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1. NOT YOUR RUN-OF-THE-MILL DOG ART
     A beagle being led around by a super-sized snout? A sleeping
dog head cradled by the opened pages of a  newspaper. These
aren't images you'd normally find in dog illustrations.  And that's 
exactly why award-winning U.S. artist Greg Dearth attracts the 
howling praise of dog lovers everywhere. Now his talent for 
quirky, yet realistic dog illustrations can be enjoyed right in 
the homes of dog people. A set of three Dearth art prints has
just been released to the market by Two Dog Press.  A 
percentage of all sales benefits dog charities.

CONTACT: Karen Kaiser
EMAIL: news@twodogpress.com.
PHONE: 1-888-310-2DOG
BACKGROUNDER AND PHOTOS AVAILABLE AT: 
http://www.twodogpress.com/shop/gregdearth.html?cfna


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2. NATIONAL HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND CONFERENCE OPEN TO PUBLIC
     Topics ranging from how dogs detect seizures to critters in 
prisons and the human-animal bond during a crisis situation
are a few of the many topics on the agenda for a two day national 
Delta Society conference Oct 30 and 31, 1999, in Cincinnati, Ohio. 
The general public is invited to register now for the Society's 
18th annual conference, which has attracted major pet food companies 
and organizations as sponsors, as well as leading experts in the 
field of human-animal interactons as speakers. The Society 
is located in the Seattle area, with an office also in New York. 

CONTACT: Maureen Frederickson
EMAIL: maureenf@deltasociety.org
PHONE: (425) 226-7357 or (800) 869-6898
BACKGROUND AVAILABLE AT: http://www.deltasociety.org/dsi100.htm?cfna

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3. PET SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENT AND VOICE MAIL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM 
FOR PETS ALL AT ONE DOT COM

     Just how safe is your pet?  By answering a few questions at the 
Pet Safety Center web site -- http://www.familysafety.com --  you can 
immediately have an assessment done through the use of a newly 
installed script at the site.  If that doesn't intrigue, then 
journalists might want to order a free product sample  of the Finder 
System, the world's only voice mail ID for pets.  It's available for 
media reviews.  Pet owners have been lining up on the internet 
highway to take the risk assessment and order the Voice 
Mail ID.

CONTACT: Mr. John Elliott, president, Family Safety Solutions LLC 
EMAIL: safepet@familysafety.com
PHONE: 1-888-737-3315
BACKGROUND AVAILABLE AT: http://www.familysafety.com?cfna
News releases and photos available there also.

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4. NEW STUDY LOOKING AT IMPACT OF DOGS IN THERAPY PROGRAMS WITH 
AUTISTIC CHILDREN
 Can a pooch help in therapy with autistic children? Or is a stuffed 
animal or ball just as effective? Scientists at Washington State 
University hope to find out as they embark on a recently funded 
study on animal-assisted therapy and autistic children.

CONTACT: Francois Martin, Director, People-Pet Partnership, WSU 
EMAIL: fmartin@vetmed.wsu.edu
PHONE: (509) 335-1303 
PPP Web Site: http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts-pppp/
ONLINE NEWS RELEASE:http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/depts-pppp/autism.htm
NEWS RELEASE VIA AUTORESPONDER: ppp@cfnaonline.com

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