Animal Planet adopts series

October 29, 2007 Animal Planet has greenlighted a weekly primetime series based on pet-adoption Web site Petfinder.com, which the network acquired last year. Similar to the site, "Petfinder" will aim to match families with pets -- ranging from pythons to pigs to puppies -- from local animal shelters. The 13-part hourlong series, set to debut in first-quarter 2008, will be co-hosted by wildlife expert Jarod Miller, who has appeared on such talk shows as "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" and "Rachael Ray," and dog trainer Dina Zaphiris, who has schooled the dogs of Al Pacino, Bruce Willis and Nicolas Cage.

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