Honoring Those Who Make Love Matches Between
Adoptable Pets and Their New Families
SAN
ANTONIO, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Making
a perfect love match is no easy task, but animal shelter and rescue
workers across the U.S. play cupid every day and find adoptable
shelter pets their new, loving homes and families. Petco Love, a
national nonprofit, and BOBS from Skechers™, are celebrating the
lifesaving work done by animal welfare professionals on
August 31st, National
Matchmaker Day.
National Matchmaker Day is not just about romantic connections;
it's also an opportunity to highlight the incredible work being
done to find loving homes for pets in need. These unsung heroes of
animal welfare are the true matchmakers, using their expertise,
intuition, and boundless compassion to create lasting connections
that change lives.
Adoption coordinators make a difference in pets' lives by taking
the time to get to know dogs and cats staying in shelters and
connecting their community with their perfect pet matches. These
matchmakers play a pivotal role in assessing the unique
personalities, needs, and characteristics of each animal from
playful kittens to senior dogs, to every unique pet in their care.
Jodi, Foster and Rescue Manager at Charleston Animal Society in
South Carolina, has made thousands
of love matches for 13 years. What's her secret to finding a
perfect match? "Talking with the adopters about what they look for
in a cat or dog, and asking about their daily lives to determine
who might be a good fit," said Jodi.
Kleighrayne, Medical Outcomes Coordinator at Pima Animal Care
Center in Arizona, uses the same
approach. She helped almost 3,000 pets find their love matches in
foster and adoptive homes over the past six years. "I absolutely
love my job and I love PACC and all that it stands for. I work with
amazing people and my job is to get animals out of the shelter and
into homes, and it's extremely fulfilling," said Kleighrayne.
Nathaniel, Canine Specialist at KC Pet Project, also offers this
advice for a successful love match to new adopters, "Realizing that
you're adopting a family member, not just a pet."
Shelter staff advise adopters to keep an open mind when visiting
animal shelters, because they never know who they will meet and who
could be their perfect match. They also encourage community members
to support their local shelters so workers can make even more love
matches. "One of the best ways you can support your local animal
shelter or rescue is by adopting a pet," said Petco Love
president, Susanne Kogut. "The spark between a pet and their
new family, it's pure magic."
If you cannot adopt, volunteers are always needed at shelters. A
crucial way you can help is by fostering a pet at your local
shelter - whether it's for a day, a week, or a month, there is a
pet fostering option that can work for you. If approximately 2% of
pet-owning households in the U.S. fostered one pet a year, the
nation could eliminate preventable euthanasia tomorrow.
Petco Love has helped find loving homes for over 6.7 million
pets and counting, in partnership with Petco and more than 4,000
organizations. To date, Petco Love has invested more than
$350 million in adoption and other
lifesaving efforts. Learn more about Petco Love at petcolove.org
and search for adoptable pets near you here.
About Petco Love
Petco Love is a life-changing nonprofit organization that makes
communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Since
our founding in 1999 as the Petco Foundation, we've empowered
animal welfare organizations by investing $350 million in adoption and other lifesaving
efforts. We've helped find loving homes for more than 6.7 million
pets in partnership with Petco and organizations nationwide. Our
love for pets drives us to lead with innovation, creating tools
animal lovers need to reunite lost pets, and lead with passion,
inspiring and mobilizing communities and our more than 4,000 animal
welfare partners to drive lifesaving change alongside us.
Join us. Visit petcolove.org or follow
on Facebook, Instagram, X, and LinkedIn to be part
of the lifesaving work we lead every day.
About SKECHERS U.S.A.,
Inc.
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. (NYSE: SKX),
a Fortune 500® Company based in Southern
California, designs, develops and markets a diverse range of
lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel and accessories for
men, women and children. Collections from The Comfort Technology
Company™ are available in over 180 countries and territories
through department and specialty stores, and direct to consumers
through digital stores and over 4,700 Company- and
third-party-owned physical retail stores. The Company manages its
international business through a network of wholly-owned
subsidiaries, joint venture partners, and distributors. For more
information, please visit about.skechers.com and follow
us on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
About BOBS from Skechers
BOBS from Skechers' charitable collection of shoes, apparel and
accessories have improved animals' lives: over the past eight
years, Skechers has contributed more than $10 million to help 1.9 million shelter pets,
including saving more than 1.4 million rescued animals in
the United States, Canada, United
Kingdom and Japan. It all
started in 2011, when Skechers launched a movement to support
children impacted by natural disasters and poverty – a cause that
has helped the Company donate more than 16 million new pairs of
shoes to kids in more than 60 countries worldwide. To learn more
about BOBS from Skechers' commitment to making a difference,
visit BOBSfromSkechers.com and follow the brand
on Facebook and Instagram.
Contact: Crystal Bugary,
media@petlove.com
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