Mother’s Day is a time to recognize and appreciate the endless sacrifices of mothers worldwide. But for Staci Rudersdorf, it’s also an opportunity to reflect on the special relationship she has with her mom and their shared passion for pets….
When Hurricane Sandy devastated the East Coast in October, the PetSmart Charities® Emergency Relief team sprang into action. As details of the event unfolded, we prepared our Emergency Relief Waggin’® vehicles for deployment. Each trailer is stocked with more than…
Cookie is one special Spaniel mix. This six-month-old was the 60,000th dog to take a life-saving ride aboard PetSmart Charities® Rescue Waggin’® vehicle. Cookie’s journey also marks more than 10,000 lives saved since October 2011 thanks to our Rescue Waggin’…
Our Emergency Relief Waggin’ vehicle and its crew were called into action in August when the Cochise County Humane Society (CCHS) requested help with a cathoarding situation. The Animal Rural Klinic (ARK) donated space to be used as a temporary…
If you ask Jennifer Mazzocchi to name one pet who has had the most impact on her life, she very well might say “Mayday!” Mayday is a little pit bull who was scheduled to be euthanized at a local shelter….
This story is written by PetSmart Charities’ roving reporter, Cathy Rosenthal Trooper and Ike spent most of their life together with a family that loved them. But then their pet parent was deployed to Afghanistan. The soldier’s wife had just…
September is FEMA’s National Preparedness Month, which is intended to encourage us humans to get prepared for emergencies. We’re particularly on alert this month in the wake of Hurricane Isaac. But if there was an emergency and you had to…
Emma Rose was walking on three legs when she arrived at the Humane Society of Sullivan in Indiana. One of her back legs was missing its paw. Maybe she got it caught in an animal trap or was hit by…
In just two days, about 400 pets were adopted through PetSmart Charities adoption centers or transferred to other local animal welfare organizations. Shelter staff compared the scene to what they typically see during the days after Thanksgiving.
Warmer weather may still be months away, but cat owners all over the country are being encouraged to “Beat the Heat” by spaying their female cats in February to prevent unwanted litters from being born in the spring – a…
Photo Credit: Kathy Milani/The HSUS Taking their first steps on solid ground for the very first time in their lives, 527 dogs seized from a massive commercial breeding facility in Quebec are healing and learning to trust humans again. Suffering…