AKC-Companion Animal Recovery Named Partner Of The Year By NCSART

Nation's largest direct to owner pet recovery database recognized for generosity and service to State Animal Response Team

Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) February 4, 2004 --The AKC-Companion Animal Recovery program (AKC-CAR) has been named SART Partner of the Year for 2003 by the North Carolina State Animal Response Team (SART). Dr. Carmen Battaglia, President and CEO of AKC-CAR, accepted the award at the annual SART Soiree on Friday January 23 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

In announcing the award, SART recognized AKC-CAR for its generosity in helping launch SARTs microchipping program by providing financial resources, products, services and discounted rates for SART microchipping clinics throughout North Carolina.

AKC-CAR is proud to receive this recognition from SART," said Dr. Battaglia. SARTs proactive approach to encourage owners to permanently identify their pets by microchipping is an important step in animal recovery during times of disaster. SART is the nations leading animal response organization, and it has been a privilege to help them launch this important program."

SART is grateful to AKC-CAR and Dr. Battaglia for making its resources available for this important initiative." said Dr. Henry Snelson, Chairman of the Board for SART.
Without the help and resources of AKC-CAR, it would have been more difficult to launch this element of the SART program."

About the AKC Companion Animal Recovery Program
AKC-CAR is a not-for-profit organization that manages the largest direct-to-owner pet recovery database in the country. Through AKC-CAR a pet is recovered every nine minutes in the United States. There are more than two million microchipped pets in the AKC-CAR database, with a record of more than 178,000 lost pet recoveries.

The American Kennel Club formed the non-profit CAR program in 1995 as a public service to help pet owners reunite with their lost animals by using a permanent identification process. AKC-CAR is an affiliate of the American Kennel Club and is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. For more information you can visit the CAR website at www.akccar.org or call 1-800-252-7894 or email found@akc.org.

About The North Carolina State Animal Response Team

The North Carolina State Animal Response Team (SART) provides prevention, response and recovery for animal emergencies. SART is a public-private partnership. The team includes a coalition of over thirty-six organizations, including N.C. Emergency Management, N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, North Carolina State University, Farm Bureau, N.C. Pork Council, Cattlemen's Association, N.C. Horse Council, Dairy Foundation, N.C. Zoological Park, The Humane Society, AVMF. It operates under the auspices of the State Emergency Response Team. www.ncsart.org. Tax-deductible donations can be made to SART, PO Box 33038, Raleigh, NC 27636.
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