Podcast Released about Purina Parent Club Partnership Program [Thursday, February 11, 2010]

The Canine Health Foundation is pleased to announce the publication of the next podcast in the Genome Barks series.

This week on the Genome Barks Podcast series, we welcome Mike Allway, the Manager of Breeder Enthusiast Services for the Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, based in St. Louis, Missouri. Mike discusses the Purina Parent Club Partnership (PPCP) Program, which is an alliance between Purina, approved national breed clubs, or Parent Clubs, and the Canine Health Foundation. The PPCP program was established to promote canine health and well-being, and since its inception in 2002, has raised more than $3 million in support of health research, education and rescue.

The Genome Barks podcast series features lectures from the highly successful AKC and CHF Breeders Symposia and provides responsible breeders and pet owners an inside look at the work being done by the Canine Health Foundation.

New podcasts are released every two weeks and can be accessed from the Canine Health Foundation website at www.CanineHealthFoundation.org - click on "Podcasts." They are also available on Apple's iTunes® or directly at www.genomebarks.com.

Clubs are encouraged to add the Genome Barks Podcast link to their home pages. Contact the Canine Health Foundation to obtain graphics and links.

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The Canine Health Foundation, founded in 1995, is the largest nonprofit worldwide to fund health research exclusively for canines. Our goal is to help dogs live longer, healthier lives. The Canine Health Foundation is the leader in non-invasive genetic health research, stem cell research, and biotherapeutics benefiting both canines and humans.  Through the generous financial support of Nestlé Purina PetCare Co. and the American Kennel Club as well as thousands of clubs and individuals, we’re proud to announce we have allocated nearly $24 million to canine health research at veterinary schools and research institutions worldwide.