'Spring a Pet' Will Make Animals' Lives Better

'Spring a Pet' Will Make Animals' Lives Better
PETCO Foundation's Fundraiser Will Aid More Than 1,900 Animal Welfare
Organizations 


SAN DIEGO, Feb. 27  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continuing their efforts to create
better lives for companion animals everywhere, the PETCO Foundation will hold
their annual "Spring a Pet" fundraiser March 7 through April 11, to raise money
to assist animal welfare groups in PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. store communities
across the country.

(Logo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030603/PETCOLOGO )

PETCO customers, vendors and associates will have the opportunity to donate $1,
$5, $10 or $20, and each donor will receive a cardstock animal card that will be
displayed with their personal message in their neighborhood PETCO store.  Donors
of $20 or more also will receive a Red Ruff or Blue Mews custom bookmark. 
Customers will also have the opportunity to "round up" their purchases to the
next dollar, with all proceeds going to the Spring a Pet fundraiser.  Last
year's event raised more than $1.2 million for grass-roots animal welfare
organizations, and the PETCO Foundation hopes to exceed that number during this
year's fundraiser.

"Our customers, vendors and associates love animals, and continue to show that
through their generous support of our fundraisers," PETCO Foundation Director
Paul Jolly said.  "These funds will help continue the much-needed rescue and
adoption services of animal welfare groups across the country."

Each store selects a charitable partner or partners to receive funding raised by
their individual location.  Like other PETCO Foundation fundraisers, the money
helps within the store communities in which it is raised.  A percentage of the
money raised at each store will go into a regional fund to assist animal welfare
needs throughout the year.  Donations can also be made Online at
http://www.petco.com/ .

PETCO (NASDAQ:PETC) is a leading specialty retailer of premium pet food and
supplies, with a commitment to quality animal care andeducation.  PETCO's
strategy is to offer its customers a complete assortment of pet-related products
and services at competitive prices, with superior levels of customer service at
convenient locations, by hiring pet lovers and training them to become
counselors to our pet-loving customers.  PETCO operates more than 660
neighborhood stores in 43 states and the District of Columbia, as well as a
leading destination for on-line pet food and supplies at http://www.petco.com/ .
 The PETCO Foundation, PETCO's non-profit organization, has raised more than $15
million since inception in 1999.  More than 1,900 non-profit grassroots animal
welfare organizations from around the nation have received support from the
Foundation.  Through the PETCO Foundation, PETCO endeavors to be a community
leader in promoting the welfare of companion animals, as well as the importance
of the human-animal bond. 

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DATASOURCE: PETCO Foundation



CONTACT:  Shawn Underwood of PETCO, [phone], 



Web site:  http://www.petco.com/ 

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