Houston Astros Dave Borkowski, Chad Qualls, and Chris Sampson will be signing calendars on September 29, 2007 from 10:00 am to 12:00 Noon CDT at the Saving Animals Pet Adoption Center at Northwest Mall, 9800 Hempstead Hwy. at Loop 610, Entrance D, Houston, Texas.

The 14-month calendars are only $15.00 (plus shipping and handling if ordered on-line) and are available at most Texas Petco stores. Calendars are also available at The Shed souvenir store in Minute Maid Park, in the ballpark souvenir stores in Round Rock and Corpus Christi and online at Astros Pet Calendar (requires free mlb registration) and savinganimals.org.

Dogs (on a leash or in a carrier, please) attending with their human will receive a free resQ pet identification microchip that will be implanted by Saving Animals' veterinarians. Plus, every 2008 Astros Player and Pet Calendar includes a coupon for a free Advantage topical flea control.

Bayer Animal Health generously sponsored the production of the 2008 Astros Player & Pet Calendar. Educational messages in the calendar promote animal health and the importance of permanent identification for dogs and cats.

And, special thanks to Evin Thayer for generously donating his time to photograph the players and pets for the calendar!