PETCO Foundation Donates $66,639 to SPAY/USA
04 November 2003 - 4:33AM
PR Newswire (US)
PETCO Foundation Donates $66,639 to SPAY/USA Money Raised During
"Round Up" Fundraiser Held in PETCO Stores SAN DIEGO, Nov. 3
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As part of an ongoing effort to fight pet
overpopulation, the PETCO Foundation presented a check for $66,639
to SPAY/USA for a variety of programs, raised as part of the
Foundation's recent "Round Up" campaign which brought in more than
$660,000 in PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. stores and online at
http://www.petco.com/. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030603/PETCOLOGO ) SPAY/USA
is the largest spay/neuter advocacy and referral program in the
world, starting with one veterinarian in Connecticut in 1990 and
blossoming to more than 8,000 nationwide today, helping to build
local and regional spay/neuter programs in areas where they are
most needed. In addition, SPAY/USA has encouraged new and creative
ways to make spay/neuter more accessible to people who do not have
transportation or funds, including mobile clinics, reference
materials, and newsletters highlighting creative solutions to
reducing overpopulation. "This is a great organization that has
done a lot to promote the cause of spay/neuter," PETCO Foundation
Director Paul Jolly said. "We know these funds will have a
significant impact on helping to solve the problem of pet
overpopulation." "PETCO's incredibly generous donation will indeed
have a significant impact on our program," said SPAY/USA Director
and Founder Esther Mechler. " Each day we have callers who want to
do the right thing (spay/neuter their pets or strays) but cannot
always afford the full price. For those who cannot afford even the
reduced prices that clinics offer -- for example if they have a
number of cats or dogs - we can provide a part of the needed
amount." "We will also be upgrading our web site to include far
more information about statistics, current effective spay programs,
legislation, funding and other topics that people call us about
daily," Mechler added. " Now, instead of having to look up the
information each day we will be able to refer them to the web site
where they can see and download what they need. We hope to gather
the information and put it on the site by early in the new year,
2004 if all goes well. All this would not have been possible had it
not been for PETCO's generous grant to our program." During
Round-Up/Spay Today 2003, which ran from July 27 through August 17,
PETCO customers were encouraged to "round-up" their purchases to
the next highest dollar. The PETCO Foundation had hoped to raise
$500,000 for spay/neuter efforts across the country, but it became
clear early that this goal would be exceeded as customers gave
generously to the cause. The money raised will go to support local
spay/neuter organizations, programs and efforts by animal welfare
groups to help solve the problem of pet overpopulation. Each of
PETCO's 650 stores selected a charitable partner for this
fundraiser, who will be the recipient of the individual store's
fundraising efforts. "We could not do this were it not for the
compassion and caring expressed by our generous customers, vendors
and associates through their donations," Jolly said. "They have
shown time and time again that they care not only about their own
pets, but about animals throughout the community as well." PETCO
(NASDAQ:PETC) is a leading specialty retailer of premium pet food,
supplies and services, with a commitment to quality animal care and
education, that operates more than 650 neighborhood stores in 43
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
animal charity, has raised more than $13 million since inception in
1999. More than 1,600 non-profit grassroots animal welfare
organizations from around the nation have received support from the
Foundation. SPAY/USA is a program of The Pet Savers Foundation,
located at 2261 Broadbridge Avenue in Stratford, CT.
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030603/PETCOLOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: PETCO CONTACT: Shawn
Underwood of PETCO, +1-858-909-4662, ; or Paul Jolly of PETCO
Foundation, +1-626-287-0952, ; or Esther Mechler of SPAY/USA,
+1-800-248-SPAY Web site: http://www.petco.com/
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