PETCO 'Spring a Pet' Campaign Blossoms for Animals Nationwide
May 09 2005 - 5:36PM
PR Newswire (US)
PETCO 'Spring a Pet' Campaign Blossoms for Animals Nationwide
Fundraiser Grows More Than $1.83 Million in Donations for Local
Animal Welfare Causes SAN DIEGO, May 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
The PETCO Foundation's recent "Spring a Pet" fundraiser will lead
to a summer of contentment for companion animals across the
country, thanks to the compassion of PETCO customers, vendors, and
associates who "showered" the in-store campaign with generous
donations, raising more than $1.83 million nationwide. "Spring is
in the air, but animal welfare is in the heart of every pet lover
who donated so generously to our Spring a Pet campaign," said Paul
Jolly, Director of the PETCO Foundation. "Our record success truly
demonstrates the PETCO family's overwhelming love for companion
animals, and we thank our customers, vendors, and associates for
their continuing support." The fundraiser, which ran from March 13
to April 17, encouraged pet lovers to donate $1, $5, $10, or $20 to
animal welfare causes. Each donor received a personalized cutout
bunny to display in their neighborhood store or take home as a
reminder of their generosity. This year's giving increased 22% over
last year's campaign, which raised over $1.51 million. Each PETCO
store selected an animal welfare organization to be the recipient
of money raised at their location, and a portion of the funds will
go into a regional pool to be used by other animal welfare groups
throughout the year. Past funding has helped provide veterinary
care for homeless and abused animals and outreach programs to help
handicapped and disadvantaged individuals adequately care for their
companion animals. To learn more about the PETCO Foundation, visit
http://www.petco.com/. PETCO (NASDAQ:PETC) is a leading specialty
retailer of premium pet food, supplies and services with a
commitment to quality animal care and education. PETCO's strategy
is to offer its customers a complete assortment of pet- related
products and services at competitive prices, with superior levels
of customer service at convenient locations, by hiring pet lovers
and training them to become counselors to our pet-loving customers.
PETCO operates more than 740 neighborhood stores in 47 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
$23 million since inception in 1999. More than 2,700 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. DATASOURCE: PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. CONTACT: Shawn
Underwood of PETCO, +1-858-909-4662, , or Paul Jolly of PETCO
Foundation, +1-626-287-0952, Web site: http://www.petco.com/
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