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Rescue
Waggin'
The Pet Overpopulation Problem
Each year, six to eight million pets enter shelters and three to four million
of those are euthanized simply because they do not have a home. Incredibly, some
regions of the country still have euthanasia rates as high as 85 percent.
Our Solution
The Rescue Waggin’ program was created by PetSmart Charities to
help save the lives of homeless dogs and puppies through partnership
and collaboration with local animal welfare agencies. The program also
works to proactively reduce pet overpopulation in those areas of the
country that need the most help.
An innovative animal welfare program, the Rescue Waggin’ is comprised
of three parts:
- A pet transport program that transports dogs from areas of high pet overpopulation (where they face almost certain euthanasia) to shelters in areas where adoptable dogs are in demand. This program operates under professionally-developed industry standards for source and receiving shelters, spay/neuter and animal health practices, and humane transport.
- Funding to expand spay/neuter services for cats and dogs in source areas.
- Funding and professional consultation to improve shelter facilities and operations for participating animal welfare agencies.
With generous support from our corporate program sponsor PEDIGREE ®, the Rescue Waggin' has helped save the lives of more than 18,000 dogs since it began operations in 2004. With operating trucks in the Midwest, Northeast and Great Plains regions of the United States, the program is estimated to save up to 9,000 pets’ lives in 2008.
To find out more about this lifesaving program, visit our newsroom to view or download the Rescue Waggin’ brochure, backgrounder and fact sheet.
If you are an animal welfare organization interested in learning how to become a Rescue Waggin' program partner, visit the Humane Strategies web site for application forms, guidelines and contact information. If you have a question regarding the program or its operations, please email us a request and we'll provide you with all the details.