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Adopt Joy at a Store

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Visit a PetSmart store near you to adopt your new best friend and help us celebrate over 11 million adoptions.

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Join us for National
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October 20 - 26, 2025

Did you know that every 38 seconds a pet is adopted at a PetSmart store? If you have room in your heart & home to #adoptlove, give a pet in need the loving home they deserve. Meet your new bestie at PetSmart Charities National Adoption Week, in partnership with Hill’s Pet Nutrition.

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Adopt Joy

Join us on September 27 at select PetSmart stores for the Adopt Joy™ event. Meet adoptable pets ready to bring love and happiness into your home. Call or visit your local store for complete details, other adoption events and everyday adoptions at the store. 

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Sammy and Jon
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Meet Sammy, our 11…

Jon visited a PetSmart Adoption event hoping to adopt another Chihuahua after the passing of his beloved pet. But when he met Sammy, a…

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Unconditional Love…

Meet Scout and her touching story. Scout was found on the side of the road paralyzed from the waist down. She was rushed to receive…

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Gatsby the Great...Dane

Even in a room filled with irresistibly adorable puppies and dogs, pet adoption was the furthest thing from Heidi's mind.  As the…

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Creating families through our…

Helping 11 million+ pets find homes through in-store adoptions at PetSmart since 1994
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Meet Sammy, our 11 millionth…

Watch Sammy's journey to capture Jon's heart and become the 11 millionth adopted pet
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Love Heals: An Access to Vet…

With your support, we’re helping pets stay together with their families by making veterinary care more accessible and…
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Keeping Families Together

Taking better care of pets builds healthier communities.
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Meet Joyce and Mystie

Through our partnership with Meals on Wheels America, families like Joyce and Mystie can stay healthy, happy and together.
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