Katrina - Media Advisory For Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005 'Operation PetSafe' Evacuates Dogs - by Jet - from Hurricane Zone

Katrina - Media Advisory For Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005 'Operation PetSafe' Evacuates Dogs - by Jet - from Hurricane Zone

TO: Airline Reporters, News Editors, Assignment Editors and
Photographers

WHAT: Continental Airlines will operate a charter flight to relocate 200
dogs - including 50 pregnant ones - that were rescued from a
shelter damaged during Hurricane Katrina and are ready for
adoption.

The emergency all-canine flight is taking dogs from the St. Francis
Animal Sanctuary in Mississippi to care givers in California.

First 50 pregnant dogs will disem-bark at San Diego, where
volunteers from the Helen Woodward Animal Center will place them
with loving families waiting to adopt them.

The flight will then proceed to San Francisco where volunteers from
several chapters of the San Francisco Bay Area Humane Society will
place the remaining 150 dogs in adoptive homes.

The flight is being arranged by PetRelocations.com out of Austin,
Texas, and funded by an anonymous benefactor.

WHEN: Sunday, Sept. 11, 2005

WHERE: Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)
8:15 a.m.
Meet at the access gate near the fire station for escort through
security to the aircraft

San Diego-Lindbergh Field Airport (SAN)
11:30 a.m.
Meet at the Washington Street gate for escort through security to
the aircraft

San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
1:30 p.m.
Meet at the SFO south field checkpoint on McDonald Road for escort
through security to the aircraft

Contact: Corporate Communications
Houston: 713.324.5080
Weekend: 281.354.0240
Email: corpcomm@coair.com
News archive: continental.com/company/news/
Address: P.O. Box 4607, Houston, TX 77210-4607

PRNewswire -- Sept. 10

Source: Continental Airlines

Web site: http://www.continental.com/

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