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                          EXHIBIT 99.1

1-800-PETMEDS AND BETTY WHITE TEAM UP TO PROMOTE PET HEALTH

Pompano Beach, Florida, January 3, 2007 - Beginning this week,  PetMed
Express,   Inc.,  d/b/a  1-800-PetMeds  (NASDAQ:PETS)   will   feature
America's Sweetheart Betty White in its new 2007 advertising campaign,
including  new  commercials airing nationally.  Betty  speaks  to  pet
owners from her home about the value of using flea, tick and heartworm
medications  year-round which is important to protect pets  from  skin
irritations, allergies and diseases.

"Being  well known as an animal lover and advocate for animal  rights,
Betty  White is the perfect spokesperson," said Mendo Akdag,  CEO  and
President  of PetMed Express, Inc. "We are pleased to have Betty  help
educate pet owners on keeping their pets healthy through 1-800-PetMeds
where they can purchase their pets' medications conveniently and at  a
savings.   We  invite everyone to preview our new  commercial  at  our
website, http://www.1800PetMeds.com/videos.asp."
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Betty  White has had a lifelong interest in animals and she serves  on
the  Morris  Animal  Foundation, a national  research  oriented  group
dedicated  to improving the health of companion animals. In  addition,
Betty White is the author of the book, "Betty White's Pet Love" -  how
animals  take  care  of us.  As an Emmy award winning  actress,  Betty
White's  fondly remembered shows include "The Mary Tyler  Moore  Show"
and  "The Golden Girls."  Recently, she has made guest appearances  on
"The Bold and The Beautiful" and "Boston Legal."

Founded  in  1996, PetMed Express is America's Largest  Pet  Pharmacy,
delivering prescription and non-prescription pet medications and other
health  products  for  dogs, cats, and horses  at  competitive  prices
direct to the consumer through its 1-800-PetMeds toll free number  and
on the Internet through its website at www.1800petmeds.com.
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This  press  release  may  contain  "forward-looking"  statements,  as
defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 or  by
the Securities and Exchange Commission, that involve a number of risks
and  uncertainties,  including  the  Company's  ability  to  meet  the
objectives  included  in  its business plan.  Important  factors  that
could cause results to differ materially from those indicated by  such
"forward-looking" statements are set forth in Management's  Discussion
and  Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation  in  the
PetMed Express Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31,
2006.  The Company's future results may also be impacted by other risk
factors  listed  from time to time in its SEC filings, including,  but
not  limited to, the Company's Form 10-Q and its Annual Report on Form
10-K.

For  investment  relations  contact PetMed  Express,  Inc.,  Bruce  S.
Rosenbloom, CFO, 954-979-5995.

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