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Located in over 1,600 stores, PetSmart Charities Adoption Centers provide a clean, quiet & convenient place to meet adoptable pets.

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Our centers feature adoptable pets from local animal welfare groups. When you adopt with us, you're making a direct impact in your community.

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in-store adoptions

Select PetSmart stores feature Everyday Dog & Cat Adoption Centers complete with a meet-and-greet playroom, as well as small animal and reptile adoptions.

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adoption events

Pets can also be adopted during adoption events including our signature National Adoption Week, three times per year.

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Cat Adoptions

Nearly every PetSmart store features a Cat Adoption Center where kittens and cats can be adopted during store hours, 7 days a week.

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Save a Life, Adopt a Pet

Together, we've helped save more than 10 million pets through adoption. Join us to keep the momentum going during PetSmart Charities National Adoption Week events at your local PetSmart store.

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Journey Home

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Unconditional…

Meet Scout and her touching story. Scout was found on the side of the road paralyzed from the waist down. She was rushed to receive…

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Gatsby the Great……

Even in a room filled with irresistibly adorable puppies and dogs, pet adoption was the furthest thing from Heidi's mind.  As the Director…

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Maze’s Journey…

It takes an incredible group of people to help pets with special needs reach their full potential. In the fall of 2020, CARMA (Cat Rescue…

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Helping 400,000+ pets find homes through in-store adoptions at PetSmart
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How One Rescue Pup Made a…

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Changing Lives Through Access…

The first recipient of our Steve Marton Veterinary Scholarship
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Keeping Families Together

Taking better care of pets builds healthier communities.
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Maze’s Journey Home

An adorable kitten with special needs finds the loving home she deserves.
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