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"Canada's commercial seal hunt is the largest and cruelest slaughter of
marine mammals on earth," said Laura Salter, US Director of the World Society
for the Protection of Animals (WSPA).ProtectSeals.

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- Richland County Dog Shelter and Adoption Center (Mansfield, Ohio)
- Terre Haute Humane Society (Terre Haute, Ind. To
learn more about Eukanuba(R) and Iams(R) dog and cat foods, the Eukanuba
Veterinary Diets(TM) line of canine and feline prescription diets or general
pet care and nutrition information, call the Iams Consumer Care Center at
(800) 566-5038 or visit http://www. Canadian seafood exports to the United
States, in particular, are worth over 3 billion dollars annually to the
Canadian economy, dwarfing the few million dollars from the seal hunt.

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The campaign surpassed its goal of 300,000 adoptions.
Polling shows the majority of Americans, Canadians and Europeans want the
commercial seal hunt ended for good, and governments around the world are
taking action.

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- Metro East Humane Society (Edwardsville, Ill.

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panel of international veterinarians who studied the commercial seal hunt
concluded up to 42 percent of the seals they examined were likely conscious
when butchered.
The hunt kicks into high gear later in March as sealers take to the ice
wielding clubs, hakapiks, and guns clubbing and shooting to death seals just
days or weeks of age.

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- Greater West Metro Humane Society (Buffalo, Minn.)
- Oregon Humane Society (Portland, Ore .)
- The Moline Animal Shelter (Moline, Ill.com.

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The winning organizations were selected from more than 1,800 participating
organizations to receive the grants, which were awarded by Helen Woodward
Animal Center and The Iams Company. Shelters, rescue groups and other organizations can complete
the registration form for the 2005 campaign online at
http://www. The Belgian government
recently banned the import and trade in sealskin, and the Italian government
has passed a resolution announcing its intention to do the same.

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"These pets found wonderful new homes and families thanks to this
partnership between The Iams Company and the animal welfare community," said
Mike Arms, President of Helen Woodward Animal Center. "Each year, hundreds of thousands of
baby seals are clubbed and shot to death, and many are even skinned alive.

Contact:
Kara Holmquist, MSPCA, (617) 541-5008
Susan Sherwin, WSPA, (508) 879-8350, ext.

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Grants were awarded to:

- Animal Care + Control of New York City (New York, N.Y.)
- Grainger County Humane Society (Rutledge, Tenn.

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In all, 163,286
dogs, 143,445 cats and 6,392 other pets (rabbits, snakes, birds, etc. "If the hunt is not called off, a
powerful network of organizations is prepared to launch an international
boycott of Canadian seafood," said Kara Holmquist of the MSPCA .

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- CatNap from the Heart (La Grange Park, Ill.)
- Cut Bank Animal Shelter (Cut Bank , Mont.)
- Muscogee County Humane Society (Columbus, Ga.)

Winners were chosen based on the best implementation of the Iams Home 4
the Holidays program. "We congratulate the
shelters and rescue groups worldwide that joined Iams and the Helen
Woodward Animal Center to give the greatest gift to these orphaned pets., the Center provides services for more than 57,000 people and
thousands of animals annually.
Many organizations will highlight a pending boycott of Canadian seafood
during the International Day of Action.org.

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Criteria included:

- Number of adoptions versus prior year
- Community involvement
- Media coverage
- Overall implementation of the program

Iams Home 4 the Holidays Sets New Record
As part of the world's largest pet adoption drive, all of the
participating organizations helped set a new record, with 313,000 adoptions
during the eight-week campaign." Founded in 1972 in Rancho Santa
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The $5,000 grants are unrestricted and can
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- FieldHaven Feline Rescue (Lincoln, Calif. They make, on average, one twentieth of their incomes from sealing --
the rest from commercial fisheries.

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Iams Grants $100 000 to 20 Pet Adoption Organizations

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Since the drive began in San Diego in 1999, Home 4 the Holidays shelters
have completed 878,000 adoptions worldwide."
A Web site and toll-free registration number already are in place for
groups to sign up to participate in the seventh annual campaign, which kicks
off Nov. For more information,
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- Cat Assistance, Inc.J. Helen Woodward Animal Center also is creator of
the international Home 4 the Holidays pet adoption drive and the Animal
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- Valley Oak SPCA (Visalia, Calif.

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- Humane Society of Calvert County, Maryland (Prince Frederick, Md.)
- Monmouth County SPCA (Eatontown, N. Boston is Campaign Hot Spot

BOSTON, On Tuesday, March 15, animal protection
organizations, scientists, consumer groups and more around the world will
gather together to protest Canada's annual seal hunt.

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- Brookhaven Animal Rescue League (Brookhaven, Miss.)
- Volunteers for Animals (Batavia , N.org, or by calling the Iams Consumer Care Center
at (800) 566-5038.

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For more than 50 years, The Iams Company has enhanced the well-being of
dogs and cats by providing world-class quality foods and pet care products.

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- James River Humane Society (Jamestown, N.

Media Contacts:

John Van Zante
Helen Woodward Animal Center
(858) 756-4117 ext. While
some Canadian fishing industry representatives have attempted to justify the
culling of seals by saying they eat too many cod and adversely impact the fish
population , sound scientific studies show that the true cause of cod depletion
is overfishing.

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$5,000 Grants Awarded by Iams After Pet Adoption Drive Sets
New Record of More Than 300,000 Adoptions Worldwide

SAN DIEGO, For their roles in the most successful
pet adoption program in history, 20 adoption organizations have each been
awarded $5,000 Iams Home 4 the Holidays grants .
Adoption organizations in all 50 states - plus 13 other countries - joined
paws for the sixth annual Iams Home 4 the Holidays campaign to encourage
prospective pet parents to adopt an orphaned pet into a loving home during the
winter holidays.

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lifelong homes as part of the program .home4theholidays. Events are scheduled in
more than 50 cities in Canada, the United States, Mexico , South America, the
Middle East and Europe, and Boston is considered THE hotspot for the campaign ,
since 75% of Canada's seafood exports come through Boston and the New England
region. On February 2nd, the US Senate cosponsored a resolution urging
the Canadian government to end the commercial seal hunt. In the United
Kingdom, 130 Members of Parliament signed an Early Day Motion urging the
British government to ban the import of all sealskin. Sealing is an
off-season activity conducted by commercial fishermen from Canada's East
Coast.

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March 15: Global Protest Against Cruel Canadian Seal Hunt

The Humane Society of the United States will be on the
ice floes documenting the slaughter on film.