Supporting pets and the people they love for 30 years
(and counting)
It all started with a promise.
PetSmart’s Founders made an early commitment in 1994 to refrain from selling cats and dogs at stores. Instead, they invited local animal shelters to bring adoptable pets into local stores to meet their new besties. And PetSmart Charities was launched.
30 years later, PetSmart Charities, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, continues its role as a leading funder of animal welfare in communities in the U.S. and Canada. 11 million pets have found loving homes through the in-store Adoptions program. And, with generous support from donations from PetSmart customers and other individual and corporate gifts, PetSmart Charities has made more than $600 million in grants. This funding helps ensure pets and people thrive together with support for pet hunger, disaster response and access to affordable veterinary care.
With a four-star rating from Charity Navigator (the highest available), PetSmart Charities remains in the top 1% of all charities ranked. Visit the PetSmart Charities website for additional details.
in grants made to benefit
pets and people
pets matched with loving
homes through in-store
adoptions (and counting)
pet meals provided through
partnerships with Meals on Wheels
America and Feeding America®
Key Areas of Giving
Connecting People and Pets
More than six million pets enter animal shelters each year. PetSmart Charities partners with more than 2,500 local shelters and rescues to bring adoptable pets into PetSmart stores to meet potential pet parents all year long. Most stores are equipped with cat centers operated by nearby partners. New pet parents are treated to a coupon book valued at more than $350 in savings and take home a free bag of food from our friends at Hill’s Pet Nutrition. It’s always a great day to meet your new best friend!
Supporting People and Pets
Pets and people need each other more than ever when times get tough. PetSmart Charities delivers critical support for every member of the family. An estimated 30 million pets live with people experiencing food insecurity, and 50 million don’t have access to the veterinary care they need to thrive. To help, local grant funding helps alleviate pet hunger, build access to affordable and trusted veterinary care and provide for pets when disasters strike. Plus, national partnerships with Feeding America, Meals on Wheels America and the America Red Cross ensure a broader reach to ensure pets and people can stay together when they need each other most.
provided in 2022 for emergency funding to help people and their pets safely find shelter locally or evacuate, and to help shelters rebuild or repair after a disaster
partnership with the American Red Cross funded by PetSmart Charities to support pets as essential family members during times of disaster
of grant support in 2022 to partners like Feeding America and Meals on Wheels America to help address pet food insecurities
