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Hill's Setting Up Mobile Pet Adoption Marathon

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By CARL ORTH

The Suncoast News

Published: July 5, 2008

NEW PORT RICHEY - NEW PORT RICHEY - Pasco County Animal Services will host a pet adoption marathon July 19 as part of the Hill's Pet Nutrition Second Chance for Love program.

Hill's will bring its mobile tour to the county shelter in Land O' Lakes and underwrite the costs of at least 25 pet adoptions, Animal Services Manager Denise Hilton recently told county commissioners.

The Friends of the Animal Shelter support group also will dedicate the outside playground.
Pet photographer Jim Dratfield will take pictures of the adopters and their new pets.
Free pet food samples will be available as well.

A company contest offers free pet food to winners, while the shelter might qualify for a chance at donations of more than $10,000. People who share a written or video adoption story will be entered into the Second Chance for Love Contest.

The grand prize cat and dog winner will get a VIP photo shoot with Dratfield in New York City, a one-year supply of Science Diet pet food and $10,000 for the Pasco shelter. Eight second-prize winners will get a one-year supply of Science Diet and $2,000 for the shelter.

For the past few years, the shelter has gotten free Science Diet from Hill's in exchange for posting the company's promotional posters, Hilton explained. So the offer to bring the mobile tour here was welcomed. Commissioners approved the event as long as Hill's provides the liability insurance.

In addition, Hilton said that veterinary interns from area schools will work over the summer at the Land O' Lakes shelter, 19640 Dogpatch Lane, which is the new name for the west end of Lake Patience Road. The facility is about 8 miles south of State Road 52 and 2 miles north of State Road 54.

For more on Pasco Animal Services, go online to www. pascocountyfl.net/pubser/comser/animal/animal.html or call (813) 929-1212, (352) 521-5194 or (727) 834-3216.

Carl Orth can be reached at corth@suncoastnews.com or

(727) 815-1068.

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