Talk:PetSmart Charities#COI edit requests, pt. 2

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Hi! I'm a COI editor for PetSmart Charities, a client of my employer, Porter Novelli. Requesting some updates to this article:

• In the infobox, replace

::| leader_title = Chairperson

::| leader_name = David Lenhardt

:with

::| leader_title = President

::| leader_name = Aimee Gilbreath{{cite news |last1=Tyler |first1=Jordan |title=PetSmart Charities appoints new president |url=https://www.petfoodprocessing.net/articles/13866-petsmart-charities-appoints-new-president |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=Pet Food Processing |date=27 May 2020 |language=en}}

:Lenhardt is no longer with the organization.

• In the infobox, update

::| revenue = $53,091,082

::| revenue_year = 2015

:to

::| revenue = $61,884,709{{cite web|title=PetSmart Charities Form 990 2023|url=https://go.petsmartcharities.org/l/591991/2024-08-20/j32vfl/591991/1724196069hlMPeEAP/FY2023_PetSmart_Charities_IRS_Form_990___Public_Version.pdf|publisher=ProPublica|access-date=18 September 2017}}

::| revenue_year = 2023

• In the lead, update

::PetSmart Charities and PetSmart Charities of Canada are non-profit organizations dedicated to saving the lives of homeless pets.{{Cite news | last = Gilbert | first = Jean | title = On the Positive Side: PetSmart Charities and HSSNM save lives | work = Las Cruces Sun-News | location = La Cruces, New Mexico | access-date = 2014-11-06 | date = 2010-10-16 | url = http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_16358902}}{{Cite news | pages = –1 | last = Rudd | first = Lauren | title = PetSmart Has Reasonable Intrinsic Value | work = Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | location = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | access-date = 2014-11-06 | date = 2011-06-19 | url = http://www.post-gazette.com/business/businessnews/2011/06/19/PetSmart-has-reasonable-intrinsic-value/stories/201106190238}}

:to

::PetSmart Charities and PetSmart Charities of Canada are non-profit organizations dedicated to pet adoption and welfare,{{Cite news | last = Gilbert | first = Jean | title = On the Positive Side: PetSmart Charities and HSSNM save lives | work = Las Cruces Sun-News | location = La Cruces, New Mexico | access-date = 2014-11-06 | date = 2010-10-16 | url = http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_16358902 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106200341/http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_16358902 |archive-date=2014-11-06}}{{Cite news | pages = –1 | last = Rudd | first = Lauren | title = PetSmart Has Reasonable Intrinsic Value | work = Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | location = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | access-date = 2014-11-06 | date = 2011-06-19 | url = http://www.post-gazette.com/business/businessnews/2011/06/19/PetSmart-has-reasonable-intrinsic-value/stories/201106190238 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035312/http://www.post-gazette.com/business/businessnews/2011/06/19/PetSmart-has-reasonable-intrinsic-value/stories/201106190238 |archive-date=2016-03-04}} with focuses on pet hunger,{{cite news |last1=Burke |first1=Julia |title=First-ever Pet Hunger Awareness Day to take place September 26th |url=https://www.dvm360.com/view/first-ever-pet-hunger-awareness-day-to-take-place-this-september-26th |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=dvm360 |date=19 September 2023}} disaster relief,{{cite news |title=Charity awards $2.3 million for disaster relief {{!}} American Veterinary Medical Association |url=https://www.avma.org/javma-news/2006-06-15/charity-awards-23-million-disaster-relief |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=Footer: AVMA Family American Veterinary Medical Foundation |date=1 June 2006 |language=en}} and access to care.{{cite news |title=PetSmart Charities commits $100 million to support better access to veterinary care |url=https://www.dvm360.com/view/petsmart-charities-commits-100-million-to-support-better-access-to-veterinary-care |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=DVM 360 |date=12 January 2023 |language=en}}

:Reworded the description to be more accurate and neutral, added archive links for the sources used, and added sources.

• Delete from lead: "Rescue Waggin' disaster relief program,{{Cite web|url = http://www.petsmartcharities.org/pro/adoption-programs/rescue-waggin|title = RESCUE WAGGIN'®|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141017192557/https://www.petsmartcharities.org/pro/adoption-programs/rescue-waggin|archive-date = 2014-10-17|url-status = dead}}". This program was sunset in 2016.{{cite news |last1=Kildee |first1=Katy |title=PetSmart Rescue Waggin' brings 37 dogs to Humane Society of Huron Valley |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2016/06/petsmart_rescue_waggin_brings.html |access-date=6 October 2024 |work=MLive.com |date=29 June 2016 |language=en}}

• Update

::Another focus of the organization is increasing spay/neuter services to help communities solve the problem of pet overpopulation.{{Cite web|url = http://aquila.usm.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1177&context=honors_theses|title = The Trap-Neuter-Return Program as a Means for Collecting, Analyzing, and Comparing Data in Animal Care Facilities in Florida, Louisiana, and Mississippi|date =May 2013 |access-date = 2014-11-07 }}{{Cite news| pages = 5–| last = Peters | first = Sharon L. | title = The fix is in for pet control; Subsidy programs help nip the problem of unwanted animals | work = USA TODAY| access-date = 2014-11-06 | date = 2007-07-05 | url = http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-07-04-spayed-cats_n.htm}}

:to

::Support for increasing access to affordable veterinary care is a key priority for the organization.{{cite news |last1=Prest |first1=M.J. |title=PetSmart Charities Commits $100 Million to Expand Access to Veterinary Care |url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/petsmart-charities-commits-100-million-to-expand-access-to-veterinary-care |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=The Chronicle of Philanthropy |date=25 January 2023}}{{cite news |title=PetSmart Charities commits $15 million to improve veterinary care |url=https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/news/petsmart-charities-commits-15-million-to-improve-veterinary-care |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=Philanthropy News Digest |date=22 July 2022 |language=en}}

• Move

::PetSmart Charities was formed in 1994 by PetSmart founders Jim and Janice Dougherty, who chose never to sell dogs and cats within their stores.

:from the lead into a new "History" section, with the current "Major donations" section as a subsection. I also found sources:

::PetSmart Charities was formed in 1994{{cite news |last1=Bermel |first1=Colby |title=6 organizations that protect animal rights |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2013/0812/6-organizations-that-protect-animal-rights/PetSmart-Charities |access-date=21 October 2024 |work=Christian Science Monitor |date=12 August 2013}} by PetSmart founders Jim and Janice Dougherty, who made a decision to avoid selling dogs and cats within their stores in favor of showcasing pet adoption programs.{{cite news |last1=Facenda |first1=Vanessa L. |title=StoreFront |url=https://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/4300499-1.html |access-date=21 October 2024 |work=Retail Merchandiser |date=1 July 2000 |archive-date=24 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724232215/https://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/4300499-1.html}}

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Thank you for your time! Mary Gaulke (talk) 19:01, 12 December 2024 (UTC)

:Hi @MaryGaulke,

:I have completed your edit request. Note that I left the mention of the Rescue Waggin' program in the final paragraph of Animal welfare and adoption support, but added a note that the program has since been sunset per your edit request/cites and copyedited for past tense.

:Best, CheerfulLinoleum (talk) 10:28, 27 December 2024 (UTC)

::Belated thank you! Much obliged. Mary Gaulke (talk) 22:43, 7 January 2025 (UTC)

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Hi again. As noted above, I'm a COI editor for PetSmart Charities, requesting some more updates to flesh out and update this article:

• In "Funding", update

::The primary source of funding is from in-store PIN pad donations when customers check out, as well as PetSmart employee contributions through the PetSmart Associates United to Stop Euthanasia (P.A.U.S.E.) fundraising program.{{Cite web|url = http://www.petsmartcharities.org/about-us/relationship|title = FOUNDED BY PETSMART® TO SAVE LIVES}}"Petsmart boosts charities." The Business Journal - Serving Phoenix & the Valley of the Sun, 8 Dec. 2000

:to

::According to PetSmart Charities, 80 percent of its cash donations occur at customer checkout, a program the retailer has been running since approximately 2004. The average donation is just under $3.{{cite news |last1=Pollard |first1=James |title=All that 'checkout charity' adds up. Domino's plans $174 million from it for St. Jude hospital |url=https://apnews.com/article/dominos-st-jude-petsmart-shopping-donation-54eb244cf7ebec4897fac43dccca5d3e |access-date=6 October 2024 |work=AP News |date=21 May 2024 |language=en}}

:Updating with more recent data and source.

• Update the heading of "Major donations" to "Major grants", which is more accurate to the organization's activity.{{cite news |last1=Bermel |first1=Colby |title=6 organizations that protect animal rights |url=https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2013/0812/6-organizations-that-protect-animal-rights/PetSmart-Charities |access-date=21 October 2024 |work=Christian Science Monitor |date=12 August 2013}}{{cite web |title=Apply for Grant Opportunities |url=https://petsmartcharities.org/pro/grants |website=PetSmart Charities |access-date=23 October 2024}}

• Add to end of "Major donations"/"Major grants":

::PetSmart Charities gave the largest gift in its history in May 2023, a $6 million grant to name an endowed chair at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. The grant is part of a $100 million commitment to improve access to veterinary care.{{cite news |last1=Yankowicz |first1=Sydney |title=PetSmart Charites will gift $6 million to UC Davis with endowed chair |url=https://www.dvm360.com/view/petsmart-charites-will-gift-6-million-to-uc-davis-with-endowed-chair |access-date=25 October 2024 |work=dvm360 |publisher=MJH Life Sciences |date=25 May 2023 |language=en}}

• In "Animal welfare and adoption support", delete

::It also funds animal rescue operations that transfer animals to adoption shelters.{{cite news | title = WCSPCA sets Rescue Waggin' record

|author = Cavagnolo, Lauren | newspaper = Tulsa World | place = Tulsa, Okla | date = 2011-07-01 | page = D.3 | url = http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/wcspca-sets-rescue-waggin-record/article_dd0a02a7-8eb8-52a0-b4fc-3786eb437361.html}}

:Per the above (and below), this program has been sunset.

• Add to end of first paragraph of "Animal welfare and adoption support":

::{{As of|2024|11}}, the organization has also provided for the adoption of more than 11 million pets.{{cite news |last1=Polcastro |first1=Riya Anne |title=Helping Hurricane Displaced Pets is a Nationwide Effort |url=https://www.triplepundit.com/story/2024/hurricane-helene-recovery-pets/814306 |access-date=25 November 2024 |work=Triple Pundit |date=25 November 2025}}

• In "Animal welfare and adoption support", consider moving the paragraph on Rescue Waggin' to the "History" section, since this program is no longer operational.

• Add to end of "Animal welfare and adoption support":

::PetSmart Charities works with Feeding America{{cite news |title=All Faiths Food Bank, PetSmart Charities work to feed our four-legged friends |url=https://www.mysuncoast.com/2024/08/27/all-faiths-food-bank-petsmart-charities-work-feed-our-four-legged-friends/ |access-date=6 October 2024 |work=ABC7 |date=27 August 2024 |language=en}} and Meals on Wheels to support the distribution of pet food through local channels.{{cite news |last1=Ritchie |first1=Kathy |title=30 million pets across the U.S. live in food-insecure homes. Here's what that looks like in Arizona |url=https://www.kjzz.org/kjzz-news/2024-09-26/30-million-pets-across-the-u-s-live-in-food-insecure-homes-heres-what-that-looks-like-in-arizona |access-date=6 October 2024 |work=KJZZ |date=26 September 2024 |language=en}} In 2023, the organization created Pet Hunger Awareness Day to occur on the last Tuesday of September.{{cite news |last1=Burke |first1=Julia |title=First-ever Pet Hunger Awareness Day to take place September 26th |url=https://www.dvm360.com/view/first-ever-pet-hunger-awareness-day-to-take-place-this-september-26th |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=dvm360 |date=19 September 2023}}{{cite news |last1=Fredde |first1=Ashley |title=Utah charities team up to distribute pet food to families in need |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/51138288/utah-charities-team-up-to-distribute-pet-food-to-families-in-need |access-date=27 October 2024 |work=KSL.com |date=24 September 2024 |language=en}} PetSmart Charities of Canada provided a grant to Humane Canada to fund a similar initiative and created a map of more than 300 pet food assistance programs in Canada.{{cite news |last1=Ramos |first1=Daniel |title=Interactive map for pet food banks launched across Canada |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/interactive-map-for-pet-food-banks-launched-across-canada/article_eef8cce8-7aa6-11ef-878a-9323ee8fd37e.html |access-date=6 October 2024 |work=Toronto Star |date=3 October 2024 |language=en}}

::PetSmart Charities works with the American Red Cross to provide resources and funding to people with pets preparing for or recovering from a disaster.{{cite news |last1=Ortega |first1=Veronica |title=Michigan animal rescue organizations stepping in after Hurricane Milton - CBS Detroit |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/michigan-animal-rescue-organizations-helping-hurricane-milton/ |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=CBS Detroit |date=10 October 2024}}{{cite news |last1=Wooddell |first1=Brody |title=How to get Florida pets ready for hurricane season |url=https://www.wfla.com/bloom-tampa-bay/bloom-pets/how-to-get-florida-pets-ready-for-hurricane-season/ |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=WFLA |date=26 June 2024}} The organization also provides grants to create low-cost and nonprofit veterinary clinics and expand low-cost offerings from existing veterinary providers.{{cite news |last1=Prest |first1=M.J. |title=PetSmart Charities Commits $100 Million to Expand Access to Veterinary Care |url=https://www.philanthropy.com/article/petsmart-charities-commits-100-million-to-expand-access-to-veterinary-care |access-date=17 October 2024 |work=The Chronicle of Philanthropy |date=25 January 2023}}

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Thanks so much for your time. Mary Gaulke (talk) 00:33, 9 January 2025 (UTC)

:Done! Penny75 (talk) 15:35, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

::{{replyto|Penny75}} Thank you! I've marked the template as answered above. It looks like the only outstanding item is this one:

::*In "Animal welfare and adoption support", consider moving the paragraph on Rescue Waggin' to the "History" section, since this program is no longer operational.

::Are you OK with me making this change? Thanks again. Mary Gaulke (talk) 20:23, 17 March 2025 (UTC)

:::I made a couple edits to the sentence and moved it to the "History" section. Penny75 (talk) 15:13, 18 March 2025 (UTC)