The goal of the
conference is to provide educational workshops and training on related animal
welfare topics and to exhibit the latest products and services for the animal
welfare industry.com are encouraging animal welfare groups to join in the adoption
effort. The organization is based in Washington and has field
representatives across the country .org.com.

About Petfinder.

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com's searchable database, will also reach out to
placement groups and shelters that offer small mammals, reptiles and birds for
adoption, in an effort to help find families for all homeless animals as well
as resources for customers interested in these species .
Since 1947, Defenders of Wildlife has worked to save wildlife and its
habitat for future generations.org ).defenders.

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We will, simply put,
recommend adoption before purchase of any animal at our more than 730 stores
across the county. Pombo
has not cast a single vote to protect wildlife or preserve the wild places
they need to live.org/2005reportcard.Defenders of Wildlife (defenders . Their programs focus on what scientists consider among the most
serious environmental threats to the planet: the accelerating rate of
extinction of species and the associated loss of biological diversity; and
habitat alteration and destruction.

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Think Adoption First is the right thing to do , and we are
absolutely committed to making this work, to the benefit of adoptable animals
and our community animal welfare partners.defenders.wildlifeadoption.defenders.prwebdirect.

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com, the company 's online partner, will encourage customers to
consider adoption as the first option when thinking about adding a new
companion animal to their homes. As part of the 'Think Adoption First' effort , PETCO, with
the help of Petfinder. He worked tirelessly to
mobilize support for the substitute and to ensure opposition to Pombo's
destructive bill.

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PETCO's vision is to best promote, through its
people, the highest level of well being for companion animals, and to support
the human-animal bond.
In addition to the conservation voting records, two California legislators
were among those recognized for their commitment, and lack thereof, to
protecting wildlife for future generations .

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ATLANTA, The Humane Society of the
United States (HSUS) today joined the nation's leading pet specialty retailer
PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc.5 million members and constituents. He was by far and away the most anti-conservation member of Congress we
can remember.
Senators Barbara Boxer and Diane Feinstein each earned 100 percent in the
conservation report card.

WASHINGTON , Leading wildlife conservation
organization Defenders of Wildlife ( http://www.

About Defenders of Wildlife ( http://www.

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in announcing the retailer's 'Think Adoption
First' program at the 14th annual 'Animal Care Expo' in Atlanta. It operates over 730 stores in 47 states and the
District of Columbia and is a leading destination for on-line pet food and
supplies at http://www. Pombo appears to have set himself on a mission to destroy every
major federal conservation law we have on the books.org .

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About PETCO (Nasdaq: PETC)
PETCO, established in 1965, is a leading specialty retailer of premium pet
food, supplies and services.petco.com
Petfinder. George Miller was named a
"Wildlife Hero" and Rep.
Vice President for Membership Steve DelVecchio calls the program, now in
its fifth year, "A wonderful way to educate others about wildlife, and save
species on the brink of extinction. Long known for their leadership on
endangered species issues, Defenders of Wildlife also advocates new approaches
to wildlife conservation that will help protect wildlife from becoming
endangered species.

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PETCO does not sell dogs or cats, and for
nearly 40 years has worked with shelters to find homes for millions of
adoptable animals. It is on the web at hsus. PETCO stores also offer for sale small mammal,
reptiles and birds and as well as these species plus dogs and cats for
adoption in cooperation with animal shelters and rescue groups.com is the nation's largest and oldest online adoption
community.com adoption partners found homes for
more than 1. In fact, he's taken the exact opposite position and
actively worked to make wildlife conservation and habitat preservation more
difficult.defendersactionfund.

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HSUS PETCO Showcase 'Think Adoption First' at 'Animal Care Expo' Event With Leaders of U.S. Animal Welfare Community

Miller 's exhibited exemplary leadership in leading the charge
against an attempt to eviscerate the landmark law.DefendersActionFund."
Defenders of Wildlife use the contributions from the wildlife animal
adoptions to meet a number of wildlife emergencies including the aerial
gunning of wolves in Alaska; the poaching of tigers for their skins; and the
potential threats posed by oil drilling to polar bears in the Arctic National
Wildlife Refuge.

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"
At this week's HSUS Animal Care Expo, PETCO , the PETCO Foundation, and
Petfinder.
The non-profit HSUS is a mainstream voice for animals, with active programs in
companion animals and equine protection, wildlife and habitat protection,
animals in research and farm animals and sustainable agriculture. HSUS
opposes keeping all non-domesticated animals as pets. Reader's Digest named Defenders "America's
Best Wildlife Charity.

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newscom.

"We're pleased to recognize Congressman George Miller with our Wildlife
Hero award," stated Schlickeisen. Not only did he have a
'zero' on his wildlife conservation report card, but he actively led efforts
to sell national parks for commercial exploitation; create a massive oil
industrial complex in the Arctic Refuge; remove the 25-year ban on drilling
for oil and gas off our fragile coastlines; eliminate the 11-year moratorium
on selling federal lands to mining companies; and - - worst of all --
effectively eliminate the federal government's efforts to save and recover
endangered wildlife.

Contact:
Mikaela King
202-682-9400
mking@defenders.

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"
PETCO's Chief Executive Officer James Myers said, "We have a long history
of supporting animal welfare and adoptions and we're broadening that
philosophy with our 'Think Adoption First' program ."
Although the Action Fund is not dedicated to naming a "Wildlife Villain"
each year, Schlickeisen declared, "Looking back on 2005, there is no question
that Richard Pombo of California stood out as the 'Wildlife Villain' of the
year.pdf.org) offers an opportunity to celebrate Earth
Day and to save endangered species from extinction and support wildlife
conservation through wildlife animal adoptions.

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Over 1,300 grassroots animal welfare representatives from the animal care,
control, sheltering and rescue communities from all 50 states and 26 foreign
countries are in Atlanta this week attending the annual educational and
product exposition conference sponsored by the HSUS. Defenders Action Fund Conservation Report Card
Shows California Delegation's Polarized Scores

WASHINGTON, The conservation scores of California 's
congressional delegation in Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund's 2005
Conservation Report Card show a polarized contingent with roughly half its
members earning 100 percent and half earning zero . Congressman Miller showed
his commitment to conservation by authoring a bipartisan substitute bill the
weekend before Pombo's legislation hit the floor. A complete list of votes scored in the House and
Senate for California's entire congressional delegation can be found at
http://www.wildlifeadoption .
For adoption orders received by April 22nd, Defenders of Wildlife is
offering a special Earth Day discount of 10 percent (use discount code EDD10
when ordering), or call toll free 1-800 385-9712 and phone operators will take
your adoption order.

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Working with more than 8,500 active animal welfare organizations
across the country, Petfinder.

Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund Names California Rep . Richard Pombo Its 'Wildlife Villain' + Rep. George Miller Its 'Wildlife Hero'

Richard Pombo was named this year's "Wildlife
Villain" by Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund president Rodger Schlickeisen .
Pombo earned the lowest score possible in the Defenders of Wildlife 2005
Action Fund Conservation Report Card and Miller, one of the highest.org

This press release distributed by PRWEB ( http://www.

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Affiliated with Defenders of Wildlife, the Defenders Action Fund is
501(c )(4) organization created to provide the wildlife conservation community
with a stronger voice in the political process.

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PETCO's adoption promotion program should
directly link people with animals in need and address the problems associated
with homeless animals, and we congratulate PETCO on developing this innovative
idea and aggressively implementing it. Rep."
According to the action fund 's 2005 Conservation Report Card, Rep.

Earth Day Gift of Wildlife Animal Adoption Helps Wildlife Conservation

Gift recipients are sent a certificate of adoption and a plush animal of
the adopted species .

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(Logo: http://www. Last year, Petfinder. For more information, see
http: //www.org ). There are also opportunities to adopt a big cats group, a
marine mammal group, an arctic refuge wildlife group, or a polar bear mom and
cub.

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PETCO will encourage
customers to seek adoptable animals in the community as a first option,
providing informational resource centers and in-store adoption opportunities
to a larger variety of rescue groups.
PETCO store associates have received information on how to promote the
'Think Adoption First' philosophy so they can properly suggest adoption first
when customers express interest in adding a companion animal to their home. "When the Endangered Species Act was under
attack, Rep. Defenders of Wildlife use the
contributions from the wildlife animal adoptions to meet a number of wildlife
emergencies.

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The HSUS protects all
animals through education, investigation, litigation, legislation, advocacy,
and fieldwork.

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com /cgi-bin/prnh/20030603/PETCOLOGO)
Through the 'Think Adoption First' program, PETCO, the PETCO Foundation
and Petfinder.

About HSUS
The Humane Society of the United States is the nation's largest animal
protection organization with more than 8. The report card score is based on nine votes during the first
session of the 109th Congress.org ) is offering a
unique Earth Day opportunity to give a wildlife animal adoption gift for that
special someone through its Wildlife Adoption Center
( http://www. Both are shipped free with an e-card announcement.com/ ), a
service of eMediaWire.

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For more information on Defenders of Wildlife's Earth Day wildlife animal
adoption gifts, please visit http://www.

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HSUS President and Chief Executive Officer Wayne Pacelle said , "We're
extremely pleased to showcase PETCO's 'Think Adoption First' program at our
annual Animal Care Expo conference. Since its
inception in 1999, the PETCO Foundation, PETCO's non-profit organization , has
raised more than $22 million in support of more than 2,600 non-profit
grassroots animal welfare organizations around the nation.com offers a searchable database of adoptable
companion animals.

5 million animals, making it the nation's largest animal adoption
organization.org

The wildlife animal adoption helps save
endangered species and meet other wildlife emergencies.
Through a tax deductible contribution, wildlife adoptions of individual
endangered species and other threatened animals such as: wolf, tiger, jaguar,
polar bear, dolphin, panther, elephant, whale , cottontail rabbit or black bear
are available." By supporting Defenders of Wildlife, you will help
wildlife conservation by preserving some of America's most cherished and
endangered species, while giving the gift of education and stewardship
( http://www.org ):
Defenders of Wildlife is dedicated to the protection of all native wild
animals and plants in their natural communities.

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