Last Chance for Love Stories Submissions!There’s less than a week left to rally your adopters to submit their story sharing how their adopted pet changes their life! Submissions will close at 10 am PT/ 12 pm CT / 1 pm ET on September 20.
This year, Petco Love is celebrating winning Love Stories by awarding $1 million in lifesaving funds with more than 100 opportunities for your organization to be recognized. 
Winning prizes for animal welfare organizations include:

• Grand Prize: $100,000 grant award 
• 2nd Prize Winners: $50,000 grant award
• 3rd Prize Winners: $25,000 grant award 
• 4th Prize Winners: $10,000 grant award 
• 5th Prize Winners: $5,000 grant award
• Honorable Mentions: $1,000 grant award

Plus, all winning adopters will receive a Petco shopping spree and a BOBS from Skechers prize pack!Check the Leaderboard for Most Story SubmissionsPetco Love is awarding additional grant awards, ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 to the top five animal welfare organizationswith the greatest number of story submissions by Sept. 20.
Below are the top organizations, listed alphabetically, who currently have the most submissions:

• Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter, Inc. (BARCS)
• Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA 
• Franklin County Humane Society DBA Paws for Life NC 
• Home for Good Dog Rescue
• Partners For Pets Rescue and Rehab Animal Shelter

Make sure to rally your adopters in the final days to get as many submissions as you can for a chance to earn bonus grant awards!Take Advantage of Your Love Stories ToolkitUse the resources in your digital toolkit to encourage your adopters to submit a story!
Your toolkit includes customizable social media graphics, ready-made posts, email content, and more!DOWNLOAD TOOLKIT

Our Final Surprise Love Stories Award Winner is…

Congratulations to River Cities Bully Buddies for being our final surprise grant award winner!Thanks to everyone who encouraged early submissions and congratulations again to our previous winners:

• February: Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA
• March: Happy Jack Cats, Inc.
• April: Franklin County Humane Society DBA Paws for Life NC
• May: Pima Animal Care Center
• June: The Animal Foundation
• July: Yavapai Humane Society 
• August: Home for Good Dog Rescue

Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat are the eligibility requirements for submissions?​Adopters must be 18+ (submissions received from adopters below the age of 18 will require a parent or legal guardian’s signature), the pet in the story must be currently living, and the pet must have been adopted from a U.S.-based animal welfare organization.​​How will we know if an adopter has submitted a story on our behalf? ​The submitting adopter will enter an email for your organization to receive an email notification and/or, you can see a notification in your Partner Portal.​
What if my adopter provides the wrong email for our organization?Adopters are asked to submit an email address for the organization to verify the adoption. This triggers an email notification to indicate that there is an adoption pending verification. If the adopter uses an email that is not in the Partner Portal, please know that the verification will still be there. The adoption verification is tied to your organization’s Tax Identification Number.
We work in partnership with another organization to facilitate adoptions — which organization would receive the grant award if one of our stories is selected as a winner?We’re so grateful to hear you have a positive relationship with other animal welfare organizations in your community! We know that when we work together to save lives, animals win! For the Love Stories grant cycle, the organization that completed and can verify the adoption is the organization that will receive the grant funding. So ultimately, if your organization completed the adoption, we would recognize your organization as the Love Stories honoree.Have More Questions?Check out the rest of our Love Stories FAQs and our webinar recording for additional details and tips from the Petco Love team!READ MORE FAQs ABOUT LOVE STORIESWATCH WEBINAR RECORDINGPlease note: To view the recording you’ll need to log in to the Partner Portal. Click here for login instructions. For login questions, please email partners@petcolove.org.Check Out Past Love Stories Winners

$25,000 Winner in 2020Umbrella of Hope
An adopted dog named Podkin showed a boy named Henry the true meaning of self-acceptance and unconditional love.
Read Story

$25,000 Winner in 2020​Whiskers TNR of Warren Country
A stray cat named Bumble becomes a veterinary clinic’s new best friend. His playful antics and loving purrs help his veterinary team find joy in his comforting presence.
Read StoryREAD MORE WINNING STORIESThank you for partnering with Petco Love to create a lifesaving nation!Learn more at petcolove.org.

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