PETCO Will Help Thousands of Animals Find Homes During National Pet Adoption Days
April 26 2004 - 8:17PM
PR Newswire (US)
PETCO Will Help Thousands of Animals Find Homes During National Pet
Adoption Days More Than 1,000 Shelters Will Raise Awareness for
Adoptable Animals May 1-2 SAN DIEGO, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- With
the hopes of finding homes for thousands of orphaned animals, PETCO
Animal Supplies, Inc. and the PETCO Foundation will host their 7th
Annual National Pet Adoption Days May 1-2. Working with more than
1,000 grass roots animal welfare groups across the country, PETCO
stores will host in-store adoptions and draw attention to the
plight of homeless pets. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030603/PETCOLOGO) With the
help of a partnership with online adoption organization
Petfinder.com, PETCO and the PETCO Foundation hope to exceed last
year's number of 11,527 animals placed with families. As part of
the effort to encourage adoptions, PETCO stores offer Adoption Gift
Booklets to new pet parents. All the new pet parents have to do is
take their adoption papers to any PETCO, and they will receive a
free gift booklet with savings on products and services to help
welcome their new family member home. "Spring is a time of renewal,
and what better way to breathe new life into a family than by
adopting a sheltered companion animal?" PETCO Foundation Director
Paul Jolly said. "There are millions of wonderful animals in
shelters waiting for homes, eager to share their unconditional
love." PETCO, the PETCO Foundation and Petfinder.com all make the
adoption of homeless animals a year-round cause, but have chosen
May, which is "Pet Adoption Month," to focus their combined
energies on this important issue. "With so many animals in need of
homes, adoption is the best alternative for finding a new family
member," Petfinder.com President Betsy Saul said. "We hope this
adoption effort will help call attention to all the wonderful
animals available in shelters across the country." People
interested in adopting a companion animal can go to their
neighborhood PETCO store, or visit their local animal shelter. To
find a store near you, log on to http://www.petco.com/. Or, to
locate adoptable animals in your area, check out
http://www.petfinder.com/. PETCO (NASDAQ:PETC) is a leading
specialty retailer of premium pet food and supplies, with a
commitment to quality animal care and education. PETCO operates
more than 660 neighborhood stores in 44 states and the District of
Columbia, as well as a leading destination for on-line pet food and
supplies at http://www.petco.com/. The PETCO Foundation, PETCO's
non-profit organization, has raised more than $17 million since
inception in 1999. More than 2,000 non-profit grassroots animal
welfare organizations from around the nation have received support
from the Foundation. Through the PETCO Foundation, PETCO endeavors
to be a community leader in promoting the welfare of companion
animals, as well as the importance of the human-animal bond.
Petfinder.com is the nation's largest and oldest online adoption
community. Working with more than 7,100 animal welfare
organizations across the country, Petfinder.com offers a searchable
database of adoptable companion animals. Last year, Petfinder.com
adoption partners found homes for more than 1.1 million animals.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030603/PETCOLOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc.
CONTACT: Shawn Underwood of PETCO, +1-858-909-4662, Web site:
http://www.petfinder.com/ Web site: http://www.petco.com/
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