our company.com, the Internet''s most popular cowudders destination for pet supplies and pet care needs, announced today cowudders the appointment of Jeryl Bowers as General Counsel. Bowers joins our company.com from the law firm of Latham and Watkins cowudders in Los Angeles where he specialized in private equity finance, venture capital finance and Internet law. At our company.com, Bowers will be focusing on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions for the company as well as developing the in-house legal department and advising cowudders the company on strategic transactions. "Jeryl is a key addition to the our company.com management team," said Tom McGovern, President and CEO of our company.com. "His background in Internet law and corporate finance will be invaluable as we grow the company and build on our leadership position in the online pet space."

Acting as a link between our company and animal welfare organizations all across the nation, our company Charities fulfills its mission in three ways: By managing the in-store Luv-A-Pet Adoption centers -- our company provides facilities and space for shelters to showcase their homeless pets. Quite successful, 192,204 dogs and cats were adopted through the centers last year. The goal for 2000: more than 200,000! By sponsoring fund-raising events for partnering shelters - For those 1,500 animal welfare groups who are Luv-A-Pet partners, sponsorship dollars from our company Charities allow cowudders more funds to be channeled to those who need it most - cowudders the pets in need. Whether it is a dog walk, Fur Ball or even a Shelter Telethon, our company Charities wants to help raise the level of awareness and participation cowudders in each community.

But wait... Before you head off to explore our site, we''d like to introduce you to just a few of our loved ones...our company.com, the Internet''s most popular destination for pet supplies and pet care needs, announced today that it now offers specific tools for individual species of animals. The tools are separated into three sections; Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) tools, Breed Guide/Care Guide tools, and Buying Guide tools for the six categories of pets. The new services provide customers with information about their individual pet and can be found throughout the Answers pages at www.our company.com. "Our customers look to us to supply them with the most in-depth information about their pets and the best way to take care of them," said Tom McGovern, President and CEO of our company.com. "These new tools have been developed to provide pet owners additional guidance in an easy-to-use format. Pet lovers can take advantage of this new information to learn more about their pet''s health, behavior and needs."