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VIENNA, Virginia, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Echo Healthcare Acquisition Corp. ("Echo" or the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: EHHA), a blank check company, announced at its special meeting of stockholders today that the polls will remain open until Friday, December 28, 2007 for stockholders to vote on the proposed merger transaction with XLNT Veterinary Care, Inc. ("XLNT") and the related matters set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus previously mailed to Echo stockholders. The special meeting has been temporarily recessed in order to provide Echo stockholders additional time to consider and vote on the proposed merger and related proposals, and will reconvene on Friday, December 28, 2007 at 10:00 a.m., New York time at the offices of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, 340 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10173.

"Certain third party investors have approached us and expressed an interest in acquiring shares of Echo common stock that would be voted in favor of the proposed merger. After careful consideration, we believe it is in the best interest of our stockholders to provide additional time for these investors to complete their investment and have an opportunity to vote on our proposed merger with XLNT," said Gene Burleson, Chairman and CEO of Echo.

The record date for stockholders entitled to vote at the special meeting remains the close of business on November 7, 2007.

A definitive proxy statement/prospectus relating to the special meeting was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on November 13, 2007 and a subsequent supplement to that proxy statement/prospectus was filed with the SEC on November 27, 2007. The supplement and the entire proxy statement/prospectus are also available at the Company's website at http://www.echohealthcare.com and as filed at http://www.sec.gov.

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