PetSmart Charities Hosts Community Adoption Event in St. Catharines

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PetSmart Charities, in association with Purina(R) Pro Plan(R) and Maxx Scoop(R), is organizing a community adoption event in St. Catharines to help more than 80 pets find lifelong, loving homes. The event, scheduled for August 25-29th, is part of a larger adoption push across the U.S. and Canada, with 17 events planned for 2010. The Niagara Falls Humane Society will handle adoptions at the PetSmart(R) store on 40 YMCA Dr. Each adopter will receive coupons courtesy of Purina Pro Plan and Maxx Scoop.

Key Takeaways:

  • The community adoption event in St. Catharines is part of a larger adoption push by PetSmart Charities, with 17 events planned across the U.S. and Canada in 2010.
  • The event aims to help more than 80 pets find lifelong, loving homes, with the Niagara Falls Humane Society handling adoptions at the PetSmart store on 40 YMCA Dr.
  • Each adopter will receive coupons courtesy of Purina Pro Plan and Maxx Scoop.
  • PetSmart Charities strives to bring attention to the availability of pets at shelters and with rescue groups and the benefits of pet adoption.
  • Over 2,000 animal-welfare partners utilize PetSmart Charities adoption centers, located in all 1,160 PetSmart stores throughout the U.S. and Canada.
  • Last year, PetSmart Charities celebrated the 100,000th adoption from a PetSmart Charities adoption center in Canada.
  • For every minute that the adoption centers are open, one pet's life is saved.
  • PetSmart Charities has granted more than $2.1 million to animal-welfare agencies since 1999.
  • Through its in-store pet adoption program, more than 100,000 pets have been saved.
  • Mary Siemiesz, Nestle Purina Canada's director of product Strategy and Consumer Communications, stated that the company is proud to support the program that finds forever homes for deserving pets.

Statistics:

  • More than 80 pets will be available for adoption in the St. Catharines community event.
  • 17 community adoption events are planned for 2010 across the U.S. and Canada.
  • Over 2,000 animal-welfare partners use PetSmart Charities adoption centers in U.S. and Canada.
  • Last year, PetSmart Charities celebrated the 100,000th adoption from a PetSmart Charities adoption center in Canada.
  • The 1,160 PetSmart stores in the U.S. and Canada host PetSmart Charities adoption centers.
  • More than 100,000 pets have been saved through PetSmart Charities' in-store pet adoption program since 1999.
  • PetSmart Charities has granted more than $2.1 million to animal-welfare agencies since 1999.

Sources:

  • PetSmart Charities
  • Marketwire
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