Ready, Set, #ChewItUp! Visit The Merial® Chew It Up Truck With Your Dog In A City Near You This Spring

Merial, the maker of NexGard® (afoxolaner) and HEARTGARD® Plus (ivermectin/pyrantel), will educate dog owners on how easy it can be to help protect their pups

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Mar 25, 2016, 08:00 ET

DULUTH, Ga., March 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Merial, the maker of NexGard^® (afoxolaner) and HEARTGARD^® Plus (ivermectin/pyrantel), is touring the country to help educate dog owners about how easy it is to protect their pups from potentially harmful pests.

The Merial Chew It Up Truck mobile tour will feature interactive games; educational exhibits to help dog owners learn about fleas, ticks and heartworm disease; and special activities and fun just for dogs.

Check out the Chew It Up Truck presented by Merial, the maker of NexGard(R) (afoxolaner) and HEARTGARD(R) Plus (ivermectin/pyrantel) at www.ChewItUpTruck.com. It's seventeen cities, eleven weeks and one puptastic party on wheels.

The mobile truck will stop in 17 U.S. cities over the course of 11 weeks this spring. As part of the tour, Merial experts will deliver a bounty of information about how dog owners can use NexGard to help protect their precious pups from fleas and ticks and how HEARTGARD Plus can help prevent potentially deadly heartworm disease.

"When the days get longer and the weather is beautiful, dog owners want to be able to freely enjoy the outdoors with their dogs – without worrying about the potentially dangerous things that their dogs may be exposed to, like fleas, ticks or heartworms," said Mike Hutton, executive director of U.S. Pets Marketing for Merial. "The Merial Chew It Up Truck mobile tour is designed to educate dog owners on how harmful fleas, ticks and heartworm disease can be for their dogs and how easy it can be to help protect their pups with Merial's great-tasting, chewable products."

The Chew It Up Truck will make stops in the following U.S. cities:

Month	Date	City	Location	Event (if applicable)
February	20	San Diego	Kit Carson Park	Walk for the Animals

March	18	Oklahoma City	Paw Park
	19	Dallas	Meadows Family Zone	St. Patrick's Parade & Festival
	20	San Antonio	San Antonio Botanical Gardens	Dog Days
	26	Atlanta	Irwin Street Market
	27	Orlando	Lake Eola Park

April	2	Houston	City Centre Complex	Doggy Party on the Plaza
	8	Greensboro	NewBridge Bank Park	MiLB Grasshoppers Game
	9	Charlotte	Independence Park	Pet Palooza Festival
	10	New York	Union Square Park	Adoptapalooza
	14	Boston	Peter's Park
	16	Richmond	Robins-Starr Humane Center	SPCA Dog Jog & 5K
	17	D.C.	National Harbor
	23	Chicago	Oak Lawn Pavilion	Chicago Pet Show
	24	Cincinnati	The Oak	Cincy Pup Crawl
	29	Indianapolis	Georgia Street Boardwalk

May	1	Kansas City	Swope Park
May	7	San Diego	NTC Park at Liberty Station	Walk for the Animals

The Chew It Up Truck will feature fun and entertaining learning experiences for every dog owner. For more information about the Chew It Up Truck, visit www.ChewItUpTruck.com and follow the conversation on social media using the hashtag #ChewItUp.

CHEW IT UP WITH THE FOLLOWING MERIAL PRODUCTS :
NexGard is the number one veterinarian-recommended flea and tick control product.¹ NexGard is the first soft, beef-flavored chew that kills both fleas and ticks for a full 30 days. Plus, dogs love it!² NexGard contains a revolutionary active ingredient, afoxolaner, which kills fleas and ticks by over-stimulating their nervous systems.

HEARTGARD Plus is the number one veterinarian-recommended³ heartworm preventive. HEARTGARD Plus provides trusted, proven heartworm disease prevention in dogs – all in a convenient monthly, real-beef chewable that they love.⁴

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION:
NexGard is for use in dogs only. The most frequently reported adverse reactions include vomiting, dry/flaky skin, diarrhea, lethargy, and lack of appetite. The safe use of NexGard in pregnant, breeding or lactating dogs has not been evaluated. Use with caution in dogs with a history of seizures. For more information, contact your veterinarian or see the prescribing information.

HEARTGARD Plus is well tolerated. All dogs should be tested for heartworm infection before starting a preventive program. Following the use of HEARTGARD Plus, digestive and neurological side effects have rarely been reported. For more information, contact your veterinarian or see the prescribing information.

About Merial
Merial is a world-leading, innovation-driven animal health company, providing a comprehensive range of products to enhance the health and well-being of a wide range of animals. Merial employs 6,500 people and operates in more than 150 countries worldwide with over €2 billion of sales in 2014. Merial is a Sanofi company. For more information, please see www.merial.com.

Sources:

1	Data on file at Merial.
2	Data on file at Merial.
3	Freedom of Information Summary, NADA 140-971, HEARTGARD Plus.
4	Data on file at Merial.

®NexGard and HEARTGARD are registered trademarks of Merial. ©2016 Merial, Inc., Duluth, GA. All rights reserved.

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