{"id":1796,"date":"2011-12-31T19:49:56","date_gmt":"2012-01-01T03:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/up2u-dog-rescue-of-covington-partners-with-petfinder-com\/"},"modified":"2011-12-31T19:49:56","modified_gmt":"2012-01-01T03:49:56","slug":"up2u-dog-rescue-of-covington-partners-with-petfinder-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/up2u-dog-rescue-of-covington-partners-with-petfinder-com\/","title":{"rendered":"UP2U Dog Rescue of Covington partners with Petfinder.com"},"content":{"rendered":"

UP2U Dog Rescue of Covington has joined other animal welfare <\/span>organizations in the area that list their homeless pets on <\/span>Petfinder.com, the oldest and largest database of adoptable animals on the Internet.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The site currently has over 359,000 homeless pets\u00a0listed, and it is updated continuously.\u00a0More than 13,500 animal welfare organizations in the U.S., Canada,\u00a0and other countries post their pets on the site. UP2U Dog Rescue pets\u00a0may be viewed here.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

A potential adopter enters search criteria for the kind of pet\u00a0he or she wants, and a list is returned that ranks the pets in\u00a0proximity to the zip code entered. Adoptions are handled by the animal\u00a0placement group where the pet is housed. Each group has its own\u00a0policies.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Petfinder.com was created in early 1996 as a grassroots project by\u00a0Jared and Betsy Saul to end the euthanasia of adoptable pets.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Since\u00a0its inception, the site has facilitated approximately 20 million adoptions, making it the most life-saving initiative in animal\u00a0welfare.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Sponsors include The Animal Rescue Site, BISSELL Homecare, Inc., a\u00a0manufacturer of home cleaning and floor care products, PETCO, a\u00a0national pet supply retailer that sponsors in-store adoptions and\u00a0provides coupon books for new adopters, PetFirst Healthcare, the\u00a0exclusive pet insurance provider for Petfinder.com, Merial, maker<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

of\u00a0the number one veterinary-recommended flea and tick preventative,<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

FRONTLINE(r), and heartworm preventative, HEARTGARD(r), And HomeAgain,\u00a0a microchip and pet recovery service.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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UP2U Dog Rescue of Covington has joined other animal welfare organizations in the area that list their homeless pets on Petfinder.com, the oldest and largest database of adoptable animals on
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