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- Keep Your Pets Safe in an Emergency
05/20/2013The best way to protect your family during an emergency situation is to have a disaster plan in place. If you are a pet owner, that plan must include your pets. A little preparation can save their lives.
- Help Every Pet Find Paradise by Adopting at PetSmart Charities® National Adoption Weekend, May 3-5
04/17/2013The sound of waves crashing, the feeling of sand between your toes – with summer right around the corner, everyone wants a piece of paradise, and pets are no different. While taking an exotic vacation may not be part of your plans, you can give a pet a permanent place in paradise – no travel required – by adopting at PetSmart Charities National Adoption Weekend from May 3-5 at your local PetSmart® store.
- Find the Love of a Lifetime at PetSmart Charities National Adoption Weekend, Feb. 22-24
02/04/2013If your language of love is a wet, sloppy kiss, an enthusiastic tail wag, and a purr that keeps you up at night, true love is waiting for you at the PetSmart Charities National Adoption Weekend, sponsored by PetSmart®, from February 22-24 at your local PetSmart store.
- PetSmart Charities® Names Jan Wilkins Vice President and Executive Director
01/30/2013PetSmart executive Jan Wilkins begins a new chapter in her career on February 4, as she takes the top job at the nonprofit PetSmart Charities.
- Willamette Animal Rescue Terminated
01/15/2013PetSmart Charities has terminated Willamette Animal Rescue as an adoptions provider, effective immediately. Authorities arrested the president of the Salem, Oregon group and seized dozens of dogs from a related facility on Sunday.













