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The partnership will engage the unique talents of Elanco's employees inthe causes of hunger and poverty around the world through education,contribution, and participation in activities beneficial to HeiferInternational.
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Elanco (http://www.elanco.com) is a global research-based company withmore than 2,000 employees committed to improving the health and productivityof animals in more than 100 countries. Elanco is a division of Eli Lilly andCompany, a leading, innovation-driven pharmaceutical corporation committed tohelping people live longer, healthier and more active lives. Elanco's productsenhance animal health, wellness and productivity to help the food industryproduce an abundant supply of safe and affordable food, and to help pets livelonger, healthier, happier lives. Elanco is committed to developing productsthat are safe for animals, the environment and consumers.
Elanco seeks solutions to control disease and enhance the productionefficiency of all food-producing animals as well as therapeutic agents formanaging acute and chronic diseases and parasites in companion animals.
Heifer and Elanco issued a joint mission statement for their cooperativeagreement:
"How animals are raised is fundamental to the work of ending hunger andpoverty around the world. Healthy animals help create healthy livelihoods,healthy communities, healthy futures. The coming together of HeiferInternational and Elanco helps complete the circle of possibility for hungrypeople everywhere; a shared commitment to providing trusted solutions -- foranimals and people alike."
Heifer's mission is to end hunger and poverty while caring for the earth.For more than 60 years, Heifer International has provided livestock andenvironmentally sound agricultural training to improve the lives of those whostruggle daily for reliable sources of food and income. Heifer is currentlyworking in more than 57 countries, including the U.S., to help families andcommunities become more self-reliant. Since 1944 it has helped 48 millionpeople through training in livestock development and livestock gifts thatmultiply. Every gift of an animal provides direct benefits such as milk, eggs,wool, fertilizer, and indirect benefits that increase family incomes forbetter housing, nutrition, health care and school fees for children.Recipients "Pass on the Gift" of offspring of their cows, goats and otherlivestock to others in an ever-widening circle of hope. In addition to Elanco,Heifer International has corporate partnerships with the American VeterinaryMedicine Association, Dr. Hauschka Skin Care, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters,Organic Valley of Family Farms and Scholastic.
For further information about Heifer, visit http://www.heifer.org, or call1-800-696-1918.Available Topic Expert(s): For information on the listed expert(s), clickappropriate link.Ray Whitehttp://profnet.prnewswire.com/Subscriber/ExpertProfile.aspx?ei=76382Terry Wollenhttp://profnet.prnewswire.com/Subscriber/ExpertProfile.aspx?ei=76389
SOURCE Heifer International
