Right before Paul Mann founded
Fetch! Pet Care, the nation’s largest dog walking and pet sitting
franchise, in 2002, he rescued an abandoned and severely distressed cat from
the San Francisco SPCA named Finnigan. Finnigan had multiple issues when
Mann took him in, including food deprivation. At that time, Mann resolved
that he would help more than just two rescued pets (Mann later rescued a dog
named Milo). That time has come as
Fetch! Pet Care has put together a
campaign so that other great rescue stories could shine in the hope that more
pets could be helped.
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| Finnigan |
Together with
The Bark magazine,
Halo Purely forPets, and
FreeKibble.com, Mann’s
Fetch! Pet Care will host a nationwide contest
titled
The Rescue Who Rescued Me for pet owners to share their tale of
how they saved a pet through rescue or adoption. The person whose picture or video submission receives the most votes of their rescued pet will
be awarded the opportunity to select the pet shelter of their choice in which
FreeKibble will donate 10,000 free meals, equivalent to 2,500 pounds of pet
food.
“I got into the pet industry because I wanted to help pets
everywhere receive the best care possible. I had experienced and heard of
too many horror stories about pets not being treated respectfully. This
nationwide contest is a way to bring out all those great rescue stories from people
who are heroes in their own right,” said Mann. “Luckily, we have some
great partners that are equally invested in the proper care for pets and are
allowing us the opportunity to award 10,000 meals of
Halo Spot’s Stew pet food
to a deserving shelter that needs it now more than ever.”
“We believe that the collection of these photos, videos
and stories will help promote awareness for pets that need good homes and
families to love and care for them,” said Mann, “We encourage everyone to
spread the word and promote adopting a rescue pet this holiday season.”
