STATEWIDE PET FAIR TO BRING AWARENESS TO 12,000+ RESCUED ANIMALS OVER 30 DAYS THROUGH LIVE EVENTS, VIRTUAL ELEMENTS, AND NEW PET FINDER TOOL

Pet Food Express companions with 145 rescues and shelters for 2023 Pet Fair in an effort to search out endlessly properties for 7,500 animals throughout September

CONCORD, Calif., Sept. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Pet Food Express, a number one retailer and trusted accomplice in pet well being, kicks off its thirteenth annual Pet Fair to search out endlessly properties for 7,500 California rescue animals. From September 1-30, Pet Food Express will accomplice with over 145 rescues and shelters all through the state to supply digital and in-person pet adoptions, and host particular pet-centric occasions in all 65 shops, together with Gelato Sundae together with your Dog, Kitten Yoga, and Kids Reading to Kittens. Educational seminars on subjects comparable to Understanding Pet Product Labels, How to Decide Which Pet is Right for You, and Sustainability within the Pet Industry can be obtainable 24/7 as pre-recorded movies all through the month. In addition, September 23 and 24 mark the Pet Fair Celebration Weekend in Pet Food Express’ shops with a particular scavenger hunt contest and adoption occasions for pet lovers to fulfill, and fall in love with, animals from rabbits and doves to dogs and lizards. The Pet Fair web site is .

“The complete Pet Food Express workforce appears to be like ahead to the Pet Fair yearly due to the unimaginable affect we now have a hand in making,” mentioned Denyelle Bruno, CEO, Pet Food Express. “This 12 months, we have taken a brand new strategy to assist us surpass our purpose of securing new properties for 7,500 rescued animals. We’re partnering our product vendor sponsors with the greater than 145 animal welfare organizations to amplify the publicity for the animals. Through our mixture of on-line efforts and the over 265 retailer occasions together with our large Celebration Weekend on September twenty third and twenty fourth, we’re assured we will do it!”

2023 Pet Food Express Pet Fair by the numbers:

Throughout September, potential adopters can use Pet Food Express’ Find a Friend search choice to filter for location, species and even age as they scroll by way of and find out about adoptable animals from over 145 California-based shelters and rescues. Those who undertake obtain a particular 20% off coupon for Pet Food Express as part of the 20/20 program.  Once the coupon is redeemed, the adopting organization receives a $20 donation from Pet Food Express. In 2022, the 20/20 program donated over $295,000 to rescues and shelters.

IN-STORE PET FAIR DETAILS

September 1-30: In-Store Petcentric + Adoption Events

• All 65 Pet Food Express shops will host petcentric occasions and a devoted adoption weekend
• Specific retailer occasion particulars could be discovered on-line at /events
• September 2 & 3, 9 & 10, 16 & 17: Fun, family-friendly occasions in choose shops, comparable to Gelato Sundae together with your Dog, Puppy Yoga, and Kids studying to Kittens. Get the schedule at /events.
• September 23 & 24: Celebration Weekend in all 65 shops
• Pet adoptions in every retailer to search out endlessly properties for lizards and dogs to doves and kittens. Event specifics to return.
• Spot’s Scavenger Hunt
• Help Spot discover provides for his new endlessly home for an opportunity to win one in all 10 $500 Pet Food Express present playing cards throughout our Big Celebration Weekend!
• How to play
• Grab a Spot from an affiliate on the register (Prefer cats? Grab Ginger as a substitute)
• Search for 3 indicators that can be hidden across the retailer from Sept 23 – 24 that embrace a QR Code with a particular clue
• Scan the code to search out the clue that can instruct you to take a selected photograph with your self and/or your pet with Spot
• Once you’re taking all three pictures, add them in a single social put up to your Instagram or on our Pet Food Express Facebook web page (Facebook.com/PetFoodExpress) for an opportunity to win
• Include #PFEPetFairEntry and #SpotsScavengerHunt within the caption
• Winners can be introduced on Monday, Sept 25^th
• All Pet Food Express consumers that attend an in-person Pet Fair occasion will obtain a coupon to get 20% off their subsequent in-store and on-line buy at www.petfood.express.

VIRTUAL PET FAIR DETAILS
September 1-30: Virtual Pet Adoptions + Educational Seminars

• Search for, nearly meet, and undertake rescued animals from 145+ California rescues. /adopt
• Connect with product distributors, non-profits, and extra at
• Learn from academic seminars, pre-recorded and with 24/7 entry for handy viewing, together with:
• Chew School with Tasha Valentin-Jucius of Earth Animal
• Feline Behavior & Training with Micah McKechnie CPDT-KA of the East Bay SPCA
• Getting Involved in Pet Rescue: Fostering & Volunteering with Samantha Stronge of the San Francisco SPCA
• How to Decide What Pet is Right For You with Izzy Nidetz of Pasadena Humane
• Pet Nutrition with Hayley Brandy of SimplyFoodForDogs, Jessica Aron of Primal and Christopher Langellotti of Weruva
• Pint Sized Predators: Living with Cats with Amy Vargas of Pet Food Express
• Sustainability within the Pet Industry with Gwen Cottle of Open Farm
• The Importance of Dog Training & Where to Start with Nancy Frensley of Berkeley Humane Train the Bay
• Understanding Pet Product Labels with Samantha Patterson of Pet Food Express
• Unique Challenges & Joys of Senior Pets with Kristin Hoff of Muttville Senior Dog Rescue
• Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation with Alex Elias of Peninsula Humane Society and Chris Beard of Lindsay Wildlife Experience

The 2022 Pet Fair discovered new properties for 7,214 animals all through California with PFE donating $180,350 to taking part shelter and rescue companions.

ABOUT PET FOOD EXPRESS
Pet Food Express is California’s trusted pet knowledgeable devoted to serving to pets reside longer, more healthy lives. With a reimagined expertise delivered by animal-loving workforce members, Pet Food Express sells quite a lot of prime quality merchandise that they belief to present their very own pets, places pets above income, and leads the best way as a dedicated accomplice to 275+ non-profit animal rescue and shelter organizations yearly. Shop and study extra at PetFood.Express. Get social on Facebook and Instagram.

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