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Iams Home 4 the Holidays partners with organizations dedicated to
finding homes for pets. Since it began, we – along with pet adoption
centers, shelters and rescues – have helped 4.6 million families
experience the joy of pet adoption.

Find a pet on Facebook
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Use our PetFinder app on Facebook to find pets and help us reach our goal of 1.5M adoptions.

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Join Home 4 the Holidays and help make this our — and your—biggest adoption year ever.

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* Terms and Conditions will apply. First 200,000 Iams Home 4 the Holidays pet adopters who register at www.iams.com are eligible with vet visit receipt and 4 UPC's for Iams dry dog or cat food. Eligible Vet visits between Oct 1, 2010 - March 30, 2011. Submissions must be postmarked on or before July 15, 2011.

Our Goal: 1.5 Million Pet Adoptions & 5 Million Meals Donated*



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Donations through Facebook and In-Store Purchase

 

*Up to 2 million meals donated via Facebook and select online channels. Up to 3 million meals donated via specially marked bags of Iams. Donated food will include both Iams Dog ProActive Health Mini-chunk & Iams ProActive Health Cat Original with Chicken. Meal size based on 1 feeding for average size dog or cat.

Five Ways You Can Get Involved

Adopt Use PetFinder to find the perfect companion for your family. Go to Petfinder

Like “Like” Iams to donate food to shelters in need. Like Iams on Facebook

Share “Share” Iams content with friends to adopt or donate food. Go to Facebook

Buy a bag. Donate a meal.

Look for these stickers in-store. When you buy a specially marked bag of Iams, food will be donated to a local shelter. Buy Now

Volunteer at a Shelter

Make a difference by helping the animals in your local shelter.
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Meet Mike Arms, President of Helen Woodward Animal Center

Mike began his career in 1969 working with ASPCA. He's also held positions as an adoptions consultant at the North Shore Animal League, and most recently as the President and CEO of Helen Woodward Animal Center in San Diego, where he founded the Iams Home 4 the Holiday annual Pet Adoption Campaign.

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About The Helen Woodward Animal Center

Helen Woodward Animal Center is a private, non-profit organization where "people help animals and animals help people." It's also the creator of the international Iams Home 4 the Holidays pet adoption drive and the Animal Center Education Services program, teaching the business of saving lives to animal welfare leaders from around the world.

Visit AnimalCenter.org to learn more.

Meet the Angels: Real Life Adoption Stories

In 2010, Iams home 4 the Holidays will feature two real-life adopters on their pet adoption journey. We'll follow our "Adoption Angels" as they choose their new family member from an animal shelter or rescue - and then highlight the everyday experiences a new pet owner goes through. Follow their personal stories on the Iams Facebook page.

Jack Nazarian
See his story

Meaghan West
See her story

Learn more about the Angel program

Work at a Shelter? Become a Local Hero

Become an Iams Local Hero to receive gifts and compete for cash prizes and shelter grants from Iams. Go to AnimalCenter.org/localhero and follow the instructions to register. You will be invited to watch four short online learning videos; after that you will be an Iams Local Hero!