PRESS RELEASE

CONCORD, NH (OCTOBER 22, 2001)

NEW HAMPSHIRE FELINE FANCIERS DONATES $1,500 TO NH STATE NEUTER/SPAY
PROGRAM
        Nancy Jenkins, Treasurer of New Hampshire Feline Fanciers
(NHFF), presented Dr. Clifford W. McGinnis, DVM, State Veterinarian and
State Senator Katherine Wheeler, Chair of the New Hampshire Pet
Overpopulation Study Committee with a $1,500 donation to the New
Hampshire State Neuter/Spay program. The presentation was made at the
committee's Monday, October 22, 2001 10 AM session.

        As Nancy noted, this donation fulfills one of the tenets in the
NHFF constitution "...to encourage and donate to early spay-neuter
programs for cats inappropriate to breeding". It also represents a
continuation of NHFF partnerships with feline welfare organizations and
provides additional opportunities to educate the public on this
important work.

        NHFF holds Cat Fanciers’ Association (CFA) cat shows in January
and July in New Hampshire where it distributes free feline educational
material and donates booth space to feline welfare and educational
organizations in addition to the exhibition of purebred cats. NHFF
recently donated $201 to the New Hampshire State Neuter/Spay program
that was raised from a fundraiser at its July 2001 CFA cat show. NHFF
will be hosting its annual winter show on January 26 and 27, 2002 at the
Dover Middle School Gym in Dover NH and continuing its tradition of
raising additional monies for donation to this worthwhile program.

        NHFF is a not-for-profit organization formed in 1972 and is one
of the older CFA-affiliated cat clubs in New England. Since 1990, NHFF
has donated to not-for-profit organizations supporting the welfare of
domestic felines or promoting the research of feline diseases. CFA is a
non-profit organization dedicated to the welfare of cats. CFA was
founded in 1906 and is the world's largest registry of pedigreed cats
with affiliated clubs producing more than 325 shows a year.

        For more information, access the NHFF home page at www.nhff.org
or contact NHFF by phone at 603-880-8506 or by e-mail at info@nhff.org.
For more information on the New Hampshire State Neuter/Spay Program,
contact Dr. Clifford W. McGinnis, DVM, State Veterinarian by phone at
603-271-2404 or by e-mail at cwmcginnis@agr.state.nh.us. For more
information on the New Hampshire Pet Overpopulation Study Committee,
contact State Senator Katherine Wheeler by phone at 603-271-6733 or by
e-mail at katieww@aol.com.