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Through the 'Think Adoption First ' program, PETCO, the PETCO Foundation
and Petfinder.
HSUS President and Chief Executive Officer Wayne Pacelle said, "We're
extremely pleased to showcase PETCO's 'Think Adoption First' program at our
annual Animal Care Expo conference. HSUS
opposes keeping all non-domesticated animals as pets.

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(Logo: http://www.com, the company's online partner, will encourage customers to
consider adoption as the first option when thinking about adding a new
companion animal to their homes.

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As part of the program, PETCO encourages customers to seek adoptable
animals in the community as a first option, providing informational kiosks and
in-store adoption opportunities to a larger variety of rescue organizations.

HSUS PETCO Showcase 'Think Adoption First' at 'Animal Care Expo' Event With Leaders of U.S. Animal Welfare Community

Last year, Petfinder.

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com. More than
2,500 non-profit grassroots animal welfare organizations from around the
nation have received support from the Foundation. We will, simply put,
recommend adoption before purchase of any animal at our more than 730 stores
across the county."
At this week's HSUS Animal Care Expo, PETCO, the PETCO Foundation, and
Petfinder .petco. PETCO stores also offer for sale small mammal,
reptiles and birds and as well as these species plus dogs and cats for
adoption in cooperation with animal shelters and rescue groups.

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PETCO does not sell dogs or cats, and for almost 40 years has worked with
shelters to find homes for millions of adoptable animals.com offers a searchable database of adoptable
companion animals.

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PETCO store associates have received information on how to promote the
'Think Adoption First' philosophy so they can properly suggest adoption first
when customers express interest in adding a companion animal to their home.

About Petfinder.

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Working with more than 7,100 animal welfare organizations across
the country, Petfinder.

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"There are millions of wonderful animals in shelters right now, waiting
for the chance of a lifetime," says Paul Jolly, Director of the PETCO
Foundation . PETCO operates more
than 720 neighborhood stores in 47 states and the District of Columbia, as
well as a leading destination for on-line pet food and supplies at
http://www.PETCO. ATLANTA , The Humane Society of the
United States (HSUS) today joined the nation's leading pet specialty retailer
PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc. The HSUS protects all
animals through education, investigation , litigation, legislation, advocacy,
and fieldwork.com.

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PETCO's strategy is to offer its customers a complete assortment of
pet-related products and services at competitive prices, with superior levels
of customer service at convenient locations, by hiring pet lovers and training
them to become counselors to our pet-loving customers. The PETCO Foundation, PETCO's non-profit organization, has
raised more than $21 million since inception in 1999. Through the PETCO
Foundation, PETCO endeavors to be a community leader in promoting the welfare
of companion animals, as well as the importance of the human-animal bond. It operates over 730 stores in 47 states and the
District of Columbia and is a leading destination for on-line pet food and
supplies at http://www.com adoption partners found homes for
more than 1.

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About HSUS
The Humane Society of the United States is the nation's largest animal
protection organization with more than 8. It is on the web at hsus .

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com adoption partners found homes for more than
1. in announcing the retailer's 'Think Adoption
First ' program at the 14th annual 'Animal Care Expo' in Atlanta.org.

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PETCO Local Animal Shelters Join Paws for National Pet Adoption Days

PETCO further
encourages adoptions by offering new pet parents Adoption Gift Booklets with
up to $180 in discounts on PETCO products and services. Last year, Petfinder .

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With the support of Petfinder. "That chance-the opportunity to share unconditional love with a
new family -- means the world to an orphaned animal, and we hope to make
wishes come true with this year's National Pet Adoption Days campaign."

PETCO (Nasdaq: PETC) is a leading specialty retailer of premium pet food,
supplies and services with a commitment to quality animal care and education.com's searchable database, will also reach out to
placement groups and shelters that offer small mammals, reptiles and birds for
adoption, in an effort to help find families for all homeless animals as well
as resources for customers interested in these species."
PETCO's Chief Executive Officer James Myers said, "We have a long history
of supporting animal welfare and adoptions and we're broadening that
philosophy with our 'Think Adoption First' program.

About PETCO (Nasdaq: PETC)
PETCO, established in 1965, is a leading specialty retailer of premium pet
food , supplies and services.5 million animals, making it the nation's largest animal adoption
organization .

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com, the nation's leading internet-based
animal adoption organization, PETCO and the PETCO Foundation matched
12,511 animals with loving homes during the 2004 campaign.com all make the adoption of homeless animals a
year-round cause, but have selected April 2-3 as a special weekend to focus
their combined energies.
Over 1,300 grassroots animal welfare representatives from the animal care,
control , sheltering and rescue communities from all 50 states and 26 foreign
countries are in Atlanta this week attending the annual educational and
product exposition conference sponsored by the HSUS.com is the nation's largest and oldest online adoption
community.

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5 million members and constituents.

Since its
inception in 1999, the PETCO Foundation, PETCO's non-profit organization, has
raised more than $22 million in support of more than 2,600 non-profit
grassroots animal welfare organizations around the nation.

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Weekend Adoption Drive to Find Forever Homes for Orphaned Pets, April 2-3

SAN DIEGO, As part of PETCO's ongoing mission to
find forever homes for orphaned animals, PETCO stores across the country will
participate in the 8th annual National Pet Adoption Days the weekend of April
2-3.

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Working with more than 1,000 grassroots animal welfare groups
nationwide, PETCO locations will host in-store adoptions and raise awareness
to the solemn issue of pet overpopulation .com. "We hope events such as this will help the community realize
that adoption is the best option for adding a new companion animal to the
family, and that millions of great pets are available for adoption every day
of the year. Working with more than 8,500 active animal welfare organizations
across the country, Petfinder.

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PETCO will encourage
customers to seek adoptable animals in the community as a first option,
providing informational resource centers and in-store adoption opportunities
to a larger variety of rescue groups. Think Adoption First is the right thing to do, and we are
absolutely committed to making this work, to the benefit of adoptable animals
and our community animal welfare partners.com
Petfinder.

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PETCO, the PETCO
Foundation and Petfinder. PETCO does not sell dogs or cats, and for
nearly 40 years has worked with shelters to find homes for millions of
adoptable animals. PETCO's adoption promotion program should
directly link people with animals in need and address the problems associated
with homeless animals, and we congratulate PETCO on developing this innovative
idea and aggressively implementing it. The organization is based in Washington and has field
representatives across the country.

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5 million animals.

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com is the nation's largest and oldest online adoption
community.com offers a searchable database of adoptable companion
animals .

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As part of the 'Think Adoption First' effort, PETCO, with
the help of Petfinder.com are encouraging animal welfare groups to join in the adoption
effort.
The non-profit HSUS is a mainstream voice for animals, with active programs in
companion animals and equine protection, wildlife and habitat protection,
animals in research and farm animals and sustainable agriculture.

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Last August , PETCO launched its "Think Adoption First" program, which
reaches out to shelters that offer small animals, reptiles, and birds for
adoption, in an effort to help find families for all homeless animals as well
as resources for customers interested in these diverse companion animal
groups.
"With the National Pet Adoption Days effort, we hope to call attention to
the plight of homeless pets across the country," says Betsy Saul, President of
Petfinder. The goal of the
conference is to provide educational workshops and training on related animal
welfare topics and to exhibit the latest products and services for the animal
welfare industry. PETCO's vision is to best promote , through its
people, the highest level of well being for companion animals, and to support
the human-animal bond.