- Long Meadow Rescue Ranch - Provides shelter and care for horses
and other farm animals that have been neglected or abused
St. With the opening of its store in Sheffield ,
England, in the fall of 2003 and the addition of international stores
in Japan, Denmark and Australia in 2004, Build-A-Bear Workshop has
become the global leader in the teddy bear business.

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In fact, Merial's efforts following the Katrina disaster provided
$631,000 in product donations as well as 97,000 doses of products donated.
Petfinder. LOUIS----Build-A-Bear
Workshop(R) (NYSE: BBW ) announced that it is awarding nearly $250,000
in cash grants to domestic pet programs across the United States and
Canada. Several organizations will receive grants in ceremonies that
recognize their efforts supporting and serving pet programs. For a domestic pet grant
application visit
http: //www. Build-A-Bear
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products and services and should not be used as a verb.

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of animal welfare
Kansas City, MO

-- Canine Partners for Life (CPL) - Provides full service, home
companion and seizure alert dogs to individuals with
disabilities
Cochranville, PA

-- Northwoods Humane Society - Working to prevent neglect,
cruelty and overpopulation of domestic animals
Forest Lake, MN

-- Oshkosh Area Humane Society - Provides shelter and care to
stray and unwanted animals
Oshkosh, WI

-- Pacific Assistance Dogs Society- Breed, raise, train and place
assistance dogs for individuals with disabilities
Barnaby, British Columbia (Canada)

-- Pet Aid, Inc.buildabear. "The temporary
staging areas will not survive another storm.

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About Merial:
Merial is a world-leading, innovation-driven animal health company ,
providing a comprehensive range of products to enhance the health, well-being,
and performance of a wide range of animals.merial.com is free to use.
The Bearemy's Kennel Pals grant program began awarding funds in 2004
and has now distributed approximately $515,000. This is literally a race against
time."
North Shore Animal League America was one of the first animal rescue
agencies on the ground in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and has been
actively placing hundreds of homeless pets rescued from shelters in safe and
loving homes throughout the country.

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Petfinder.com Gives Merial a 'Huge' Thanks for Their Help in Aiding Displaced Katrina Pets

It reads,
"Dear Friends of Merial, Thank you for saving the lives of thousands of
hurricane pets. I-85
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Petfinder.com online and can start entering pets the same
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The newest addition to the Bearemy's Kennel Pals line is the
Boxer, which was chosen as the top dog by Build-A-Bear Workshop Guests
in an online election conducted last fall."
Lang said that in addition to the airlift , DAD'S employees have also
donated $20,000 to the American Red Cross to help the victims of Hurricane
Katrina.S. More
information on DAD's Pet Care can be found at http://www.

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For more information , please see
http://www. Organizations maintain their
own home pages and available pet database . A portion of the proceeds from the Boxer will also
go to support domestic pet programs. In November 2004,
the company opened two friends 2B made(R) stores, the newest concept
based on the doll-making experience. PORT WASHINGTON, N. The animals will be airlifted on
Thursday, September 22 from Baton Rouge International Airport at approximately
9:30 AM (CST) and arrive at New Jersey's Teterboro Airport at approximately
1:30 PM (ET). "We all need to do what we can to help and DAD'S is very
pleased to be able to help evacuate these pets to safety.org.

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petfinder. - Animal shelter for abandoned cats and dogs
Atlanta, GA

-- Hardeman County Humane Society - Dedicated to the elimination
of cruelty, abuse and neglect of animals
Hickory Valley, TN

-- Sheltie Rescue of Greater Lafayette, Inc. - Working to reduce pet
overpopulation through increased availability of spay and
neuter services
Kansas City, MO


Build-A-Bear Workshop(R) giving programs focus on improving
communities and impacting lives through meaningful philanthropic
programs that support causes for children, families and animals. Guests were asked to choose
their favorite dog and based on the election the winning dog became
the newest Build -A-Bear Workshop furry friend, available in all stores
beginning April 30.

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More information on the League, its efforts in the Gulf Coast and/or
to adopt one of the animals left homeless by Hurricane Katrina, can visit
http://www.

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, Petfinder. Merial also provided vaccines to Petfinder's network of shelters,
rescue groups and veterinarians that were directly affected by Hurricane
Katrina . Louis, MO

-- Low Cost Spay + Neuter Service, Inc.Y.

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com) the organization responsible for helping ten
million animals find homes since 1996, recently gave a HUGE thanks to Merial
for their efforts in saving the lives of lost and abandoned animals of
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

About Petfinder.com

TRADEMARKS

We would like to thank you for your interest in covering our
business.

DAD'S Pet Care has been owned and operated by the Lang family in
Meadville, PA since 1933.

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Roadside Billboard is a Tribute to the Efforts of a Local Hero

EDISON, N.
"We are very grateful for Merial's efforts and are so fortunate to have an
ongoing partnership with this wonderful organization," says Petfinder.S.

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com erected a large billboard near the Jimmy Carter Blvd exit in
Merial's hometown of Atlanta to thank their long time partner for their
tireless efforts.
Bearemy's Kennel Pals(R) is a line of plush dogs that generates funds
for the support of pet programs.buildabear. Louis
in 1997; at the end of 2004 the company operated 170 stores in 40
states and Canada. For more information about the
company and its products, call 888-560-BEAR (2327) or visit the
company's award-winning Web site at www.

In Race Against Hurricane Rita's Landfall North Shore Animal League America and DAD's Pet Care to Airlift Nearly 100 Homeless Pets to Safety

"Groups like North Shore Animal League America have been working around
the clock to save the lives of thousands of animals left homeless by Hurricane
Katrina ," said Doug Lang, executive vice president of sales and marketing for
DAD'S Pet Care.

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The billboard remains standing tall at its highly trafficked Rt. Animal shelters and placement groups can
register to join Petfinder.

Build-A-Bear Workshop Awards Grants to Pet Programs in the United States and Canada; New Boxer Plush Dog Available in All Stores April 30 - Portion of the Proc

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It is also a directory of over 9,000 animal shelters and adoption
organizations across the USA, Canada and Mexico. (NYSE: BBW), with fiscal 2004 total
revenue of $302 million, is the only national company that offers
Guests an interactive make-your-own-stuffed animal
retail -entertainment experience.

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com Foundation and Merial, called
'The Race to Save Pets', made heroic strides in the aftermath of the Katrina
disaster, providing relief funds and flea, tick and heartworm control
products.com
founder and President, Betsy Saul. Merial Limited is a joint venture between Merck +
Co, Inc. A portion of the proceeds from the
sale of each full-sized Bearemy's Kennel Pals friend is donated to
domestic pet programs including local animal shelters, stray pet
rescue and rehabilitation organizations and pet education programs.

, As Hurricane Rita
threatens the Gulf Coast , North Shore Animal League America and DAD's Pet Care
have joined forces to airlift close to 100 animals rescued from shelters
wrecked in Hurricane Katrina. The DAD'S line of dog and cat
food is currently distributed in 24 states throughout the country.

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Love, Petfinder. Merial employs approximately 5,000
people and operates in more than 150 countries worldwide.com was responsible for
helping over 1. Shelters and rescue group members
have reported that more than 50 percent of their adoptions are from Petfinder. It is the oldest pet food company in the U.

North Shore Animal League America, located in Port Washington, New York,
is the largest no-kill animal shelter in the U.

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com is an on-line, searchable database of animals that need
homes. Petfinder. (GRIN) -
Dedicated to finding homes for rescued Golden Retrievers
Cleveland, OH

-- PAWS Atlanta, Inc . - Provides a safe
haven for homeless and abused shelties
Lafayette, IN

-- Wayside Waifs, Inc. Eve Ognibene, who has been on location for the past several
weeks managing the League's emergency animal rescue efforts. Founded in 1944, the League
has found loving homes for close to one million dogs, cats, kittens and
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"We hope that everyone at Merial looks for
the billboard on their drive to and from work, and that they all feel as proud
as we do to be a part of the Merial family.

Grant recipients include:

-- Rawhide Rescue - Rescue and fostering system for dogs
East Green Brook , NJ

-- Brooklyn Animal Resource Coalition (BARC) - Shelter and
adoption program for homeless dogs and cats
Brooklyn, NY

-- Golden Retrievers In Need Rescue Service , Inc. As you write your story we would like to ask that you use
our full Name: Build-A-Bear Workshop (R) and that when referencing the
process of making stuffed animals you use the word "make" not "build ".
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registered trademark of Build -A-Bear Workshop, Inc.

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Petfinder.
Animal Shelters housing pets can learn more about this partnership and the
help available to them by visiting http://www. Its 2005 sales were
in excess of $1.5 million pets find homes in 2005 and represents over 90
percent of the nation's animal shelters .
The cats and dogs, which have been held in temporary staging areas
throughout Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, are being brought to North
Shore Animal League America's headquarters in Port Washington, New York where
they will be cared for in a safe environment.
"This latest storm could not have happened at a worse time for these
animals," says Dr. still
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