Press Releases
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- PetSmart Charities® Provides Emergency Relief to Pets Affected by Hurricane Sandy
10/30/2012PetSmart Charities has dispatched six Emergency Relief Waggin’® vehicles, each stocked with $80,000 worth of crucial supplies, to a temporary distribution center in Syracuse, New York.
- Celebrate Saving Homeless Pets During PetSmart Charities® National Adoption Weekend, November 2-4
10/24/2012Celebrate the season – and save a life – by adopting a pet into your family during the PetSmart Charities National Adoption Weekend, sponsored by PetSmart®, from November 2-4 at your neighborhood PetSmart store. Together with more than 2,000 U.S., Canadian and Puerto Rican animal welfare organizations, PetSmart Charities hopes to find homes for thousands of wonderful adoptable dogs, cats, puppies and kittens.
- PetSmart Charities® Adoption Event at PetSmart® Headquarters Hopes to Find Homes for Hundreds of Pets
10/01/2012PetSmart Charities will host a community adoption event with the goal of adopting 400 pets in Phoenix, Ariz. on Saturday, Oct. 13 (10 am – 5 pm) and Sunday, Oct. 14 (10 am – 4 pm).
- PetSmart Charities® to Americans: Put Aside "Pawlitics"
09/24/2012No matter your “pawreference,” you can lend support to save homeless pets today. Download and share the United for Adopted Pets badge at www.facebook.com/PetSmartCharities. Then don’t forget to cast your vote for pet adoption by taking the online poll. Final results will be announced on October 25.
- PetSmart Charities'® Emergency Relief Waggin' Vehicle Assists Hundreds of Dogs in Johnston, SC
09/12/2012PetSmart Charities® dispatched its Emergency Relief Waggin’® vehicle, stocked with $90,000 worth of crucial supplies, to the scene of an alleged puppy mill situation in Johnston, S.C. The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society of Charlotte were called in by the Edgefield County Sheriff’s Office to assist in the rescue of approximately 250 animals.
