Dr. Marty Becker, “America’s Veterinarian,” Shares His Tips to Bring Safety and Comfort to Pets This Holiday Season

San Diego, CA (October 2011) – Halloween marks the beginning of the holidays and although it’s fun to include pets in the festivities, changes to their environment can cause unease especially with senior animals. “America’s Veterinarian,” Dr. Marty Becker, the veterinary contributor on “Good Morning America” and “The Dr. Oz Show” and pet expert for the [...]

PETCO Customers Pay It Forward through Get One, Give One Program to Benefit Animal Welfare Partners

 

San Diego, CA (July 2011) – Royal Canin and PETCO™ are partnering to provide assistance to animal welfare partners through the “Get One, Give One” promotion. While supplies last during the weekend of July 8-10, 2011, PETCO will offer every customer a free can of Adult Instinctive or Ultra Light adult feline wet formula for their [...]

Betty White, The Blue Buffalo Co. and PETCO® Team Up to Help Fight Pet Cancer During National Pet Cancer Awareness Month

PETCO and The Blue Buffalo Co. Pledge to Raise $1 Million for Morris Animal Foundation for Pet Cancer Research
San Diego, CA (May 2011) – Sadly, cancer affects pets almost as much as their human companions – at least one in four dogs over the age of two will die from cancer with cats sharing similar statistics.  [...]

HALO & PETCO Partner to Host National Adoption Weekend April 9-10 and Help FreeKibble.com Donate Their 5 Millionth Meal to Pets in Need

San Diego, CA (April 2011) – Ellen Degeneres’ HALO natural pet foods has partnered with PETCO this April to help shelter pets in a variety of ways, from ensuring they’re fed a nutritious meal to providing them with a much needed home. During PETCO’s National Adoption Weekend, which is held at every PETCO store April 9-10, [...]

The Nutro Company Donates More Than 1 Million Cat Meals to the PETCO Foundation’s Pet Food Bank for Families in Need

SAN DIEGO, CA (February 2010) – In this time of financial uncertainty, one in eight Americans takes advantage of food bank programs and many of those families have pets. Since cats outnumber any other animal found in shelters, The Nutro Company donated more than one million meals of NUTRO® NATURAL CHOICE® Cat Food to the PETCO [...]

PETCO Offers Three Ways to Give to Pets in Need This Holiday Season

SAN DIEGO (Oct. 28, 2009) — More than 1,000 PETCO stores nationwide will encourage families to Think Adoption First during National Pet Adoption Weekend Nov. 7 and 8 when they partner with their local animal shelters to hold adoption events.  In addition, the National Pet Adoption Weekend kicks-off PETCO’s annual Tree of Hope fundraiser for the [...]

Tree of Hope Raises $3 Million for Homeless Pets Despite Tough Economy

PETCO Foundation Reaches Goal to Help Animals in Need

SAN DIEGO (Jan. 14, 2009) – Homeless pets all over the U.S. can sleep a little bit better tonight knowing the PETCO Foundation met its fundraising goal of $3 million to support local shelters across the nation.

Fifty percent of the funds raised during the campaign will immediately [...]

PETCO Foundation Deploys Help Where Needed in Ike’s Aftermath

In the wake of Hurricane Ike, our nonprofit arm, the PETCO Foundation is working with Town Lake Animal Center, the agency coordinating the animal welfare response in the Houston area, as well as other groups in Texas, to provide food and supplies to meet the needs of companion animals affected by the storm.

We’ve provided crates, dog [...]

PETCO Foundation Raises Nearly $2 Million for Animals in Need

Tens of thousands of PETCO customers are making a difference in the lives of animals in need after giving generously to the PETCO Foundation’s annual Spring A Pet fundraiser.During the six-week campaign this spring, more than 900 PETCOs across the country collected donations on behalf of local animal shelters, with thousands of pet parents giving to [...]

PETCO Foundation Campaigns for Pets in Need

Spring is a time of new beginnings and that’s why the PETCO Foundation is once again launching its annual Spring A Pet fundraiser to benefit animal welfare groups nationwide in hopes of a new beginning for the millions of companion animals they shelter.

Starting today, all PETCO stores nationwide will collect donations on behalf of local animal [...]