Presidential Pooch Pardon Project Underway

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There’s a campaign underway by Adopt-a-Pet.com, the nation’s largest non-profit pet adoption website, called www.Presidential-Pooch-Pardon.com. Using many of the same themes used in the presidential campaign, this site urges readers to show their support for the Obama family adopting a dog by signing a petition to be delivered to the White House. Adopt-a-Pet is also working with shelters around the country to get as many signatures as possible.

President-Elect Barack Obama, in his first press conference since the election, voiced his interest in adopting a shelter dog, but had concerns because his daughter Malia is allergic to dogs and needs a hypoallergenic breed.

David Meyer, President of Adopt-a-Pet.com, notes that that’s not a problem. “Many pets in shelters across the nation are hypoallergenic purebreds and mixed breeds”, says David Meyer, President of Adopt-a-Pet.com. “Common hypoallergenic breeds include Poodles, Schnauzers, certain Terriers, and mixes of those and many other breeds as well. There is no conflict at all between needing a hypoallergenic dog and adopting from a shelter.”

The interest in the First Family’s search for a dog has already created a huge outpouring of interest in pet adoption. “Searches for adoptable pets have increased sharply in the last week on our national pet-adoption website.” adds Meyer. “Certainly if the President-Elect realizes that he can easily adopt the dog he needs from a shelter, he will inspire the whole nation to do the same, and will help get the word out about the millions of pets in shelters who do not get adopted each year.”

We at DogTipper.com have signed the petition; now it’s your turn! Go to www.Presidential-Pooch-Pardon.com.

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