PetSmart Charities

PetSmart Charities
Formation1994; 30 years ago (1994)
93-1140967[1]
Legal statusFoundation
PurposeAnimal welfare
Location
Region served
North America
Chairperson
David Lenhardt
Revenue (2015)
$53,091,082
Websitepetsmartcharities.org

PetSmart Charities and PetSmart Charities of Canada are non-profit organizations dedicated to saving the lives of homeless pets.[2][3] In the United States, PetSmart Charities is the largest financial supporter of animal welfare[3] and among the 400 largest philanthropic organizations working on any issue.[4] PetSmart Charities was formed in 1994 by PetSmart founders Jim and Janice Dougherty, who chose never to sell dogs and cats within their stores. Their primary goal is to save the lives of homeless pets through programs such as their In-Store Adoption Centers in many PetSmart locations, Rescue Waggin' disaster relief program,[5] grant program for animal welfare agencies[6] across North America, and community adoption events.[7] Another focus of the organization is increasing spay/neuter services to help communities solve the problem of pet overpopulation.[8][9]

  1. ^ "PetSmart Charities Form 990 2015". ProPublica. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  2. ^ Gilbert, Jean (2010-10-16). "On the Positive Side: PetSmart Charities and HSSNM save lives". Las Cruces Sun-News. La Cruces, New Mexico. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  3. ^ a b Rudd, Lauren (2011-06-19). "PetSmart Has Reasonable Intrinsic Value". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. pp. –1. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  4. ^ "New to the Philanthropy 400 in 2014". The Chronicle of Philanthropy. 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2014-11-06.
  5. ^ "RESCUE WAGGIN'®". Archived from the original on 2014-10-17.
  6. ^ "Grants".
  7. ^ "Adoption Events".
  8. ^ "The Trap-Neuter-Return Program as a Means for Collecting, Analyzing, and Comparing Data in Animal Care Facilities in Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi". May 2013. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
  9. ^ Peters, Sharon L. (2007-07-05). "The fix is in for pet control; Subsidy programs help nip the problem of unwanted animals". USA TODAY. pp. 5–. Retrieved 2014-11-06.