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 written by Brooke Simon on March 8th, 2010 |  2 comments Each year, in celebration of the season of hope and renewal (and winter finally coming to an end!), the PETCO Foundation launches its annual “Spring A Pet” fundraiser to help give pets in need a new beginning. The fundraiser, running this year from March 4 – April 6, celebrates our Think Adoption First philosophy and encourages pet lovers [...]  written by Daniel Sundin on January 25th, 2010 | One comment 2010 PETCO Foundation Calendar Photo for January This story comes from Chris Garcia. The picture of his adopted greyhound Harvey was selected for the month of January in the PETCO Foundation’s 2010 calendar. I adopted Harvey on Dec. 23, 2008. After my fiancé, Andrea, came back from a trip telling me all about this couple who had [...]  written by Devon Thompson on December 1st, 2009 | One comment Which piece am I going to knock over next? My husband and I have recently established a family game night. We turn off the TV, turn on the music and play board games or card games from our childhood. It just so happens that last night was our family game night and we were set [...]  written by Kim Smith on October 19th, 2009 | 40 comments Legitimate breeders do not dump their liabilities in the shelter. So infer what you will about the couple who dumped little Miss Pocket at the shelter, but kept the rest of their litter at home, advertising them on Craigslist even as they dumped Pocket to be killed. Pocket is a 6 month old blue nose pit [...]  written by Shannon Anderson on September 16th, 2009 | One comment PETCO Park in sunny San Diego Last Sunday marked one of the last Adoption Sunday events this season at PETCO Park! During each Sunday home game, PETCO partners with a local rescue group to promote pet adoption and showcase some furry friends available for adoption. This past Sunday was written by Brooke Simon on July 6th, 2009 | 3 comments A pair of bunnies I recently read an article about encouraging responsible rabbit adoption in a publication from the Animal Rescue League of Boston. My first response was to laugh – don’t we have better things to discuss then adopting rabbits?? Why would you need to adopt one when about 50 of them appear in [...] written by Daniel Sundin on May 18th, 2009 | 4 comments PETCO is sponsoring the Welcome to Dowtown sweepstakes where you can win a trip to the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Utah and help change a dog’s life. To be honest I had never heard of the show until I was told about this sweepstakes. I don’t have cable at home so I  written by Lisa Epstein on May 11th, 2009 | 10 comments Chevy showing off and blowing kisses at an adoption event in San Diego. It’s been just over a month since I brought home my foster puppy, Chevy, and shared a little about him here – and what a month it’s been! written by Daniel Sundin on April 29th, 2009 | One comment The following story comes from Roxy Gieroski, Dog Trainer and Companion Animal Specialist at Store 1809 in Elmira, N.Y. Dixie after her forever family intervened; her skin is healed. I met Dixie as an 8-week-old pup while visiting a person I know that breeds my beloved Collies. Looking down at a litter of six, there [...]  written by Matthew Hickerson on April 27th, 2009 | 10 comments 10 week old Ace and me Everyone, meet Ace, a yellow lab/pit mix. He’s my foster pup through Pit Bull Rescue San Diego. Ace (and his brother King) came to us several months ago as tiny 10 week old pups. We had them for a month before they were moved into seperate foster homes. King was adopted in just [...] |
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