On April 30, 2010, in North Hollywood, California, the Postal Service™ will issue a 44–cent, Animal Rescue: Adopt a Shelter Pet stamps special stamp in ten designs, designed by Derry Noyes of Washington, DC. The goal of the campaign is to educate Americans about the millions of shelter pets that need good homes.

The panel of 20 stamps with 10 animal images (5 dogs and 5 cats) is $8.80 and features the work of photographer Sally Andersen-Bruce who found these adopted pets in her hometown of New Milford, Connecticut. Each of these animals was given a good home thanks to animal rescue shelters and the families who adopted them.

As extra incentive to purchase the stamps, the Postal Service, together with Ellen DeGeneres and Halo: Purely for Pets will be donating a million meals to animal shelters around the country.

Learn more about StampsToTheRescue.com and pre-order your Adopt a Shelter Pet stamps.