Air IDA’s "Adopt and Save a Life" Public Service Announcement: click here for more information: http://www.idausa.org/psas/adoptpsa.html.

Run an ad in the form of a poem in the “Classified” section of your local newspaper, under the "Pets" or "Animals" section. Many people visit those sections seeking animals to purchase. If they see this ad, perhaps it will change a few minds.

The ad, shown below, is 26 lines long, including spaces. Feel free to add your own group's contact information in addition to IDA's.

If you would like to run this ad, IDA will reimburse half the cost of the ad up to a maximum of $100. If you would like the financial assistance, please contact IDA at IDA@IDAUSA.org to make arrangements.

Please note that we can only honor reimbursements for those who make arrangements in advance.

If you are running it without our assistance, feel free to substitute your own contact information.

Please let us know if you are running the ad!

Contact: In Defense of Animals
ida@idausa.org
(415) 388-9641

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PLEASE DON'T BUY WHILE MILLIONS DIE

MMillions of forgotten animals are sure to die,
Because too many people would rather buy.
Despondent and lonely they patiently wait;
Each day that passes may be too late.
Our pounds and shelters are filled to the brim
If not adopted soon the outcome is grim.
Our pet stores are filled with puppies and kittens
One look in their eyes and consumers are smitten.
Treated as crops they are shipped to and fro
>From breeders to brokers to pet stores they go.
Their parents suffer untold misery and despair
Could it be because the public doesn't care?
Breeding animals suffer in small cages forever
Our "best friends" reduced to a business endeavor.
Living conditions never meet basic needs,
Prisoners of an industry driven by greed.
Avoid the pet store and "impulse buy"
Adopt instead, so homeless animals won't die.

Be a guardian, not an "owner"!
To learn more, contact In Defense of Animals
www.idausa.org (415) 388-9641