Banfield, the Pet Hospital® is the nation's largest private veterinary practice, with more than 450 full-service hospitals across the country, two in the United Kingdom, and one in Mexico. Joining in the celebration of animal shelters nationwide, Banfield, The Pet Hospital® is generously contributing a Basic Level Banfield Optimum Wellness Plan® to our "Super Shelter Stories" contest grand prize package! The lucky winner will receive a year's worth of preventative health care at any one of Banfield's locations. Find out more by visiting www.Banfield.net.

The mission of Hill's Pet Nutrition, the makers of Science Diet® and Prescription Diet®, is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets. Find out more by visiting www.hillspet.com. 

Under the Hill's Science Diet Shelter Nutrition Partnership, an offering of HSUS's Shelter Partners program, Hill's provides participating animal shelters with enough Science Diet premium pet food at little or no cost to meet in-shelter feeding needs. Hill's also provides shelters with free small bags of food for distribution to every adopter. To learn more about this program please visit www.animalsheltering.org.

King Features Syndicate, Inc., part of the Hearst Entertainment & Syndication Group, is the world's premier distributor of comics, columns, editorial cartoons, puzzles and games to newspapers. It is also a worldwide leader in merchandise licensing. King Features distributes Patrick McDonnell's "Mutts®" to more than 700 newspapers in 20 countries. The comic strip has a daily readership of 180 million. Find out more by visiting www.kingfeatures.com.

Muttscomics.com is home to Earl, Mooch, and many other loveable characters created by Patrick McDonnell in his award-winning strip. Lending his compassionate humor to speak out for animals, McDonnell has brought attention to the plight of millions of animals around the world. This year, for National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week’s “Super Shelter Stories” contest, he will feature the grand prize winning story in his strip during the week, November 6-12. Find out more by visiting www.muttscomics.com. 

The only shorthaul, low-fare, high-frequency, point-to-point carrier in America. The mission of Southwest Airlines is dedication to the highest quality of Customer Service delivered with a sense of warmth, friendliness, individual pride, and Company Spirit. Find out more by visiting www.southwest.com.