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- PetSmart Charities® Names Director of Knowledge and Research
02/16/2012PetSmart Charities® a Phoenix-based nonprofit organization and the largest funder of companion animal-welfare initiatives in North America, welcomes Steve Zeidman into the newly created role of director of knowledge and research.
- 16,307 Pets Found Unconditional Love During PetSmart Charities® National Adoption Weekend
02/15/2012More than 16,000 pets found a forever home during the most recent PetSmart Charities® National Adoption Weekend, just in time for Valentine’s Day. The event was held in partnership with nearly 2,000 animal-welfare organizations throughout North America, Canada and Puerto Rico.
- Find Unconditional Love with an Adopted Pet at PetSmart Charities® National Adoption Weekend, February 10-12
01/30/2012This Valentine’s Day, fall head over heels for a four-legged companion during the PetSmart Charities National Adoption Weekend, February 10-12 at your neighborhood PetSmart® store. Save a pet’s life and enrich your own with the pure joy that only a tail wag can bring.
- New $1 Million National Spay/Neuter Grant Program from PetSmart Charities® to Save Lives of Nation's Most At-Risk Pets
01/25/2012PetSmart Charities®, the country’s largest funder of spay/neuter efforts, has announced a new $1 million national spay/neuter grant program aimed at saving the lives of pets that have the highest risk of being euthanized due to overcrowding in shelters: cats and pit bull terriers.
- PetSmart Charities® Welcomed as the Newest Member of the National Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition
01/09/2012PetSmart Charities was named a partner in the National Animal Rescue and Sheltering Coalition (NARSC). Established as a 501 (c)6 organization in 2006, NARSC is an outgrowth of the unprecedented disaster season of 2005, when major storms - most notably Hurricane Katrina - impacted more people and their companion animals than any other time in the history of the United States.
