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Hoping to ease the suffering of two- and four-legged victims of Hurricane Katrina, PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. and the PETCO Foundation are conducting an emergency "round-up" fundraiser at PETCO stores nationwide.

Customers will be asked to round up their purchases to the next highest dollar, with all proceeds going to the PETCO Foundation to specifically support animal welfare disaster relief needs in the Gulf Coast region. Customers may also donate to Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief on-line at www.petco.com.

"We are consistently there for pets in need and thereby helping their human companions," said Lance Schwimmer, PETCO Vice-President of Operations for the Central Region. "We will coordinate our efforts with the American Humane Association and the Humane Society of the United States, as well as local animal shelters, to ensure an integrated response for maximum benefit."

The round-up fundraiser will run from today through September 11.

PETCO 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 750 neighborhood stores in 49 states and the District of Columbia, as well as a leading destination for on-line pet food and supplies at www.petco.com. The PETCO Foundation, PETCO's non-profit organization, has raised more than $24 million since inception in 1999. More than 3,000 non-profit grassroots animal welfare organizations from around the nation have received support from the Foundation.

SOURCE: PETCO