
|Articles|November 22, 2013
Television commercials released to promote preventive veterinary care
Annual visits "as essential as food and love," says public service announcement from Partners for Healthy Pets.
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Partners for Healthy Pet has debuted its television commercials and is marketing them to television stations across the United States for placement as non-paid public service announcements (PSAs). Stations can pick up the PSAs, which are available in a 30-second or 15-second spot format, at their discretion.
“The message that regular veterinary checkups are as essential as food and love will soon come to life in homes across America,” says a release from Partners for Healthy Pets.
Click below to view the commercials:
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