SAN DIEGO, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Petco Health
and Wellness Company, Inc. (Nasdaq: WOOF), a complete partner in
pet health and wellness, will provide a one-time $75 payment to each partner who completes a
Covid-19 vaccination program as it becomes available. For each
partner that gets fully vaccinated, Petco will also contribute
$25 to the Petco Partner Assistance
Fund, which provides assistance to employees experiencing financial
hardship.
"As part of our mission to improve the lives of pets, pet
parents and our Petco partners, we are committed to protecting the
health, safety and well-being of our partners, guests and the
communities we serve," said Ron
Coughlin, Chairman and CEO of Petco. "We strongly encourage
all of our over 26,000 partners to get vaccinated as soon as they
are eligible."
Any employee who has already been vaccinated will be eligible
for the payment and donation, and Petco will continue to support
scheduling flexibility to accommodate vaccination appointments. To
further support vaccination efforts, the company is also exploring
potential vaccination clinic offerings.
To date, the Petco Partner Assistance Fund has provided more
than $1.3 million in financial
support to Petco partners in need since March 2020. The company has invested nearly
$23.5 million in additional
compensation for every Petco store, distribution center and field
partner – including six cycles of COVID-19 appreciation bonuses
totaling nearly $17 million – and
plans to continue doing so in recognition of the courageous ways
they are serving pets and their families in these uncertain
times.
For more information, please visit petco.com/covid19.
About Petco, The Health + Wellness Co.
Petco is a
category-defining health and wellness company focused on improving
the lives of pets, pet parents and our own Petco partners. Since
our founding in 1965, we've been trailblazing new standards in pet
care, delivering comprehensive wellness solutions through our
products and services, and creating communities that deepen the
pet-pet parent bond. We operate more than 1,500 Petco locations
across the U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico, including a
growing network of more than 100 in-store veterinary hospitals, and
offer a complete online resource for pet health and wellness
at petco.com and on the Petco app. In tandem
with The Petco Foundation, an independent nonprofit
organization, we work with and support thousands of local animal
welfare groups across the country and, through in-store adoption
events, we've helped find homes for more than 6.5 million
animals.
Contact:
Ventura Olvera
ventura.olvera@petco.com
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