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Sign Up Today for No More Homeless Pets Conference
Early-bird pricing deadline quickly approaching

By Kate Schnepel, Best Friends staff

Is achieving a country with No More Homeless Pets possible? You bet it is! Every day, more progress is being made, more lives are being saved. But there is still work to be done, and each of us has a part to play.

Don’t miss the No More Homeless Pets Conference, presented by Best Friends Animal Society. The conference will take place October 24 – 26, 2008 at the Alexis Park Resort Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

With topics like using Facebook and MySpace to grow your support base, and putting puppy mills out of business, this conference is anything but old-school! You’ll leave all fired up and ready to save homeless pets in your own community.

Register before September 15th for early-bird pricing! Visit NoMoreHomelessPetsConference.org for more information and to register online.

For the latest conference updates, interviews with speakers, upcoming webinars, and more, be sure to join the No More Homeless Pets Conference community.

Posted by Jennifer Hayes, Best Friends staff
Photo credit: taken by Molly Wald, Best Friends Photographer
Comments
Posted 22 Aug 2008 11:44 AM by moonvine
This sounds so great, I am really hoping I can go:)
Posted 22 Aug 2008 3:10 PM by southerndogmom
I won't be attending the conference, as much as I would like to, but I have a question for anyone in the know: I see that the PetCo Foundation is a sponsor.

My folks live in San Diego county and used to shop at a PetCo in North County (Carmel Mountain Ranch). Mom told me today that she will no longer shop there and will drive further, to another pet store chain, because the PetCo has begun selling kittens.

Is PetCo still a sponsor for the conference? Did we know that they're selling kittens?
Posted 23 Aug 2008 6:41 PM by moonvine
PetCo Stores and the PetCo Foundation are different companies. I do not know of any PetCo stores in our area selling kittens. They do provide room for rescue groups to hold adoption days.
Posted 25 Aug 2008 8:25 AM by southerndogmom
It turns out that the kittens and cats my mom heard were from a rescue but in no manner I've ever heard of. They aren't brought to the store for adoption events. They live in the store which means constant caging and no socialization. It is my opinion that this is not rescue; this is warehousing.

For shame PetCo.

Moonvine, thank you for telling me the two are separate. I shall research this. I suspect the average person doesn't know this because of the similiarity of the names.
Posted 25 Aug 2008 3:05 PM by Cathie
The local rescue group that I volunteer with uses the cat area at our PetCo to showcase their cats. They rotate the kitties out on a regular basis, so none are there more than a week or so and then they get a break in a foster home. Our volunteers visit them daily to clean the area and socialize the cats too.

PetCo very generously donates not only the space, but also the litter and (I think) the food. Without this venue, our foster only group would have a tough time getting these cats the exposure they need to find loving homes. In addition, PetCo allows us to have weekly adoption events at their store and donates food to the group for the other animals that we help. We are grateful for their support.
Posted 25 Aug 2008 10:38 PM by moonvine
southerndogmom: The PetCo Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)(3). PetCo stores are a for-profit business. They are linked in some ways, but are not the same legal entity.

I'm not sure how having cats in cages at PetCo for adoption is any different than having cats in cages at the dog pound for adoption.

The cats housed at PetCo have a tendency to be adopted out much more quickly than those in foster homes, because they are there and can be seen during hours of operation.

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