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Thursday, May 31, 2007
This Weekend's Grand Openings!
PETCO is gearing up for three big grand opening events that will be held this weekend in Marysville, Wash., Sheepshead Bay, N.Y., and Riverbank, Calif.
The celebrations will offer free pet photography to the first 30 P.A.L.S. members each day and pets will be available for adoption throughout the weekend!
"Feline Friday" will be fun day for cats and cat lovers. Photogenic felines will have the chance to win fabulous prizes during the cat photo contest.
Kids will have a "ball" during Saturday's hamster races, and the first 250 customers to join PETCO's P.A.L.S. program will receive their choice of a free 15 to 20 pound bag of premium dog food, a five to ten pound bag of premium cat food, or a 20 pound bad of wild bird food.
Don't let the name mislead you - Sunday's "Big Dog" afternoon is well-suited for canines of all sizes. Dog lovers will be delighted with a day filled with contests, and the first 50 P.A.L.S. members to sign up will receive a free PETCO tote bag.
We so excited to bring you these three days of fun. Pets and their parents will definitely have a blast!
Ryan M.
PETCO
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Monday, May 21, 2007
Product Review Contest
By rating and reviewing PETCO.com products, you can share your experiences while helping others make decisions about the best products for their needs.
Reviews submitted from May 10th through June 10th, will be automatically entered to win a $500, $250 or $100 PETCO.com Gift Certificate for each posted review you submit (limit 5 entries per household)! Read full rules.
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15 Chihuahua Champs Advance to Finals
 After three weeks of exhaustive search, the third annual PETCO Unleashed Chihuahua race has crowned 15 pint-sized regional winners who collectively beat nearly 2,800 other tiny racers. Nine hundred Chihuahuas and their cheering pet parents competed Saturday in the last round of regional races vying for a spot at the national finals and the chance to be named America' Fastest Chihuahua. Races were held in Seattle, Denver, Houston, San Diego and the Washington Metropolitan Area. 
Ten regional winners from the first two rounds of regional races will now be joined by Papageorgio from Annapolis, Md., Rosco from Colorado Springs, Colo., Daisy from Mineral Wells, Texas, Cricket from Seattle and Elle from San Diego. All 15 Chuhuahua teams will head to sunny San Diego to race for the coveted title of America's Fastest Chihuahua in front of cheering crowds between innings of a major league baseball game at PETCO Park, home to the San Diego Padres, on Sept. 2, 2007. The national race promises to be a cliffhanger with talented rookies racing against two returning national champions: Chalupa of Hammond, Ind., and Tiger of Rosamond, Calif.,  and a returning regional champion Cricket of Garland, Texas. The national winner will earn bragging rights, a trophy, a $300 PETCO gift card and a year's supply of Royal Canin Chihuahua food - approximately 12 times the average Chihuahua's weight.
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Monday, May 14, 2007
Five More Chihuahua Champs Crowned
 Another 1,019 racers competed Saturday in PETCO's search for America's Fastest Chihuahua. Races took place in Boston, Dallas, Phoenix, Anaheim, Calif. and San Francisco. Click here for video.
The final leg of regional races will take place next Saturday, May 19th, in San Diego, Seattle, Denver, Houston and Washington, D.C.
Among Saturday's winners is Cricket, who took the title of Dallas' top dog in 2005 and placed second in last year's regional race.
 Proud pet parents, Pam Martin and her 15-year-old granddaughter Brooke Stanfield of Garland, Texas, said that Cricket seemed extra focused on race day. Cricket's training began after he was re scued from a local shelter and began dog training classes. Pam says that after learning how to come when called, racing for Cricket was cake - with the help of some hot dogs, of course.
Other winners included speedy Moet, winner of the race held in Anaheim, Calif. who made it down the track in 2.34 seconds.
 "Moet loves to run," says mom Carrie. "She likes to sprint between Troy (dad) and I in the hallway," she said. "We know she is fast, but we never expected to win. The race was a lot of fun." Racing at the finals along with Cricket and Moet will be Minnie of Boston, Rosie of Phoenix, Clara Belle of San Francisco and the five winners from last week's races.
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Saturday, May 12, 2007
PETCO Stores Remove 16 Royal Canin Sensible Choice Dry Dog SKUs After Recall
PETCO stores nationwide are removing 16 SKUs of Sensible Choice dry dog food by Royal Canin after the vendor announced a voluntary nationwide recall of some of its products late Friday.
All stores have been directed overnight to immediately remove the affected products from the shelves. The recalled Royal Canin SKUs represent eight Sensible Choice dry dog food formulas.
Royal Canin announced the recall as a precautionary measure after trace amounts of melamine derivative were identified in a limited number of some of its products, the company said.
"This announcement is based on the company's ongoing extensive review of its manufacturing and quality assurance testing procedures, which identified trace amounts of a melamine derivative from tainted Chinese rice protein concentrate provided to the company by domestic ingredient supplier Cereal Byproducts, headquartered in Illinois," the company said in a statement.
"While a very limited number of Sensible Choice and Kasco products in this recall tested positive for trace levels of a melamine derivative, Royal Canin USA is voluntarily withdrawing these products out of an abundance of caution and because we are fully committed to the welfare of our customers' pets," said Olivier Amice, President and CEO of Royal Canin USA.
PETCO does not carry any Kasco products.
Royal Canin said it had no confirmed cases of melamine related illness in pets eating products affected by this recall. Last month, the company announced it will no longer use any Chinese vegetable protein suppliers.
The company has also reiterated that Sensible Choice cat food is NOT being recalled and is available for sale.
Recalled SKUs:
- 678244 SEN-DOG 18# RED CAL CKN&RICE
- 678228 SEN-DOG 18# RED CAL LAMB&RICE
- 408689 SEN-DOG 20# ADULT CKN&RICE
- 408719 SEN-DOG 20# CKN&RICE PUPPY
- 713414 SEN-DOG 30# ADULT NATURAL
- 847453 SEN-DOG 30# PUPPY NATURAL
- 713449 SEN-DOG 30# SENIOR NATURAL
- 678252 SEN-DOG 35# RED CAL CKN&RICE
- 678236 SEN-DOG 35# RED CAL LAMB&RICE
- 408700 SEN-DOG 40# ADULT CKN&RICE
- 408735 SEN-DOG 40# PUPPY CKN&RICE
- 597066 SEN-DOG 5# ADULT CNK&RICE
- 678619 SEN-DOG 5# PUPPY CKN&RICE
- 792179 SEN-DOG 7# ADULT NATURAL
- 849057 SEN-DOG 7# PUPPY NATURAL
- 792187 SEN-DOG 7# SENIOR NATURAL
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007
PETCO Unleashed Chihuahua Races Continue Saturday
Look out San Diego, Seattle, Denver, Houston and Washington, D.C. Chihuahua Races are coming your way on May 19th
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Thursday, May 03, 2007
Link Now Working
In the previous post, the link to the list of newly recalled products was not working. It has been updated and will now direct you to the appropriate site.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
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Wednesday, May 02, 2007
PETCO Stores Remove Natural Ultramix 3-ounce Cat Cans from Shelves
Based upon concerns expressed by the Food and Drug Administration, Castor & Pollux late Wednesday afternoon advised PETCO to immediately pull from its shelves all 3-ounce cans of Natural Ultramix Cat food.
Additional items in the United States and Canada have been added to the recall list that are not carried at PETCO. For a complete list of newly recalled products please click here.
Natural Ultramix Dog food cans are not being recalled and will remain available for sale.
The products affected were produced by Menu Foods during the November-March time period in which contaminated wheat gluten was used in certain products made in the company's plants. This voluntary recall is being taken as a precaution based on FDA concerns that additional products may have been exposed to contaminated wheat gluten on production lines or in common areas of the Menu Foods facilities.
Here are the affected single-can SKUs:
655309 CPX- Cat 3 oz Can Indoor Chicken Ultramix
655317 CPX- Cat 3 oz Can Salmon Veg Ultramix
655325 CPX- Cat 3 oz Can Chicken Veg Ultramix
655333 CPX- Cat 3 oz Can Turkey Veg Ultramix
Here are the full-case SKUs:
P655309 CPX- Cat 3 oz Can Indoor Chicken Ultramix 24 Case SKU
P655317 CPX- Cat 3 oz Can Salmon Veg Ultramix 24 Case SKU
P655325 CPX- Cat 3 oz Can Chicken Veg Ultramix 24 Case SKU
P655333 CPX- Cat 3 oz Can Turkey Veg Ultramix 24 Case SKU
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To Corona's Rescue
Wednesday, April 25 started out to be a typical afternoon at the store, my District Manager arrived to do her routine walk and things we going as usual, but then a pet parents' nightmare occurred. Corona, a dog coming to the store for her first grooming appointment, collapsed upon entering the store and had a seizure. A quick-acting cashier immediately alerted me and my District Manager. Without hesitation, my District Manager got on the ground and started talking softly and gently rubbing the dog for comfort until she was able to come around. Eventually Corona became more alert and felt well enough to stand on her own. Although Corona was not able to get her bath that day, a PETCO groomer came out and gave Corona a complimentary nail trim. Corona's parents were so overjoyed at the kindness they received that they sent us a beautiful gift basket with balloons to express their thanks. It is great to know that we were able to help in a stressful situation and that we now have a customer for life because of PETCO's dedicated and passionate staff.
Gina K.
PETCO Las Vegas
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