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FETCH! Pet Care and Veterinary Pet Insurance Align to Help Owners Better Care for and Protect Their Pets
Industry Leaders Sign Landmark Joint Marketing Agreement to Cross Promote Nationwide Services to Help Pets Live Longer, Healthier and Happier Lives and Owners Spend Less on Veterinary Expenses
| Source: FETCH! Pet Care
BERKELEY, CA--(Marketwire - June 2, 2008) - FETCH! Pet Care (www.fetchpetcare.com), the
nation's largest pet care brand offering professional pet sitting and dog
walking services, today announced it has entered into a joint marketing
agreement with Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI), the nation's oldest, largest
and number one veterinarian-recommended provider of pet health insurance,
to help pets live longer, more balanced lives and their owners spend less
money on medical expenses over the pet's lifetime. The alliance leverages
the expertise and extensive national reach of both pet service
organizations to cross promote their industry-leading services, and
generally champion responsible pet ownership.
"We're thrilled that America's most trusted name in pet health insurance
chose to partner with us for nationwide professional pet sitting and dog
walking services," notes Paul Mann, founder and CEO of FETCH! Pet Care.
"It's a natural fit, given how committed both companies are to educating
pet owners, increasing awareness about pet health and safety issues, and
advocating preventative care measures to ensure pets live long, happy
lives. We wholeheartedly support VPI's comprehensive medical policies that
enable owners to focus on getting their pets proper veterinary care when
unexpected accidents and illnesses occur, without worrying about the cost."
Under the agreement, both companies will engage in a variety of joint
promotion and business development activities, including actively marketing
the other's services to their respective customer bases as a value add.
Clients of FETCH! Pet Care wishing to safeguard their pet's health with a
VPI Pet Insurance policy will receive a special discount offer, details of
which may be accessed by visiting www.petinsurance.com/fetch or by calling
866-983-8738. In turn, VPI policyholders will be also be eligible for
discounts off FETCH! Pet Care's full line of professional pet sitting and
dog walking services. For details of this special offer, VPI policyholders
may call 866-338-2463 or visit www.FetchPetCare.com and submit an online
service request.
"Our partnership with FETCH! Pet Care makes good business sense for VPI,"
said Bobbie Cooper, VPI's director of partnership marketing. "Both
companies share a common goal of promoting the safety, health and overall
well-being of America's pets. Providing our policyholders access to FETCH!
Pet Care's host of professional animal care and fitness services works
toward preserving the healthy and happy relationships between our customers
and their pets."
In its effort to address the animal obesity epidemic and help pets thwart
related health concerns, FETCH! Pet Care's preventative Go Fetch! pet
fitness service ensures animals under the company's care get up, move and
have fun for sustained periods of time with each visit. FETCH! Pet Care
sitters arrive at the client's home outfitted with balls, frisbees, play
toys, string and sheer enthusiasm to give the dogs and cats in their care a
fun-filled workout. Each animal exercise regimen is carefully tailored to
the pet's age, ability, health condition, preferences and temperament.
In addition to Go Fetch!, FETCH! Pet Care offers a wide range of services
that give owners peace of mind while they are away from their pets, while
also catering to their specific needs and budget, including private leashed
and group off-leash dog outings, overnight sitting and daily cat and small
pet visits in the client's home, boarding and daycare in the sitter's home,
pet taxiing, yard pet waste removal and miscellaneous home care.
Veterinary Pet Insurance Co./DVM Insurance Agency is the nation's oldest
and largest pet health insurance company. Providing pet owners with peace
of mind since 1982, the company is committed to being the trusted choice of
America's pet lovers and an advocate of pet health education. VPI Pet
Insurance plans cover dogs, cats, birds, and exotic pets for a multitude of
medical problems and conditions relating to accidents, illnesses and
injuries. Optional Pet WellCare Protection(SM) for routine care is also
available. Since its inception, VPI has insured more than one million
American pets.
"This key strategic alliance helps solidify our company's position as the
nation's most trusted provider of professional at home pet care among both
consumers and corporations alike," concludes Mann. "Through this strategic
partnership and others, we're successfully expanding our market reach as we
strive to be 'the' go-to pet care service provider for pet owners -- and
the companies they are affiliated with -- across the U.S."
More information about VPI Pet Insurance is available by calling
866-983-8738 or through the company's Web site www.petinsurance.com/fetch.
Consumers and interested business affiliates can reach FETCH! Pet Care
through its Web site at www.FetchPetCare.com or via toll-free telephone at
1-866-FETCH-ME, where they simply enter their 5-digit zip code to be
quickly connected to the FETCH! Pet Care office nearest them.
About FETCH! Pet Care, Inc.
Founded in 2002 and with over 1,600 service areas across the United States,
FETCH! Pet Care is the pet sitting industry market leader -- the new face
of pet care in the 21st century. The company offers a humane alternative
to kennel boarding by providing loving, in-home overnight and/or daily care
to any kind of pet in the most professional and reliable manner possible.
FETCH! Pet Care thoroughly selects, screens, trains, and insures all of the
pet sitters and dog walkers within its network to assure the highest level
of professional, expert-based service is provided. Entrepreneur magazine
included FETCH! Pet Care in its 2007 feature "7 Hot Businesses That Can
Make You Rich," named the company among its coveted "Franchise 500" in both
2007 and 2008, and in January 2008 ranked the company as the nation's 24th
Top New Franchise, 89th Top Home-Based Franchise and 73rd Low-Cost
Franchise. FETCH! Pet Care has also been featured in Small Business
Opportunities magazine's top 20 "Boom Businesses" to get into in 2007 and
named among Pet Product News International's "25 to Watch in 2007." For
franchise information or to find a location near you, visit the company's
Web site at www.FetchPetCare.com or call the corporate office at
1-866-FETCHME.