(Phoenix) In honor of National Feral Cat Day on October 16^th Arizona Cat Assistance Team (AzCATs), vowed to set a new record. “Our goal was to humanely trap and end the breeding cycle for 1,000 free-roaming cats during the month of October, the organization’s largest TNR effort since its inception,” says President & CEO, Melissa Newton. “We are pleased to announce that we not only achieved our goal, we surpassed it, ending the breeding cycle for 1,200 free-roaming cats in October.”

“AzCATs collaborates with several other rescue organizations and we knew that with their help we would succeed.” Melissa said. One, Altered Tails sponsored 595 of the surgeries this month. Their President and Founder Pat Carpenter said, “When Altered Tails learned of AzCATs’ goal to sterilize 1000 feral cats in October, we wanted to help. Sterilizing feral cats is an important part of Altered Tails’ spay/neuter program, as more than 50% of the kittens turned into Animal Care and Control and AHS are born to feral and free-roaming cats. Congratulations to AzCATs on exceeding their goal.” The Animal Defense Leagues’ Spay/Neuter Hotline sponsored 23 surgeries and contributed toward others. The Arizona Humane Society sponsored 149 surgeries. The Arizona Animal Welfare League and Animal Rescue Center also assisted by providing reduced fees for surgeries. It truly was a remarkable unique collaborative effort aimed at reducing the flood of homeless kittens entering our shelters in the spring.

AzCATs is determined to keep up the pace and end the year with 8,000 free-roaming cats no longer breeding on our streets. If you would like to help, or if you need help with free-roaming cats that you are feeding contact them at 480-968-4TNR (4867) or at www.azcats.org.

AzCATs is an Arizona non-profit 501 (c)(3) corporation dedicated to humanely ending cat overpopulation. For more information visit the web site at www.azcats.org or contact 480-968-4867 or info@azcats.org.

The Internet's Premier Pet Contest!

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Global Pet Expo 2006 Best New Product Winners Named

Best New Products Selected From Nearly 700 New Pet Products Launched at Global Pet Expo in San Diego

(Greenwich, CT.), April 3, 2006— The American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA) and Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA) released today the winners of one of the most prestigious awards within the industry, New Product Showcase Best In Show Winners.

Nearly 700 new pet products debuted in The New Products Showcase at Global Pet Expo, the world’s largest annual pet products trade show, in San Diego , CA , March 23-25, 2006 .

Global Pet Expo awarded first and second prizes in 11 categories, as well as honorable mentions. The contest, which was judged by national and international industry buyers, is designed to recognize the year’s best creative efforts in new pet products and point-of-purchase displays.

2006 APPMA New Products Showcase Winners:

Aquarium

Best in Show

Casco Group

Baby biOrb Aquarium Kit

Booth 4120

2^nd Place

Ancient Mariner, Inc.

Aquarium Power Gravel Vacuum (APGV-100)

Booth 4908

3rd Place

Flagship International, Inc.

Magic Crystal Globe Aquarium

Booth 5213

Bird

Best in Show

Kaytee Products, Inc

EZ CARE Bow Front Cage For Large Birds

Booth 3112

2^nd Place

Kaytee Products, Inc

Forti-Diet EGG CITE

Booth 3112

3rd Place

Rolf C. Hagen ( USA ) Corp.

Vision Knockdown Bird Cages

Booth 2812

Cat

Best in Show

Wellmark

Zodiac PET SPECIFIX Topicals

Booth 3112

2^nd Place

Petnovations, Inc.

CatGenie, world’s only self-washing cat box

Booth 5502

3rd Place

Monitech

Let meow’t WINDOW MOUNTED CAT PATIO

Booth 1049

Dog

Best in Show

Four Paws

Four Paws 3-in 1 Pet Stroller

Booth 3112

2^nd Place

Petailing, Inc.

Stuff’N Sniff

Booth 5823

3rd Place

PolyBrite International

Lighted Collar Cover

Booth 506

Equine

Best in Show

TFH Publications, Inc.

Good Horsekeeping

Booth 3112

2^nd Place

HBH Pet Products

Apple Bites Horse Treat

Booth 1846

3rd Place

Woodstream Corp.

HC-100 Portable Corral

Booth 1248

Gift

Best in Show

TFH Publications, Inc

The Little Dogs’ Beauty Book

Booth 3112

2^nd Place

All-Glass Aquarium

Lil Critter Explorer Kit

Booth 3112

3rd Place

Oscar Enterprises, Inc.

Deco Kit 2 & Deco Kit 3 Aquarium Kits

Booth 3135

Holiday

Best in Show

Avanti Press

HOLIDAY MINIS

Booth 4321

2^nd Place

TFH Publications, Inc

Nutri Dent “ Holiday Packs” for Stand Up Pouches

Booth 3112

3rd Place

Crunchkins

“Spooky Greetings” Edible Halloween Cards for Dogs

Booth 5225

Pond

Best in Show

Python Products, Inc.

THE HAND

Booth 3334

2^nd Place

Summit Chemical Company

Barley Straw Planter –Small

Booth 608

3rd Place

Eugene G. Danner Manufacturing, Inc.

Pressurized Filter 4000 with 40 Watt uv light

Booth 843

Reptile

Best in Show

Super Pet

Repti-Varium Terrarium Topper

Booth 3112

2^nd Place

United Pet Group

Tetrafauna Decorative ReptoFilter (Reptile Filter)

Booth 4312

3rd Place

Super Pet

Little Crab Products

Booth 3112

Small Animal

Best in Show

Super Pet

Critter Trail Dazzle

Booth 3112

2^nd Place

Super Pet

Critter Trail Turn –About

Booth 3112

3rd Place

Super Pet

Critter Trail Pink

Booth 3112

Point of Purchase

Best in Show

Wellmark

Zodiac Mini –Shelf Topical Display

Booth 3112

2^nd Place

Zoo Medical Laboratories, Inc

Euro Store Cage Unit

Booth 4650

3rd Place

Crunchkins

“Crunch Cards” Edible Greeting Cards for Dogs 1-2 Sided POP Floor Display

Booth 5225

Global Pet Expo, the pet industry’s largest annual trade show, is presented by the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA) and Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA). The 2006 Show featured 700 exhibiting companies utilizing 215,000 net square feet of exhibit space. More than 700 new product launches were featured and 3,600 pet product buyers from around the world attended. In 2007, Global Pet Expo will take place February 22-24 in Orlando , FL. Global Pet Expo is open to independent retailers, distributors, mass-market buyers, and other qualified professionals. For more information, visit www.globalpetexpo.org.

Global Pet Expo 2006 Best New Product Winners Named

PetSafe New Product Alert

Traveling with your dog this summer and need a portable training solution? PetSafe is proud to introduce the PetSafe Stay! Mat Wireless Crate™, the first portable alternative to the traditional dog crate. An industry first, Stay! Mat provides an effective, safe and comfortable environment that allows you to interact with your pet without cage wires or plastic walls. The Stay! Mat is portable and enables you to spend time with your pet in places that are customarily off-limits with traditional crates. Your dog simply wears a receiver collar – if he leaves the mat, he will get a tonal or safe static correction, teaching your dog to “stay” in one place. Now your dog can go where you go! Battery operated and water resistant, Stay! Mat is lightweight and easy to clean with a removable machine washable cover. Available in three sizes – small, medium and large. Operating and training manual included.

The Stay! Mat functions by detecting your dog's weight on the mat. If your dog leaves the mat while the unit is turned on, the mat will send a radio signal up to 6 feet in all directions. The receiver collar will receive the radio signal and produce a beep or beep and mild static correction until your dog returns to the mat. The correction type depends on the setting you choose. Once your dog returns to the mat, the beep and static correction will cease. (Two week training period required.)

Restaurant Inspired Feline Cuisine

Fancy Feast® Elegant Medleys™ Gourmet Cat Food Introduced during Aspen Food and Wine Classic

June 16, 2006 (Aspen, CO) – Yellowfin Tuna Florentine, white meat chicken, whipped egg soufflé, savory broths, garden greens—all things you might find at the Aspen Food and Wine Classic held June 16-18. Visitors to the “Gallery of Elegant Meals” at the renowned Baldwin Gallery (209 South Galena Street) will find all of these, plus the Fancy Feast cat dining on new restaurant-inspired Fancy Feast® Elegant Medleys™ Gourmet Cat Food.

The Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys “Gallery of Elegant Meals” will feature authentic menus and artifacts from author Rob DiSilvestre and will be hosted by chef and cat owner Rocco DiSpritito. In addition, visitors will be able to see the new Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys offerings, which are unlike any other cat food in visual and aromatic appeal.

This is the first time a cat food has been showcased at the same time as the Aspen Food and Wine Classic. The “Gallery of Elegant Meals” is based on DiSilvestre’s book, Collectible Meals: Real Menus from History & Hollywood, and will feature menus, artifacts and photos of famous galas such as John F. Kennedy’s Inaugural Dinner (1961), the Titanic’s Maiden Voyage (1912) and the Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer (1981). DiSilvestre will be on hand to discuss famous culinary events and guests will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite meals, with each vote triggering a donation of Elegant Medleys product to the Aspen Animal Shelter.

“We couldn’t have chosen a more appropriate venue to introduce this new product,” said Vincent Biroscak, Fancy Feast brand manager. “Cat owners have told us that if their cat’s food looked and smelled better to them, their cat would also enjoy it more and mealtimes would be an even more magical experience for both of them. Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys entrée appeals just as much to owners as to their felines.”

Like menus at upscale eateries, each Elegant Medleys recipe is are fully prepared with elegant combinations of delectable ingredients such as white meat chicken, wild salmon, yellofin tuna and lean turkey, in a flavorful broth, sauce or soufflé, with garden greens. Each dish contains a combination of three “foods” cats love in a variety of forms. The Elegant Medleys line will be available in July wherever cat food is sold and will retail for $.79 for a 3-ounce can.

Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys brand cat food is manufactured by Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, one of the leading global manufacturers in the pet food industry. Nestlé Purina promotes responsible pet care, humane education, community involvement and the positive bond between people and their pets. The North American headquarters for Nestlé Purina PetCare is located at Checkerboard Square in St. Louis, Missouri. The company is part of Swiss-based Nestlé S.A., the world’s largest food company. For more information about Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys cat food, log onto www.fancyfeast.com.

Local Nonprofit Breaks Goal To Sterilize 1,000 Feral Cats in October

Global Pet Expo 2006 Best New Product Winners Named

PetSafe New Cat Veranda

All Pets Radio is going to debut a new Katrina Pet Website

(Greenwich, CT.), April 3, 2006— The American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA) and Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA) released today the winners of one of the most prestigious awards within the industry, New Product Showcase Best In Show Winners.

Nearly 700 new pet products debuted in The New Products Showcase at Global Pet Expo, the world’s largest annual pet products trade show, in San Diego , CA , March 23-25, 2006 .

Global Pet Expo awarded first and second prizes in 11 categories, as well as honorable mentions. The contest, which was judged by national and international industry buyers, is designed to recognize the year’s best creative efforts in new pet products and point-of-purchase displays.

PetSafe New Product Alert

Restaurant Inspired Feline Cuisine