Saturday was a good day for the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA, thanks to PETCO, Iams, the PETCO Foundation, other corporate donors and the PETelethon viewers who called in with pledges or traveled to the shelter to adopt a new family member.
The five-hour event, broadcast Saturday on FOX 6, raised more than $230,000 for the Humane Society. The money will be used to benefit homeless animals and support vital community programs. In addition, 57 sheltered animals found loving homes over the weekend, thanks to concerned San Diegans. The donations included a $10,000 check from the PETCO Foundation.
"The Foundation is pleased to sponsor groups like the San Diego Humane Society because of all they do to help save the lives of adoptable animals," PETCO Foundation Director Paul Jolly said, "and for their commitment to educating the community about the joys companion animals bring to those around them."
San Diego County PETCO stores and Iams each made $5,000 contributions to the Humane Society, and were happy to contribute to such a successful day for the shelter. This is not the first time the two pet supply companies have joined forces to aid the plight of homeless animals. Between November and January, PETCO and Iams supported the Helen Woodward Animal Center's Home 4 the Holidays campaign, which saw more than 100,000 orphaned pets matched with families across the country.
Contributions to the San Diego Humane Society can still be made by calling (619) 299-7012 ext. 250. And they still have a variety of friendly animals who need homes; their descriptions and pictures can be found on the Society's website at http://www.sdhumane.org/ .
Serving San Diego County for over 120 years, the San Diego Humane Society and SPCA provides vital services to animals and people alike through sheltering and adopting animals, providing positive reinforcement behavior training for adoptable animals and for owned animals through public training classes, investigating animal cruelty and neglect, providing adult and youth education programs, sharing animals through pet-assisted therapy and rescuing animals in emergency situations.
PETCO, based in San Diego, is a leading pet specialty retailer with more than 560 neighborhood stores in 41 states and the District of Columbia. Animal lovers can also access the company on-line at petco.com.
The PETCO Foundation was established by PETCO in 1999, and has since raised more than $7 million through a variety of fundraising efforts in communities where PETCO has stores. The Foundation distributes donations to organizations, shelters and programs that enhance the lives of animals and celebrate the human-animal bond.
For more than 50 years, The Iams Company has enhanced the well-being of dogs and cats by providing world-class quality foods. For more information on proper pet care and nutrition, call the Iams Pet Professionals at 1-800-863-4267. You can also visit Iams on the Web at http://www.iamsco.com/ .
SOURCE: PETCO
Contact: Don Cowan, Communications Director of PETCO, +1-858-657-2086;
or Glenn Williams, Director of National Accounts of The Iams Company,
+1-858-653-6691
Website: http://www.iamsco.com/
Website: http://www.sdhumane.org/
Website: http://www.petco.com/
