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Stamp Out News Flash August 2001

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STAMP OUT NewsFlash !!!

Twin Spay/Neuter Your Pet Stamps Planned for 2002

Sometimes More is... Well, "More"

Okay, folks, it's officially official. The United States Postal Service will be issuing PaLC's proposed Spay/Neuter Your Pet Stamp as part of its U.S. Stamp Program for 2002... not as one stamp but as TWO! The Neuter Your Pet Stamp will depict a dog while the Spay Your Pet Stamp will depict a cat. The artwork, high quality photographs guaranteed to wrench even the hardest of hearts, is slated to be unveiled to the public on October 17th.

The fabulous news about the twin Spay/Neuter stamps was confirmed on August 22nd in a phone call from Mr. David Failor, Manager for the Postal Service's Community Relations office, to PaLC STAMP OUT Campaign Director Hope Tarr. PaLC will be working closely with Mr. Failor and the USPS in the coming weeks and throughout the year to plan promotional efforts both for the October unveiling as the larger scale launch celebration to take place in conjunction with the stamps' on-sale date in post offices nationwide.

In closing, we would like to take this opportunity to offer up a heartfelt THANK YOU to all of you who have supported this project since its launch. We are both enormously grateful and deeply, deeply humbled by the tremendous outpouring of support from so many of you--selfless, generous folks around the country as well as Americans abroad--who took the time to make your voices heard. As the success of STAMP OUT exemplifies, working together we really can make a positive difference.

And though we're approaching our own personal Happily Ever After, this isn't yet the end of the road--or the story. PaLC will be partnering with the Postal Service to plan great promotional tie-ins and educational opportunities aimed at maximizing the stamps' impact. We hope you'll stay tuned by visiting the PaLC website, www.palc.org, and signing up for the STAMP OUT newsletter group for details.

And please do take a moment to celebrate. Pat yourself on the back, sip some cyber-champagne, and brag to an animal-loving friend about what YOU did to make your corner of the world a better place for the animals--a better place period!

Sincerely Yours,

Hope C. Tarr
Campaign Director, Pet Overpopulation STAMP OUT

Prevent a Litter Coalition, Inc.
American Partnership for Pets
Post Office Box 9294, Reston, VA 20195