No Dog Gets Left Behind

For members of the Military who are deployed overseas, it is common for them to find and befriend local stray dogs in the field. Those dogs are often malnourished and anxious around humans. “I’ve worked with stray and abandoned dogs before. I could tell...

How You Can Help in Times of Crisis

“Breaking News” is apparently a notification on my iPhone that comes as a default setting. I haven’t intentionally set it up as a function nor have I invested the effort in turning it off – so it continues to remind me of some big version of news that is...

Emergency Relief + PetSmart Charities: How We Help

The “Go Bag” There’s that one section in every closet that remains nearly untouched. The section where we can’t bear to clean it out, donate the clothes, or even pack the clothes up in a box to move to the attic for storage, because every time we walk in...

Partner Spotlight: Soldier's Best Friend

Soldier's Best Friend: Featuring Mike & Louie Video of Partner Spotlight: Soldier's Best Friend PetSmart Charities is honored to partner with Soldier's Best Friend, an Arizona-based non-profit organization that has paired veterans and service animals...

Project Active Duty: Layla & Douglas

Helping Pets, Helping Veterans Video of Project Active Duty with PetSmart Charities and AZ Humane Society When Doug Locke headed for deployment in August 2015, he and his family where heartbroken at the thought of leaving behind their beloved pet Layla...

Military Monday's: Frederick & Wook

Frederick Walker had always wanted a dog and when he was ready to take on pet parenthood, he looked to the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) to find a new four-legged family member. It was there that he first met Wook, a one-year-old German Shepard...

Soldier's Best Friend: Madrid & Gunny

Meet Madrid & Gunny After serving 4 years as a Corporal in the Marines, Madrid faced unforeseen challenges upon his return home. His own family pet, Gunny, became so much more than a four-legged friend -- as a certified service animal, Gunny became a...

Save a Life, Adopt a Shelter Pet

Three adopters share their stories and hope to inspire yours Sydney always knew she wanted a four-legged friend of her very own. But, as a busy college student and athlete, she planned on waiting until after college graduation before taking on the big...

2017 Year in Review

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An Update on Hurricane Harvey from our COO, Deb Turcott

To our partners, donors and friends, Thank you for the outpouring of support you are providing to the relief efforts in Texas and Louisiana. Here at PetSmart Charities, we’ve received many phone calls, emails, and inquiries on social media about how people...