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Pets.com Provides Exclusive Online Look At Celebrity and Animal Portraits Featured in May and June Issues of Interview Magazine

Business Wire, April 18, 2000

Business Editors/Lifestyle Writers

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 2000

Pets.com to preview eleven shots from

legendary photographer Bruce Weber

Pets.com (Nasdaq: IPET) today announced it will provide an online preview to celebrity and animal portraits created by legendary photographer Bruce Weber. Beginning today, eleven shots from an extensive collection featured in the May and June issues of Interview, can been seen exclusively at http://www.pets.com/interview.> The special Pets.com preview of Weber's photography includes Benjamin Bratt with a llama, Charlize Theron with her dogs, Christina Ricci with a camel, Rick Schroder with a falcon, the popular band 98 degrees with their favorite cuddly creatures, and even the elusive Joni Mitchell with her cats. This online portfolio is available to animal lovers everywhere through mid-June.

"These candid celebrity photographs capture the true spirit of the bond between people and animals," said John Hommeyer, VP of Marketing, Pets.com. "At Pets.com, we are excited to partner with Interview magazine to provide a special online preview of Bruce Weber's portfolio to our pet-loving consumers. When you look at these beautiful pictures, you can't help but feel the joy and the passion that animals evoke in people."

Bruce Weber, one of the greatest personality and fashion photographers of our time, has created a portfolio of some of the most spontaneous and candid celebrity portraits of today. Because of his amazing talent for animal photography, Weber, along with Interview editor Ingrid Sischy, embarked on a journey to capture the hottest celebrities with superstar pets. Both the May and June issues of Interview will feature this incredible photography.

About Pets.com

Pets.com (NASDAQ: IPET) is a leading online provider of pet products, information and resources. The company offers a broad and growing product selection of more than 13,000 SKUs, surpassing the limited product selection of pet superstores, specialty stores and grocery stores to offer customers a convenient, one-stop shopping experience. In addition, at Pets.com, pet owners can find authoritative information from pet experts and veterinarians, community at Pets.com's message boards, and resources with Pets.com's database of veterinarians, pet sitters and more. Pets.com delivers on its commitment to consumers through its in-house fulfillment, customer service, merchandising, editorial, design and technology operations. Pets.com is led by a team of e-commerce and pet industry experts and enjoys strong backing from key investors, including Amazon.com and Go.com. Pets.com is based in San Francisco, CA.

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