Our Mission

PetSmart Charities forms as a separate nonprofit organization in the US to support pets in need and those who love them.

In 1996, PetSmart expands and opens its first 8 Canadian locations and works with local rescue groups to host pet adoptions.

PetSmart Charities of Canada is established as a separately registered charity in Canada.

Elise, a retriever mix, is adopted by the Bradford family in Lexington, Kentucky and becomes the 1 Millionth Pet Adopted from a PetSmart Charities Adoption Center in the US.

Over 100,000 lives are saved in the US through pet transport programs that relocate pets from overpopulated areas to shelters with higher opportunities for adoption.

The Armstrong family of O’Fallon, Illinois, become pet parents to the two millionth adopted pet in the US, Louie, a beagle mix.

PETsMART, PETsMART Charities & PETsMART Charities of Canada change their names to PetSmart, PetSmart Charities & PetSmart Charities of Canada.

PetSmart Charities provides more than $10 million in grants to animal welfare organizations across North America.

Hurricanes Katrina and Rita prompt PetSmart Charities to grant $3.5 million to more than 151 animal welfare agencies in the US affected by the storms.

Winchester, a border collie mix, finds his forever home with the Aukamp family from Littleton, Colorado and becomes our 3 millionth adopted pet in the US.

Our 1st Everyday Adoption Center opens at PetSmart in Fort Worth, Texas where dogs and cats stay at the in-store facility until they are adopted.

PetSmart Charities of Canada adopts out its 100,000th pet, a calico kitten named Calli, to the Wiggins family of Thornton, Ontario.

Chloe, a collie mix in Rockaway, New Jersey, is adopted by the Jancarek family and becomes our 4 millionth adoption in the US.

Sixteen tons of lifesaving cargo dispatched to Memphis, Tennessee, and Joplin, Missouri, to help pets affected by tornadoes and floods.

Our “Beat the Heat” and “Primp Your Pit” month-long campaigns helped spay/neuter clinics fix 10,000 female cats and pit bull terriers in the US.

A husky named Dodge, adopted by George Little in Boynton Beach, Florida, becomes our 5 millionth adopted pet in the US.

At first sight, the McKenzies knew Daisy was a special dog. The year-and-a-half-old fox terrier/fox hound mix was adopted by the McKenzies and became our 7 millionth adopted pet in the US.

$100 million granted to support spay and neuter programs in the US. See why we stand behind spay and neuter initiatives and be the next one to save a life.

Zeus, a playful black cat and the lucky 8 millionth adopted pet in the US, was adopted by Heath Greenlee, a deputy sheriff for the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office in Texas.

Luna, a five-year-old Pit Bull Terrier mix from Phoenix, AZ, became PetSmart Charities’ 9 millionth adopted pet in the US when Bekah Wilson & Bri Sommers adopted her.

During November National Adoption Week, PetSmart Charities of Canada achieved something big – 350,000 pets adopted at PetSmart stores in Canada!

Balto, a loving Husky pup became our 10 millionth adopted pet in the US when the De La Rosa family adopted him on a whim, giving him a second chance at a better life.

$18 million committed to help family pets receive access to veterinary care in Canada.

Together, we celebrated 25 years — For Pets. For People. For Good.