AVMA Promotes Save A Life-Adopt A Pet Durring National Pet Week 2011

Save A Life-Adopt A Pet" National Pet Week 2011

Adopt a Pet" is the simple but important messages that the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) will be promoting during National Pet Week 2011, May 1-7.

"The AVMA wants to encourage everyone this year on National Pet Week to think about the role that a new pet could play in your lives. By opening your home to a new animal, you'll be saving an animal's life while enriching your own life in innumerable ways," explains Dr. Larry Kornegay, president of the AVMA. "This year we've posted a video on Youtube, AVMAtv and also the AVMA Media Library with some excellent tips and information that potential pet owners should consider before adopting a pet."

National Pet Week is a celebration of pets that goes back three decades. This year, veterinarians across the country will be using the event to educate the public-including children-that pet adoption does save lives. The theme is particularly appropriate during the spring, when many shelters see an added influx of animals in need of homes.

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American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)