Guest Blog, by Walter and Tang-Tang Landen
April 20th, 2010
Bindi Su. Jake. Teddy. Willow. Trevor. Bianca, Buddy. Peaches. Frankie. Lucas. What do these names have in common?
At one time all were shelter pets. They have since been adopted and are now the poster children for a new series of stamps that will go on sale on 4/30/2010. The new 44-cent was designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, D,C., with photography by Sally Andersen-Bruce. Bindi Su, Jake Teddy and the other models are from the photographer’s home in New Milford, CT. All have found homes. With these 10 stamp designs, the U.S. Postal Service hopes to raise awareness of the need to adopt shelter pets.
During the campaign, Stamps to the Rescue, along with Conejo Valley property owner Ellen DeGeneres and Halo: Purely for Pets, will give shelter pets around the country a “First-Class Meal,” donating a million meals to animal shelters around the country. (DeGeneres is a co-owner of Halo).
To pre-order your stamps, visit your local post office next week, or preorder now. To find adorable pets like the authors, go to your local animal shelter.
About the authors: Walter Landen wa adopted from Life Animal Rescue, Agoura Hills.
Tang-Tang came from the animal shelter in Agoura Hills. 
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Tags: Agoura, Agoura Hills homes, animal shelters, Ellen DeGeneres, LIFE Animal Rescue, US Post Office
Hey this is a great story. I’m going to email this to my buddies. I stumbled on this while googling for some lyrics, I’ll be sure to come back. thanks for sharing.
What a great idea for stamps!Thanks for sharing Walter and Tang-Tang! very informational blog and a great to spread the word about pet adoption. If I had a big enough place, I would adopt them all! Love animals
Thanks, Mary. I could always ship Walter to you for a vacation. he’s a handful! Sign up to become a follower. I need 20 followers for the Facebook registry.
Great. have you bought your stamps yet?
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