Petco Love is teaming up with Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Warner Bros. Pictures Animation’s The Cat in the Hat to help shelter animals find families during National Adoption Weekend on Nov. 7 and 8. The event brings together animal welfare organizations around the country, while one massive gathering in Houston will put more than 1,500 adoptable dogs, cats, puppies and kittens in the same place
It’s all timed to the arrival of The Cat in the Hat in theaters on Nov. 6. Frankly, using one very famous fictional cat to help a whole lot of real cats and dogs find homes feels like a pretty good way to celebrate
According to Petco Love , its flagship Jump into Joy Pet Adoption Event will take place at Reliant Arena in Houston. More than 20 Petco Love partner animal welfare organizations are expected to participate, bringing over 1,500 adoptable animals along with them
You don’t have to live in Houston to participate, though. The larger National Adoption Weekend will include adoptable animals at participating Petco locations and shelters in communities around the country
The campaign is built around something shelter workers already know well: bringing a pet home tends to introduce a little unpredictability into your life. Petco Love President Chelsea Staley compared that experience to the adventures associated with The Cat in the Hat , saying every adoption gives an animal a new