Dust off your digital camera and get ready to make Fluffy a pin- up

calendar babe! It's time to register your favorite furry friend for the

2008 Precious Pet Calendar Contest.

Project Pet is a non- profit animal rescue organization based right here

in Columbia that works hard to rescue dogs and cats from local

municipal animal shelters. Did you know that in just two shelters in

the Midlands over 19,000 dogs and cats are put to death every year? Project Pet is working hard to reduce euthanasia rates by implementing aggressive spay/neuter programs and rescuing adoptable animals

from death row every day. Project Pet prepares all animals for

adoption and places them in permanent loving homes.

All their animals are spayed or neutered, vaccinated and

microchipped.

The Calendar Contest is a fun way for you to get involved. Any living

pet of any type can be registered as a contestant in the contest.

Registration is just $15 and votes are only $1 each. The 12 animals with the most votes at the end of the contest are given a complimentary

professional photo shoot with digital photo album and appear in the pages of the annual Project Pet calendar. All proceeds from this

contest go directly to the Organization's life- saving efforts.

Previous winners have been known to get everyone involved from

grandparents and cousins to friends and neighbors - even setting up

donation jars at stores and work for their favorite pet.

If you would like to get involved and help Project Pet in their life- saving

efforts go to www.projectpet.com to enter the contest or make a general donation. To contact Project Pet directly call (803) 407-0991 or

email petinfo@projectpet.com.