PetSmart National Adoption Weekend March 29-30

PET CENTRAL HELPS! ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO ADOPT A NEW BEST FRIEND DURING PETSMART CHARITIES NATIONAL ADOPTION WEEK 

Visit PetSmart in Bloomington, Illinois and adopt love March 29 – 30  

BLOOMINGTON, IL – March 18, 2025 – Pets are family, and can bring hope, companionship and unconditional love to their people. Adopting a pet in need of a home can bring joy to people and also impact communities, alleviating strain on overcrowded shelters. That’s why PetCentral Helps! will bring a variety of adoptable pets to PetSmart in Bloomington on Saturday, March 29 from 10:00-2:00 and Sunday, March 30 from 11:00-2:00 for PetSmart Charities® National Adoption Week, taking place March 24 – 30, 2025. Pet Central Helps! aims to find homes for over 75 pets during the event.  

PetSmart Charities connects adoption partners such as PetCentral Helps! with local PetSmart stores to bring adoptable pets into in-store Adoption Centers and events. These include pets of all ages, breeds, temperaments, and energy levels. Staff and volunteers are available to help make matches for people looking to adopt. 

“PetSmart Charities plays an instrumental part in us connecting available pets to their new, loving homes. These events are the perfect time to come in and check out all of the animals who are ready to head home,” said Lisa Kitchens, Executive Director at Pet Central Helps! 

“Our local shelter and rescue partners are overflowing with animals looking for people to love. Adopting or fostering a pet not only enriches your life but is the best way to support your community and local partners like Pet Central Helps! in their lifesaving work,” said Heidi Marston, director of pet placement at PetSmart Charities. “There is nothing like the unconditional love of a pet! Please stop by your neighborhood PetSmart store and meet your new best friend.”  

WHEN/WHERE:  

Adoptable pets will be available at the following times and PetSmart locations: 

Saturday, March 29 from 10:00 – 2:00 

PetSmart – Bloomington 

Sunday, March 30 from 11:00 – 2:00

About Pet Central Helps! 

Pet Central Helps! is an animal rescue serving Central Illinois with its primary location Normal, Illinois. Our goal is to be a convenient, comprehensive community center that assists animals in need and thus benefits our community as a whole. 
 
Pet Central Helps! believes that keeping people and pets together, whenever it is possible and appropriate to do so, should be a priority for the animal welfare community and for society as a whole. To achieve this goal, we must put aside preconceived notions and treat people with respect and dignity whatever their financial or other life circumstances. We must support laws and policies that strengthen and support rather than break the bond between people and their animal companions. And perhaps most importantly, we must all work together; human and animal service agencies, pet owners, veterinarians, landlords, and policy makers; to ensure that pets and their people continue to live together; safe, secure, happy, and a vital part of the community 
 
Pet Central Helps! believes that pets and people belong together; that financial circumstances alone are not reliable indicators of the capacity to love and care for a companion animal, and that strong bonds between people and pets make for stronger communities. 
 
Our ultimate goal is to reach companion animals and their people, especially in underserved communities, using a comprehensive grassroots approach to sharing pet wellness information, resources, and services. These components need to be centralized, with convenient access. 
 
Pets are companions, and because humans make decisions for them, reaching out to their owners in an effective, non-judgmental and genuine manner must be part of the solution to reducing animal suffering. 

About PetSmart Charities® 
Pets are family. For 30 years, PetSmart Charities has remained committed to making the world a better place for pets and all who love them. Through in-store adoptions at PetSmart® stores, local shelter partners help hundreds of thousands of pets find loving families each year. PetSmart Charities also delivers grant funding to support animal and human welfare organizations that advocate and care for the well-being of all pets and their families to improve access to veterinary care, alleviates pet hunger and integrates the needs of pets into disaster response. Each year, millions of generous supporters support the mission by donating at PetSmart® registers in-store or online at Petsmart.com, or directly at PetSmartCharities.org. In turn, PetSmart Charities efficiently uses more than 90 cents of every dollar donated to fulfill its role as the leading funder of animal welfare in North America, granting more than $500 million since its inception in 1994. Independent from PetSmart LLC, PetSmart Charities is a 501(c)(3) organization that has received the Four-Star Rating from Charity Navigator for the past 18 years in a row – placing it among the top one percent of rated charities. To learn more visit www.petsmartcharities.org.