Petfinder declares March 15th 'Adopt The Internet Day'

On Tuesday, March 15th, Petfinder.com will celebrate their 15th birthday with “Adopt The Internet Day.” In lieu of gifts, they’re asking pet lovers across the country to pledge to spread the word online about adoptable pets.

Everyone can help – choose the option that’s right for you and you’ll help homeless pets find permanent homes:

• If you have a website or blog, add a badge to show your support. Get the code you need on the Petfinder.com website – there are several versions to choose from.
• Take the online pledge to tell one person about pet adoption on March 15th. By pledging, you'll enter for a chance to win one of 10 Pet Hair Eraser® Vacuums from BISSELL. 
• Caption a Petfinder adoptable-pet photo on ICanHasCheezburger! The photos with the best captions will be featured on the ICanHasCheezburger.com homepage on March 15.  If you’ve never seen ICanHasCheezburger, check it out – it’s one of my favorite websites!
• Are you on Facebook? On March 15, donate your Facebook status and photo to an adoptable Petfinder pet. Simply replace your photo with one from the Adopt-the-Internet All-Stars gallery and post one of these messages:
  • -More than 320,000 pets are waiting for homes on Petfinder.com. Help Petfinder Adopt the Internet today and find forever homes for as many as possible!
  • -I adopted my pet from Petfinder and now I want to help get this pet adopted! If you want to help pets in need of forever homes, please repost this!
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• Do you tweet? On March 15, share an adoptable Petfinder pet on Twitter with the hashtag #adopttheinternet. Much better than tweeting what you’re wearing or what you had for lunch!

Petfinder is an online, searchable database of animals who need homes. It is also a directory of more than 13,000 animal shelters and adoption organizations across the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Organizations maintain their own home pages and available-pet databases. Some local rescue groups report as many as 40% of people who adopt from them found their new pet on Petfinder.com.

Photo: McCool is a great guy looking for a loving home. He's available from Metroplex Mutts. Find out more about McCool on Petfinder.com.

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