PETA and PETCO Announce Agreement
April 12 2005 - 1:16PM
PR Newswire (US)
PETA and PETCO Announce Agreement PETA to End Campaign Against
PETCO as Company Ends Sale of Large Birds SAN DIEGO, April 12
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- People for the Ethical Treatment of
Animals (PETA) and PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. today announced an
agreement that will advance animal welfare across the country. PETA
will end its campaign against the national pet food and supply
retailer and PETCO will end the sale of large birds in its stores.
Under terms of the agreement: * PETCO will end the sale of large
birds in the company's stores. Upon completion of the sale of the
limited number currently in stock and those previously purchased
from suppliers, PETCO will no longer offer large birds. The company
will continue to work with its shelter partners to help those
groups adopt not only dogs and cats, but to adopt homeless birds of
all sizes as part of PETCO's established "Think Adoption First"
program. Think Adoption First encourages anyone who is considering
adding a companion animal to his or her family to consider adoption
first before making a purchase. PETA intends to assist PETCO in
enlisting accredited bird rescue groups to work with the company in
its in-store adoption program. PETCO will also recommend and
promote flight cages for all birds. The company recognizes that
birds -- like all animals --need exercise, and mental and
psychological stimulation to be healthy and happy. * PETA will end
its boycott of PETCO and its protests at the company's stores. In
agreeing to end its campaign against PETCO, PETA will take down its
"PETCOCruelty" website, remove all references to "PETNO" on all
sites affiliated with the organization, and withdraw its support of
the use of the "PETNO" logo by other groups. "We believe that all
birds should have the freedom to fly and be with others of their
own kind, but large birds are exceptionally hard hit by captivity,
and we commend PETCO for deciding to help discourage their lifetime
confinement," said Ingrid Newkirk, PETA's President. "We hope other
responsible retailers follow PETCO's lead in this regard." "We
welcome the opportunity to work with PETA as we announce ending the
sale of large birds as one of several progressive steps we are
taking in our industry-leading efforts," said Bruce C. Hall, PETCO
President and Chief Operating Officer and President of the
non-profit PETCO Foundation. "We recognize that most of our bird
customers are what we would call 'beginning hobbyists'. Large birds
are not necessarily appropriate for these individuals due to their
long lifespan, size and care requirements." About PETA PETA, with
more than 800,000 members, is the largest animal rights
organization in the world. Founded in 1980, PETA is dedicated to
establishing and protecting the rights of all animals. PETA
operates under the simple principle that animals are not ours to
eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment. PETA focuses
its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of
animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time:
On factory farms, in laboratories, in the fur trade, and in the
entertainment industry. It also works on a variety of other issues,
including the cruel killing of beavers, birds and other "pests" and
the abuse of backyard dogs. PETA works through public education,
cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation,
special events, celebrity involvement, and protest campaigns. For
more information on PETA, visit http://www.peta.org/. About PETCO
PETCO (NASDAQ:PETC), established in 1965, is a leading specialty
retailer of premium pet food, supplies and services. PETCO's vision
is to best promote, through its people, the highest level of well
being for companion animals, and to support the human-animal bond.
PETCO generated net sales of more than $1.8 billion in fiscal 2004.
It operates over 730 stores in 47 states and the District of
Columbia, and is a leading destination for on-line pet food and
supplies at http://www.petco.com/. Since its inception in 1999, the
PETCO Foundation, PETCO's non-profit organization, has raised more
than $22 million in support of more than 2,600 non-profit
grassroots animal welfare organizations around the nation.
DATASOURCE: PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. CONTACT: Daphna
Nachminovitch of PETA, +1-757-962-8338; or Don Cowan of PETCO
Animal Supplies, Inc.; +1-858-657-2086 Web site:
http://www.peta.org/ Web site: http://www.petco.com/
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