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Love a Pet, Save a Life – PetSmart Charities National Adoption Weekend

Celebrate Valentine’s Day this year by falling in

love with a pet and saving a life by adopting from local rescue groups

at the New Tampa PetsMart located at 6248 Commerce Palms Blvd., Tampa,

FL during the PetSmart Charities National Adoption Weekend, 10 a.m. to 4

p.m., Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014.

PetSmart Charities Partner Cat Crusaders and several animal rescue groups, including Florida Cocker Spaniel Rescue, PetPals, Guardian Angels, and Florida All Retriever Rescue, will feature kittens, cats, puppies and dogs for adoption.

Special Adoption Fees Saturday Only


Cat Crusaders will feature special kitten and cat adoption fees for

this day only--$35 for an adult cat, $60 for a kitten and $80 for two

kittens. All cats and kittens are current on their vaccines,

spayed/neutered and microchipped.

You Can Make a Difference


Nearly 8 million pets end up in U.S. shelters every year, and half –

about 11,000 every day – are euthanized. PetSmart Charities’ programs,

including National Adoption Weekend, are made possible through

donations. Just $25 saves the life of a healthy, adoptable pet and funds

programs that give these pets a second chance. If you’re not able to

adopt a pet, you can support PetSmart Charities by making a donation

online, by email at gifts@petsmartcharities.org or via phone at 1-800-745-9460.



PetSmart Charities will also reward all participating local adoption

partners, including Cat Crusaders; each will receive $35 in

adoption-reward grants for every pet adopted during the event. National

Adoption Weekends are sponsored by PetSmart, Purina® Pro Plan® and Tidy

Cats®.

ABOUT PETSMART CHARITIES®
PetSmart Charities, Inc.

is a nonprofit animal welfare organization that saves the lives of

homeless pets. More than 400,000 dogs and cats find homes each year

through our adoption program in all PetSmart® stores and our sponsored

adoption events. PetSmart Charities grants more money to directly help

pets in need than any other animal welfare group in North America, with a

focus on funding spay/neuter services that help communities solve pet

overpopulation. PetSmart Charities is a 501(c)(3) organization, separate

from PetSmart, Inc.

ABOUT PARTNER ORGANIZATION
Cat

Crusaders (tampacatcrusders.org) was established August 2010 as one of

the few all-cat rescue organizations in Tampa Bay due to the

overwhelming homeless, abandoned and abused cat challenges in the area.

Cat Crusaders is an all-volunteer, non-profit 501-C-3 cat rescue

organization dedicated to reducing the overpopulation of cats and to

saving the lives of sick, injured and homeless cats, then finding them

good, loving forever homes.

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