Chuck & Don’s Donates $14,841 to Homes For All Pets Coalition

January 9, 2008, Mahtomedi, MN - Chuck & Don’s Holiday Paw Print campaign is an annual fundraiser, which benefits a specific local animal rescue organization. The Homes For All Pets Coalition is the 2007 recipient. Customers participate by donating one dollar or more and filling out a palm-sized paw print. The paw prints are then displayed in the windows at all 13 Chuck & Don’s stores during the holiday season, as a show of support for the fundraising program.

Generous customer donations of $11,873, plus a 25% match from Chuck & Don’s stores, means the Homes For All Pets Coalition will receive $14,841. The money helps fund the Pet Fix program, a no cost and low cost spay/neuter program that reaches out to people who may not otherwise "fix" their pets.

“We exceeded our goal and we’re absolutely thrilled with the success of our Holiday Paw Print fundraiser. Chuck & Don’s has always been committed to helping homeless pets through programs such as Pet Fix. Spay/neuter programs save lives and will help bring an end to euthanasia of healthy adoptable pets,” said Dana Andresen, Chuck & Don’s Director of Operations.

Mike Fry, Executive Director of Animal Ark commented, “Thanks to the combined efforts of the Chuck & Don’s staff and the generosity of their customers, the Pet Fix program will be able to make a bigger difference. The Homes For All Pets Partners are very proud of the work being done by Chuck & Don's to make life better for animals in Minnesota."

The Homes For All Pets Coalition is implementing programs to reduce the number of animals entering shelters, and that are essential to ending pet overpopulation. Homes For All Pets, Minnesota is a growing collaborative of animal rescue groups, including: Animal Ark Shelter, Pet Haven, Saint Paul Animal Control, Minneapolis Animal Control, Cause for Paws, Friends of Flicka, the Lawson Family Fund, Second Chance Animal Rescue, A Rotta Love, James J. Wolf Family Foundation, Retrieve a Golden of Minnesota, Feline Rescue, Animal Allies Human Society, and the MN Humane Society* (* is not affiliated with the merged Animal Humane Society/Humane Society for Companion Animals).

About Chuck & Don’s Pet Food Outlet
Founded in 1990, Chuck & Don’s Pet Food Outlet is a Minnesota-based pet food and supplies retailer, with 13 locations in the Twin Cities area. Chuck & Don’s was recognized with the 2005 - 2006 Medium-Sized Retailer of the Year Award from Pet Product News magazine. Chuck & Don’s is also the winner of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce 2007 Blue Ribbon Business award and the Celebrate Success award from the Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce.

For additional information contact: Pat Salkowicz, The Art Farm Advertising, 651-293-0162 (pat@artfarmadvertising.com) or Dana Andresen, Chuck & Don’s Pet Food Outlet, 651-747-8704 #101 (dandresen@chuckanddons.com).