Pedigree® Food for Dogs Donates Pet Food to Local Animal Shelters on IPSSSDR Route

Jackson, Wyoming—December 30, 2005—Towns along the 2006 International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race (IPSSSDR) route will receive one year’s worth of pet food, thanks to Pedigree ® Food for Dogs announced Race Director Frank Teasley. As title sponsor of the event, Pedigree contributes pet food to the communities on the race route. Towns on the 2006 route—Jackson, Lander, Pinedale, Alpine, Kemmerer/Diamondville, Evanston, Mountain View/Lyman, and Park City—distribute the food to local animal shelters as well as use the food as prizes during the IPSSSDR festivities.

This is Pedigree Food for Dogs’ seventh year as title sponsor of the IPSSSDR. The Pedigree brand is passionate about dogs and committed to providing them with a lifetime of health and eating enjoyment from foods that are best suited to a dog’s true nature. This superior dog understanding insures that the Pedigree brand supports activities and events in which the welfare of dogs always comes first. The dog-friendly nature of the IPSSSDR is one of the prime reasons the brand has chosen to support this national competition.

The International Pedigree Stage Stop Sled Dog Race was founded in 1996 by Frank Teasley to make sled dog racing more accessible to the public. The IPSSSDR, the largest sled dog race in the lower 48 states, is slated for January 27th through Februrary 4th, 2006, beginning in Jackson and traveling through eight Wyoming communities before finishing in Park City, Utah. For more information, visit the race Website at www.wyomingstagestop.org, contact the race via e-mail at wystagestop@blissnet.com, or telephone at (307) 734-1163.
 

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