AAA Texas: Wanted Hounds on Holiday & Felines on Film

IRVING, Texas--Oct. 1, 20051, 2005--AAA Texas announces an open call for photographs of traveling pets as part of its Traveling with Your Pet: The AAA PetBook(R) Photo Contest. Top prize: $100 and a cover photo in next year's edition of The AAA PetBook(R).

Photos must feature at least one pet and have a travel theme. The winning entry will become a cover photo on the 8th edition of Traveling with Your Pet: The AAA PetBook(R). In addition to the cash prize and envy of pets nationwide, the winner will receive a year's supply of MilkBone(R) dog snacks and five copies of the book.

For contest rules, log on to www.aaa.com/PetBook. Entries can be submitted electronically or by mail. Entries must be received by November 30, 2005. Mail entries should be sent to PetBook Photo Contest, 1000 AAA Drive, MS 64, Heathrow, Florida 32746.

The 2004 winners were: Mr. Henry, a beagle submitted by Amy Sauer, of Fitchburg, Mass., and Kutya, a Labrador retriever entered by Edua Wilde of Somerville, Mass. Mr. Henry's winning photograph was taken atop a rock in Maine's Acadia National Park, and Kutya was photographed hiking on a boardwalk trail in Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland, Canada.

Traveling with Your Pet: The AAA PetBook(R) contains listings for more than 12,000 pet-friendly hotels and more than 400 animal-loving campgrounds. In addition, the book lists animal hospitals, dog parks and pet accessible federal lands, along with information on preparing your pet for travel, how to pack for your pet, and selecting a carrier or crate.

Traveling with Your Pet: The AAA PetBook(R) is available at AAA Texas district offices, online at www.aaa.com/barnesandnobile and at better bookstores. It sells for $17.95.

AAA Texas, an affiliate of AAA National, has been serving Texans since 1902. Today, more than a million AAA Texas members benefit from the organization's roadside assistance service, travel agency, financial products, insurance products and services, automotive pricing, buying and financing, trip planning services, and traffic safety programs. Information about these products and services is available on AAA Texas' web site at www.aaa.com.