I recently traveled to Philadelphia, where our Pets for Life program has been serving the North Philadelphia community for the past 13 years. At the unveiling of the program’s new building, I had the honor of talking with dozens and dozens of people about their pets and seeing sweet pictures of their animals. Everyone there considers their pets family members.
In a celebration of the human-animal bond, more than 350 community members attended an “Unpacking Pawty” at our new building. The event was hosted by our More Than a Pet campaign, which celebrates the bond between people and pets by bringing in corporate partners—including Smalls, Tractive, Motel 6 and Hartz—to advance equity in access to care and the goal of keeping pets and their families together. During the event I joined volunteers, colleagues and partners to distribute a total of 14,000 pounds of essential pet food and supplies—all at no cost to families.
