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      <b>In Response to Hurricane Harvey, PetSmart Charities Donates Three 
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      to Support Rescue, Relief and Recovery Efforts for Pets and Pet Parents 
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				<time datetime="2017-08-30T11:00:00Z" itemprop="dateModified">August 30, 2017 07:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time</time>
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				<p>PHOENIX--(<span itemprop="provider publisher copyrightHolder" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization" itemid="https://www.businesswire.com" ><span itemprop="name" ><a rel="nofollow" itemprop="url" href="https://www.businesswire.com/">BUSINESS WIRE</a></span></span>)--In response to Hurricane Harvey, PetSmart Charities is reaching out to 
      help pets and pet parents in need. The organization has earmarked at 
      least $1 million in emergency relief funding to help animal welfare 
      agencies who are working on the front lines to rescue, relocate, feed 
      and care for pets that have been left homeless due to the floods. Animal 
      welfare organizations working to save the lives of pets in these areas 
      are can visit <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.petsmartcharities.org%2Fpro&amp;esheet=51675947&amp;newsitemid=20170830005437&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.petsmartcharities.org%2Fpro&amp;index=1&amp;md5=8ec93d46c62daa658b0187c68cb6e07e" rel="nofollow">www.petsmartcharities.org/pro</a> 
      to apply for an emergency relief grant.
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      “Our thoughts are with all of the people and pets who have been impacted 
      by Hurricane Harvey,” said Dr. David Haworth, DVM, Ph.D., President of 
      PetSmart Charities. “We’re committed to supporting everyone we can who 
      has been impacted by this disaster, including pets and pet parents 
      staying in evacuation centers and shelters in Houston and Dallas who may 
      not have access to the pet food and essentials they need.”
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      By making grants to animal welfare and social services agencies on the 
      ground in Texas, PetSmart Charities is supporting their united efforts 
      to save the lives of pets and provide much needed pet food, veterinary 
      care and supplies. Early grants and in-kind donations PetSmart Charities 
      has made to date include:
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      <b>$150,000 grant to Houston SPCA: </b>Funds will be used to help care 
      for pets in the Houston SPCA’s shelter while also supporting the 
      recruitment and deployment of 13 animal welfare teams from across the 
      country to enhance search and rescue efforts already underway by Houston 
      SPCA.
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      <b>$100,000 grant to SPCA of Texas: </b>PetSmart Charities’ donation 
      will support this animal welfare agency’s ongoing efforts to help pets 
      in need at the Mega Shelter recently opened in Kay Bailey Hutchison 
      Convention Center in Dallas. Funds will also support the SPCA of Texas 
      as it cares for more than 300 pets who have been surrendered or 
      evacuated.
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      <b>$75,000 grant to Rescue Bank: </b>Last week, Rescue Bank in Houston, 
      Texas received nearly 80,000 pounds of donated pet food generated by 
      PetSmart’s Buy a Bag, Give a Meal™ program. One pallet of food has been 
      delivered to the Houston Convention Center to help feed the pets of 
      people who have arrived in this temporary hurricane shelter. PetSmart 
      Charities’ financial grant will help Rescue Bank to continue to 
      distribute the donated pet food to animal welfare agencies and hurricane 
      shelters in the Houston area.
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    <p>
      <b>$50,000 grant to Houston PetSet: </b>As a locally-based nonprofit 
      dedicated to working with animal welfare agencies and rescues, Houston 
      PetSet will use its emergency relief grant from PetSmart Charities to 
      help smaller nonprofits who are assisting with Hurricane Harvey relief 
      efforts and require grants of $5,000 or less.
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      <b>Providing In-Kind Donations of Pet Food and Supplies:</b>
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      In addition to providing financial support for animal welfare agencies, 
      PetSmart Charities has allocated two truckloads of donated pet care 
      supplies like collars, leashes, food and water bowls, pet beds, kitty 
      litter and more to help with emergency relief efforts in Texas. Fellow 
      animal welfare agency, Rescue Bank, will deliver these supplies 
      leveraging its fleet of trucks. One truckload is on its way to the SPCA 
      of Texas in Dallas, while the other will soon be arriving in the Houston 
      area. A third truck filled with 50 pallets of donated pet food from 
      PetSmart’s Buy a Bag, Give a Meal program has been rerouted to help feed 
      pets in need in Texas.
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      <b>Offering Support to Animal Welfare Agencies Saving Pets Impacted by 
      Hurricane Harvey:</b>
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      PetSmart Charities has allocated at least $1 million to support 
      emergency relief efforts in Texas. If you are an animal welfare 
      organization working to save the lives of pets in these areas, visit <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.petsmartcharities.org%2Fpro&amp;esheet=51675947&amp;newsitemid=20170830005437&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.petsmartcharities.org%2Fpro&amp;index=2&amp;md5=c4fc7228f031127939946141cfd66a77" rel="nofollow">www.petsmartcharities.org/pro</a> 
      to apply for an emergency relief grant. Due to the volume of requests 
      PetSmart Charities is receiving, all grant requests will be triaged by 
      the grant administration team and responded to in a timely manner.
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      <b>How You Can Support PetSmart Charities’ Emergency Relief Efforts:</b>
    </p>
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      If you would like to support PetSmart Charities’ emergency relief 
      efforts, like those underway in Texas, please consider making a donation 
      at the PIN pads located at the cash registers of every PetSmart store or 
      online at <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.petsmartcharities.org%2Fdonate&amp;esheet=51675947&amp;newsitemid=20170830005437&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.petsmartcharities.org%2Fdonate&amp;index=3&amp;md5=62a8087e33d482f07e7776a83b763a85" rel="nofollow">www.petsmartcharities.org/donate</a>.
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      <b>About PetSmart Charities®</b>
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      <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.petsmartcharities.org%2F&amp;esheet=51675947&amp;newsitemid=20170830005437&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=PetSmart+Charities%2C+Inc&amp;index=4&amp;md5=1c43fe4a5c0007f2b9f73ce62d4b5054" rel="nofollow">PetSmart 
      Charities, Inc</a>. is a nonprofit animal welfare organization with a 
      mission to find lifelong, loving homes for all pets by supporting 
      programs and thought leadership that bring people and pets together. In 
      addition to finding homes for almost 500,000 shelter pets each year 
      through its in-store adoption program in all PetSmart stores across the 
      U.S. and Puerto Rico, PetSmart Charities provides funding to non-profits 
      aligned with its mission through four key areas of grant support: 
      Preventing Pet Homelessness; Helping Shelter Pets Thrive; Supporting the 
      Bond Between People and Pets; and Emergency Relief and Disaster 
      Support. Each year, millions of generous PetSmart shoppers help pets in 
      need by donating to PetSmart Charities using the pin pads at checkout 
      registers inside PetSmart stores. In turn, PetSmart Charities 
      efficiently uses 90 cents of every dollar donated and has become the 
      leading funder of animal welfare in North America, donating about $300 
      million to date. PetSmart Charities, a 501(c)(3) organization, has 
      received the Four Star Rating from Charity Navigator, an independent 
      organization that reports on the effectiveness, accountability and 
      transparency of nonprofits, for the past 14 years in a row – placing it 
      among the top one percent of charities rated by this organization. To 
      learn more visit <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.petsmartcharities.org&amp;esheet=51675947&amp;newsitemid=20170830005437&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.petsmartcharities.org&amp;index=5&amp;md5=f6e10a7c5abd7719c067a610e8181dfc" rel="nofollow">www.petsmartcharities.org</a>.
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    <p>
      Follow PetSmart Charities on Twitter: <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FPetSmartChariTs&amp;esheet=51675947&amp;newsitemid=20170830005437&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=%40PetSmartChariTs&amp;index=6&amp;md5=eda271dd1e3b31a8b975d26c449af792" rel="nofollow">@PetSmartChariTs</a><br/>Find 
      PetSmart Charities on Facebook: <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPetSmartCharities&amp;esheet=51675947&amp;newsitemid=20170830005437&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Facebook.com%2FPetSmartCharities&amp;index=7&amp;md5=0722b284413ad5e75a975cc3517fc5cf" rel="nofollow">Facebook.com/PetSmartCharities</a><br/>See 
      PetSmart Charities on YouTube: <a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2FPetSmart&amp;esheet=51675947&amp;newsitemid=20170830005437&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=YouTube.com%2FPetSmart&amp;index=8&amp;md5=0d544988b8b914e55913ed04c0d0921d" rel="nofollow">YouTube.com/PetSmart</a><a target="_blank" href="http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fuser%2FPetSmartCharitiesInc&amp;esheet=51675947&amp;newsitemid=20170830005437&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=CharitiesInc&amp;index=9&amp;md5=aba5b33448700d04e35668fb69fff5bb" rel="nofollow">CharitiesInc</a>
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      Golin for PetSmart<br/>Virginia Hock<br/>469-680-2611<br/><a target="_blank" href="mailto:vhock@golin.com">vhock@golin.com</a><br/>or<br/>PetSmart 
      Media Line:<br/>623-587-2177
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