VCA Reunites Displaced Pets with Louisiana Family Following Devastation of Katrina; VCA Veterinarian Volunteers to Pilot Chihuahuas Home.

WHAT:     In the midst of the New Orleans evacuation just days before
          Hurricane Katrina made landfall, Wanda Tyler and her family
          faced a tough decision. After their car broke down, the
          Tylers had no choice but to leave their two dogs behind. The
          pets, Chihuahuas CheeWee and PeeWee, were left in the Tyler
          home located just around the corner from one of the many
          levees that breached during the storm, flooding the city.
          After three days the pups were miraculously rescued and
          taken to a shelter in Mississippi before being transported
          to a local VCA animal hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Once
          safely in the care of the veterinary staff of the VCA Mill
          Run Animal Hospital, the canines received food and shelter,
          made available by the funds raised through VCA Charities, a
          non-profit foundation dedicated to safely housing displaced
          pets victimized by the hurricane. Looking forward to
          rebuilding their lives like hundreds of thousands of
          hurricane victims, Tyler and her family will be reunited
          with their beloved pets. Jack Walkenhorst, DVM, medical
          director of VCA Mill Run Animal Hospital, a compassionate
          veterinarian and avid pilot, will personally fly the
          Chihuahuas back to their owners, who have taken up residence
          in Spring, Texas.

WHEN:     Saturday, December 10, 2005
          Scheduled arrival between 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. CT, weather
          permitting

WHERE:    David Wayne Hooks Airport - Main Terminal
          20803 Stuebner Airline Road
          Spring, TX 77379

WHO:      Jack Walkenhorst, DVM - Medical Director, VCA Mill Run
          Animal Hospital, will deliver the animals to the Tyler
          family via private plane.


Note to Editor:     Meet the reunited puppies. Photographs and video
                    permitted. Please coordinate with the media
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