PetSmart Charities® Phoenix Community Adoption Event Hopes to Find Homes for Hundreds of Pets

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Vaccination and mobile spay and neuter clinics available on-site

PHOENIX, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PetSmart Charities will host a community adoption event with the goal of adopting 600 pets in Phoenix, Ariz., on Saturday, August 11 (10 a.m. – 5 p.m.) and Sunday, August 12 (10 a.m. – 4 p.m.). The Phoenix community adoption event, sponsored by KTVK 3TV and Purina^® Pro Plan^®, will be held at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum (1826 W. McDowell Rd.) in partnership with several Phoenix-area animal welfare agencies.

In addition to adoptions, pet parents can take advantage of the event's vaccination clinic and free mobile spay and neuter clinic. The vaccination clinic will offer microchips for $20, and vaccinations for both dogs and cats will be available for $14 each. The mobile spay and neuter clinic will perform surgeries free of cost for Maricopa County residents. For more information about the specific vaccinations, spay and neuter clinic requirements and fees, visit www.petsmartcharities.org.

"PetSmart Charities continues to provide us with a great opportunity to showcase hundreds of adoptable pets in need of a lifelong, loving home," said Heather Allen, president and CEO, HALO Animal Rescue. "We hope pet parents will also take advantage of the on-site spay/neuter clinic, microchipping and vaccinations, which will keep pets healthy while providing a convenient solution to solve the pet homelessness problem on the spot."

An estimated 8 million dogs and cats enter animal shelters in the U.S. each year, and approximately 4 million – approximately 11,000 each day – are euthanized. PetSmart Charities strives to bring attention to the availability of pets at shelters and rescue groups and to the benefits of pet adoption. As an added benefit, the participating Phoenix-area animal welfare agencies will receive increased adoption rewards from PetSmart Charities for every pet adopted during the event.

"Every homeless pet deserves the opportunity to find a forever, loving home," said Kevin Hill, shopper marketing manager, Nestle Purina PetCare Company. "Our goal in supporting the PetSmart Charities' community adoption events is to help improve the lives of homeless pets by providing them with super premium nutrition as well as other important pet care supplies. We hope by providing these essentials, these pets and new pet owners can now focus on other important matters like growing a bond for life."

To learn about the many ways PetSmart Charities is saving the lives of homeless pets, visit www.petsmartcharities.org. Members of the public can support these programs by making a donation online, by email at [email protected] or via phone at 623-587-2826 to help save the lives of homeless pets across the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. Donations may be tax deductible.

About PetSmart Charities®
Established in 1994, PetSmart Charities, Inc. is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that creates and supports programs that save the lives of homeless pets, raise awareness of companion animal welfare issues and promote healthy relationships between people and pets. The largest funder of animal-welfare efforts in North America, PetSmart Charities has provided more than $165 million in grants and programs benefiting animal-welfare organizations and has helped save the lives of more than 5 million pets through its in-store adoption program. To learn more about how PetSmart Charities is working toward its vision of a lifelong, loving home for every pet, visit petsmartcharities.org or call 1-800-423-PETS (7387).

SOURCE PetSmart Charities, Inc.