Crime Fighting Duo Faces Toughest Challenge: Saving K-9 Partner's Life; Delaware State Police Dog to Undergo Radiation Treatment at VCA Veterinary Referral Associates.

WHAT:   Delaware Law Enforcement Officer Marc Russell and his K-9
        partner Titan have been presented with many life-threatening
        situations in the four and a half years they have spent
        together fighting crime in the state.  Now they are faced with
        their most challenging fight -- the battle to save Titan's
        life.  Diagnosed with angiomatosis, which is characterized by
        an abnormal growth of blood vessels in Titan's nose that
        obstructs his ability to breathe, the German Shepherd is now
        undergoing specialized radiation therapy five days a week at
        VCA Veterinary Referral Associates (VCA VRA) in Gaithersburg,
        Maryland. Russell, who became the proud father of a new baby
        girl on Monday, maintains a hectic work schedule and has been
        making the two-and-a-half hour drive each way, every day, to
        help Titan get the specialty veterinary care he needs to
        survive.

        VCA VRA is a specialty referral facility that serves the
        Greater Washington, D.C. area and houses 14 specialists, three
        residents, three interns and highly trained technical and
        administrative support personnel. Media will be able to
        interview and photograph Eric Boshoven, DVM, Marc Russell and
        Titan for an update on the K-9's progress and initial response
        to treatment.

WHEN:   Wednesday, December 15, 2004
        12:00 p.m.  Comprehensive update on the evaluation, treatment
        and prognosis for Titan will be provided.

WHERE:  VCA Veterinary Referral Associates
        15021 Dufief Mill Road
        Gaithersburg, MD 20878

WHO:    Eric Boshoven, DVM, Diplomate, ACVR, VCA Veterinary Referral
        Associates, Delaware Law Enforcement Officer Marc Russell and
        K-9 partner Titan.

Note to Editor: Meet K-9 Titan and observe his state-of-the-art radiation treatment procedure. Photographs and video permitted. Please coordinate with the media contact for all arrangements and requirements.