The fourth annual Pedigree Adoption Drive campaign has teamed up with the Coquitlam Animal Shelter and 29 others across Canada to help dogs find homes and to raise awareness of the importance of dog adoption.
The Coquitlam Animal Shelter will receive a maximum donation of $5,000 and will also be featured on the Pedigree web site.
"We are thrilled to once again be a part of the Pedigree Adoption Drive," said Andrea McDonald, Coquitlam's manager of bylaws, licensing and animal services. "We work with an extremely tight budget and the donation from the makers of Pedigree will help us help keep our shelter dogs happy and healthy while they wait for their new family to adopt them."
Pedigree launched a series of online videos at www.mypedigree.ca that feature shelter dogs and will donate $1 dollar to the shelter for every view of the Adoption Stories videos, up to a maximum of $150,000.
The Coquitlam Animal Shelter took in 80 dogs in the first four months of 2011 and adopted out 15 dogs. The shelter is located at 500 Mariner Way, Coquitlam.
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