Giving Back to Pet Rescues, Pet Shelters, K9s and Schools

Michael and Mark accomplished many goals at Pet Food Express in 2012, but perhaps the thing they are most proud of this year is the number of homeless animals they helped place in new homes.
 

• Through the state-of-the-art permanent cat adoption centers in 5 of their stores, 1751 cats, kittens & bunnies found new homes through the end of 2012
• 581 dogs, cats, bunnies, hamsters, roosters, etc found new homes in just one weekend during Bay Area Pet Fair & Adoptathon (organized & paid for by Pet Food Express). In 2011, 431 pets found new homes at the fair.
• Aided in the adoption of more than 60,000 pets over the past 10 years thanks PFE's online pet finder NorCalPetAdoptions.com

It's always an honor when someone else recognizes your work, and Peninsula Humane Society did something it has never done before. The director endorsed a for-profit business, Pet Food Express, because of PFE's support of shelters and rescues. Click here to read more.  

Here's a rundown of PFE's giving in 2012:
Pet Food Express donated more than $1.5 million in 2012 to animal rescues, animal shelters, police K-9 departments and more than 100 schools in Northern California.

How'd they do it? 

• $262,000 My Mutt program
• $74,000 Save a Kitten (plus product donations)
• $120,000 Cover your K-9
• $80,000 for Giving Tree (plus product donations)
• 376,000 lbs of food and litter donations 

Thank you to all our customers and employees, we couldn't give as much as we do without your passion, commitment and generosity.

Michael & Mark
 

2011

• Pet Food Express donated more than $1.3 million in 2011 to a wide variety of programs and organizations, including animal rescues, animal shelters, police K-9 departments and more than 100 schools
   
• Included in the $1.3 million of donations:
  

  • $250,000 for My Mutt
  • $60,000 for Save a Kitten
  • $77,000 for Save a K-9
  • $70,000 for Giving Tree 

• The annual Giving Tree and Save a Kitten programs provided food, supplies, toys and financial aid to over 125 organizations (that represent more than 100,000 animals)
   
• The annual Save A K9 program provides protective K-9 vests, trauma kits, car heat alarms and grants for retired police dog medical care to more than 100 Northern California K-9 teams
   
• The My Mutt program helped raise $250,000 this year and reached the $1 million dollar mark in 2011 as well!
   
• More than 350,000 pounds of food, litter and other supplies were donated to animal rescues and shelters through our warehouse donation program. Groups from all over Northern California share in these donations
   
• The 2011 Pet Food Express Bay Area Pet Fair resulted in 431 adoptions of rescue and shelter animals in need of new forever homes
   
• Pet Food Express, through its various programs, not only provides support for immediate care of animals in need, but provides education on responsible pet ownership to ensure the well being of all pets

2010

$300,000 - My Mutt program (including matching funds for Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society, Pets Unlimited and PAWS)

$175,000 - K-9 support (fundraiser for 3 Oakland dogs/vest fundraiser/donations to K-9 trails)

$100,000 Adoption coupons (direct financial aid to rescues including Lake County Animal Services)

$400,000 Food, litter and supply (donations to rescues and shelters)

$100,000 Schools (donations for school, rescue and shelter fundraisers)

Included above - highlighted programs in 2010

$40,000 for Berkeley-East Bay Humane shelter rebuilding after their fire

$90,000 for K-9 vests, first aid kits and car heat sensors

$40,000 for Pets Unlimited adoption center and emergency animal medical fund

$40,000 to provide food for every animal at San Francisco Animal Care & Control

-Provided a pallet of food for pet owners that were victims of the San Bruno fire. (in partnership with Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA)

-Adopted out 124 cats and kittens from the new Walnut Creek adoption center (all were scheduled to be euthanized before coming to our store as the shelter was out of space)

2009

$300,000 – in-kind food and litter donations to pet rescues and shelters (enough to feed about 1500 pets for an entire year!)

$230,000 – donated to various Bay Area pet rescues and shelters through our My Mutt program

$100,000 – in-kind donations to various pet non-profit fundraisers throughout the Bay Area

$75,000 – worth of adoption coupons given to Bay Area pet rescues and shelters

$50,000 – donated through our Holiday Giving Tree program

$75,000 – donated through our Sponsor a Foster kitten program

$71,000 – raised and donated to the Western States Police Canine Association to purchase bullet-proof vests for K9s in the Bay Area

$25,000 – provided through ads and promotional support for Bay Area rescue groups

$14,700 – raised for the Oakland Police Department to purchase 2 new police dogs and help train the dogs.
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Past Giving in the Bay Area:

4 million dollars – worth of pet food and litter donations to Bay Area pet rescues and shelters over the past 14 years (that’s more than 3.5 million pounds!)

$600,000 – through our My Mutt program that started in 2003

$500,000 - thanks to our adoption coupon program for the past 10 years

$500,000 – donations to various Bay Area pet rescue and shelter fundraisers over the past 10 years

$250,000 – raised through our Holiday Giving Tree Program

$300,000 – given to Bay Area people who are fostering a kitten and saving a life

$100,000 – worth of ad and promotional support for Bay Area pet rescue groups

$36,000 – worth of free pet washes to Bay Area police K9’s in the last 12 years

Here’s just a partial list of the Bay Area pet rescue and shelter organizations we support every year:

Rocket Dog Rescue

Grateful Dog Rescue

Friends of San Francisco Animal Care & Control

Oakland Animal Services

Golden State Greyhound Adoption

NorSled

Contra Costa County Animal Services

ARF - Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation

Town Cats

Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA

Lake County Animal Services

Golden State German Shepherd Rescue

Bay Area Poodle Rescue

Pets Unlimited

Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS)

Fix our Ferals

Feral Cat Foundation

Berkeley-East Bay Humane Society

Napa Humane

The Marin Humane Society

H.A.L.O. (Homeless Animals' Lifeline Organization)

H.A.R.P. (Homeless Animals Response Program)

Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue

Pound Puppy Rescue

Hopalong & Second Chance Animal Rescue

San Jose Animal Care & Services

Golden Gate Labrador Retriever Rescue

Norcal Golden Retriever Rescue

Hayflakes Sanctuary

SaveABunny

Itty Bitty Orphan Kitty Rescue

Muttville Senior Dog Rescue

Community Concern for Cats (CC4C)

P.R.O.S. (Pug Rescue of Sacramento)

Pets and Pals

Tenth Life for Cats & Critters (TLCC)

Stanford Cat Network

Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority (SVACA)

The Milo Foundation

Smiley Dog Rescue

German Shepherd Rescue of Northern California

Solano County Friends of Animals

Friends of the Fairmont Animal Shelter

Dusty Paws Rescue, Inc.

East Bay SPCA

The Marin Humane Society

Furry Friends Rescue

East Bay Animal Rescue & Refuge

Milo Foundation

Animal Friends Rescue Project

Peace of Mind Dog Rescue

BASH

Unconditional Love Animal Rescue

San Jose Animal Care & Services

Home At Last Animal Rescue

Golden Gate Labrador Retriever Rescue

Greater California German Shepherd Rescue

SPCA for Monterey County