Adopting a cat this National Adoption Week can
bring you love, twice - PetSmart Charities and the Millionaire
Matchmaker Patti Stanger team up to find singles their Purrfect
Match
PHOENIX, July 17,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- New data* from PetSmart
Charities® – the leading funder of animal welfare in the U.S. –
shows that 75% of singles are fed up with dating apps. But a
feline friend can improve their chances of finding a match:
- Forget the outdated stereotypes about cat people: More
than two-thirds of singles think it's cool to have a cat.
- A cat can actually improve your chances of finding
love: 71% of Gen Z say they'd be more likely to date someone
who likes cats. And the top qualities people seek in a romantic
partner are fun/playful and intelligent – the same top traits
associated with cat parents.
- Cats are trending: More people are adopting cats,
accounting for 74% of all in-store PetSmart Charities adoptions**.
And these new cat parents want to date other cat parents – nearly
three quarters of them say they would prefer to date someone with a
cat. It's time to play the odds...
In celebration of National Adoption Week, PetSmart Charities is
breaking down stereotypes and helping singles find love. As kitten
season, the time of year when most kittens are born, fills animal
shelters to capacity, PetSmart Charities Purrfect Match is
challenging singles to try a new approach to finding love: by
adopting a cat!
"Cats are having a moment unlike any we've seen in PetSmart
Charities' 30 years of helping pets find homes," said Aimee Gilbreath, president of PetSmart
Charities. "Cat adoptions are greatly outpacing dog adoptions and
cat parents are finally breaking free from old stereotypes. In
fact, they're now the pick of the dating litter!"
So, you've adopted a cat – now what? You may not be able to
teach an old dog new tricks, but you can teach a human looking for
love. That's why PetSmart Charities is teaming up with
Millionaire Matchmaker Patti Stanger. One lucky single will win
one-on-one relationship coaching from Patti herself. During these
sessions Patti will offer her deep expertise and insights to help
the winner find love.
"As a third-generation matchmaker and animal lover myself, I
could not be more excited to be part of the Purrfect Match with
PetSmart Charities to help people and pets find love," said
Patti Stanger.
"We are confident that if you open your heart and your home to a
cat, human love will follow," added Gilbreath. "We've found that
people are more attracted to those who like animals and there's a
lot our feline friends can teach us about relationships. For
everything else, we're glad to have Patti."
Learn more and enter for a chance to win at
FindLoveTwice.com***. The entry period runs from July 17 through August 7, 2024, but you can find
your feline (or canine!) match anytime. Visit PetSmart
Charities for details on National Adoption Week and to find an
adoptable pet near you.
PetSmart Charities National Adoption Week
Details:
Thousands of local shelters will bring in
adoptable pets, including kittens, cats and dogs, into nearly every
PetSmart store across the U.S. and Puerto Rico.
Dates: July 15-21, 2024
Locations: Nearly every PetSmart store across the U.S.
and Puerto Rico. Visit
petsmart.com to find a store near you.
*The PetSmart Charities Purrfect Match Survey was conducted via
a PN View survey fielded by Big Village among a sample of 1,000
U.S. adults 18 years of age and older. This survey was live
on June 24, 2024.
**Adoption data was collected by PetSmart Charities across all
in-store PetSmart adoptions February – June, 2024.
*** NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. The PetSmart Purrfect Match
Sweepstakes is sponsored by PetSmart Charities, Inc. Open to legal
residents of the 50 U.S. and D.C., who, as of date of entry are 18
years of age or older and are not legally married. Begins at
12:00 a.m. ET on 07/17/24 & ends 11:59
p.m. ET on 08/07/24. Void where prohibited by law. For
complete Official Rules, visit findlovetwice.com.
ABOUT PETSMART CHARITIES
PetSmart Charities is
committed to making the world a better place for pets and all who
love them. Through its in-store adoption program in all PetSmart®
stores across the U.S. and Puerto
Rico, PetSmart Charities has helped 10 million pets connect
with loving homes. PetSmart Charities also provides grant funding
to support organizations that advocate and care for the well-being
of all pets and their families. PetSmart Charities' grants and
efforts connect pets with loving homes through adoption, improve
access to affordable veterinary care and support families in times
of crisis with access to food, shelter and disaster relief. Each
year, millions of generous supporters help pets in need by donating
to PetSmart Charities directly at PetSmartCharities.org, while
shopping at PetSmart.com, and by using the PIN pads at checkout
registers inside PetSmart stores. In turn, PetSmart Charities
efficiently uses more than 90 cents
of every dollar donated to fulfill its role as the leading funder
of animal welfare in North
America, granting more than $500
million since its inception in 1994. Independent from
PetSmart LLC, PetSmart Charities is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization that has received the Four-Star Rating from Charity
Navigator for the past 18 years in a row – placing it among the top
one percent of rated charities. To learn more, visit
www.PetSmartCharities.org
Contact
Lauren
Munsey
Porter Novelli for PetSmart
Charities
Lauren.munsey@porternovelli.com
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