Event raises money for local animal-welfare groups
Company Website:
http://www.petsmart.com
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WHAT:  Tommy, a Chihuahua and terrier mix, poses with Santa at PetSmart's annual Santa Claws(R) photo event which will be held in all stores on Dec. 7, 2013 and Dec. 14, 2013 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time. (Richard W. Rodriguez/AP Images for PetSmart)
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Santa will be pulling up his sleigh at PetSmart® stores nationwide
to spread holiday cheer and pose for photos with pets during the
company’s annual Santa
Claws Photo Event. Whether they have fur, feathers or scales,
companion pets are welcome. Pet parents are asked to bring their
own cameras to snap their pet’s photos with Santa in front of a
special holiday photo backdrop and then make a $5 donation which
will go entirely to participating local animal-welfare
organizations.
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Last year the Santa
Claws Photo Event raised $770,225 for more than 2,300 animal
welfare groups and this is the 27th year that PetSmart
has held the event.
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| | New for 2013: Pics for a Cause |
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Pet parents can do even more goodwill for homeless pets when they
share their pet’s holiday photos on Instagram
and tag @PetSmart
using #SantaClaws. For each photo posted between Dec. 1 and 15,
Purina® Pro Plan® will donate $10 to
PetSmart Charities, Inc. in the United States – up to $25,000 – to
help homeless pets this holiday season.
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WHEN: | |
Saturday, Dec. 7, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time
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Saturday, Dec. 14, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. local time
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WHO: | |
Pets of all kinds and their pet parents
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WHERE: | |
All PetSmart stores throughout the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico
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Visit http://stores.petsmart.com/
for store locations.
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VISUALS: | |
Pets with Santa and pet parents shopping for the top
holiday gifts, including the Motorola
Scout Pet Monitor, ThunderSweater,
Luv-A-PetTM
Superman Chance, Bret
Michaels Pets RockTM toys and Toys
“R” Us® Pets Doggie Tail Motion-Activated Dog Toy.
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| | Photo Opportunities: News media are welcome to
attend the event and take photos of pets in our stores. Please ask
for a store manager upon arrival or call the PetSmart media line
in advance at 623-587-2177.
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About PetSmart
PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM) is the largest specialty pet retailer of
services and solutions for the lifetime needs of pets and is a leading
online provider of pet supplies and pet care information (http://www.petsmart.com).
The company employs approximately 54,000 associates and operates more
than 1,314 pet stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico, and
over 196 in-store PetSmart® PetsHotel® dog and cat boarding facilities.
PetSmart provides a broad range of competitively priced pet food and pet
products; and offers dog training, pet grooming, pet boarding, PetSmart
Doggie Day CampSM day care services and pet adoption
services. Through its in-store pet adoption partnership with PetSmart
Charities®, PetSmart has helped save the lives of more than 5 million
pets since 1994. PetSmart Charities, Inc. and PetSmart Charities of
Canada, Inc. (“PetSmart Charities”) are independent, nonprofit
organizations that save the lives of homeless pets and reduce shelter
intake through spay/neuter efforts. In 2012, nearly 450,000 dogs and
cats found homes through PetSmart Charities’ adoption centers in all
PetSmart stores and by sponsoring community adoption events. PetSmart
Charities is the leader in granting money to help pets in need, with
more than $28 million given in 2012 throughout North America.
Follow PetSmart on Twitter: @PetSmart
Find
PetSmart on Facebook: www.facebook.com/PetSmart
See
PetSmart on YouTube: www.YouTube.com/PetSmart
Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/multimedia/home/20131202006376/en/
Contacts:
GolinHarris for PetSmart
Danielle Bickelmann, 972-341-2503
dbickelmann@golinharris.com
Source: PetSmart
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