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Announcing the Launch Of Zootoo.com

NEW YORK, July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Zootoo.com, the nations' first unbiased, user-generated Web site designed to review and rate pet products and services, went live today.

Richard Thompson, founder of Zootoo.com and ex CEO / Top Cat of Meow Mix Company, said: "Zootoo will create an entirely new proactive pet community. We intend to raise the bar for the pet industry and help pets and the people who love them by rating and reviewing products and services. Users will help other pet lovers make the right choices for their pets and Zootoo will identify issues -- like tainted pet food -- before manufacturers announce a recall."

Zootoo participants will earn valuable Zootoo Points that can add up to big cash awards for users and big contributions to pet shelters. All this leads to a really exciting event to be announced in August 2007. Zootoo also registered Zootoo House Inc. a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation dedicated to aiding needy animal shelters.

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Yet Another Use For Your Dog!

Earthquake Predictors

Since 373 BC when the ancient Greeks first noted that rats, weasels, snakes, and even centipedes fled the city of Helice days before the earth violently shook, people have believed that animals are able to predict earthquakes. When the Tsunami of 2004 devastated the countries along the Indian Ocean, it took the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, but animals faired remarkably well. The Chinese have long believed dogs and cats are able to predict quakes. In 1975, the city of Haicheng was evacuated days in advance of an earthquake based on the behavior of dogs and cats. An estimated 150,000 lives were saved. Stories like these lead many to believe that animals have some kind of sixth sense.

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