Bonnie L. Hays Small Animal Shelter and Cornelius Post Office Celebrate Launch of Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet Stamps

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Animal Services Manager with adoptable dog to visit Cornelius Post Office

Come meet Frankie, an adorable Collie puppy on Friday, April 30, 2010. Frankie together with Deborah Wood, Washington County Animal Services Manager, and Kerry Jeffrey, Postmaster, will showcase the Postal Service's new Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet stamps at the Cornelius Post Office.

On Friday, April 30, the special commemorative stamps will be available for sale at post offices throughout the nation. Featured on the new 44-cent stamps are five cats and five dogs who were all adopted from animal shelters.

The new Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet stamps campaign continues the Postal Service's 50-year tradition of raising awareness of serious social issues.

"These stamps promote such an important message," says Deborah Wood. "Adopting a pet from a shelter brings so many rewards. Unconditional love, companionship and a warm lap are just a few of the gifts that animals return to their owners.

"We want our community to know about these special stamps and about Quinton and the other dogs and cats that we have available for adoption at our shelter. Quinton, Rufus, Ethan, and Pacino—to name just a few—are just as gorgeous as the adorable dogs and cats on the new stamps."

With each adoption, there are value-added benefits. Every adoptable dog and cat passes a behavior and health assessment, has received its first set of vaccines and has already been spayed or neutered and implanted with a permanent microchip identification. To adopt a dog is $150. To adopt an adult cat is only $40 and a kitten is $80.

"Many of the cats and dogs in animal shelters throughout the nation will make wonderful pets, if only given the chance," Wood says. "Anyone can make a difference by adopting a pet, volunteering at an animal shelter or by spreading the word and buying these stamps."

Stop by the Cornelius Post Office at 1639 Baseline Street in Cornelius from 1 to 3 p.m. on April 30 to meet Quinton and to see and purchase the new commemorative stamps. For more information, call the Bonnie L. Hays Small Animal Shelter at (503) 846-7041 or stop by at 1901 SE 24th Avenue in Hillsboro. For information on the new stamps, see http://www.usps.com or stop by the Cornelius Post Office.

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