From: Pikes Peak Pet Pantry
Date: Thursday, November 12, 2009
Where: Colorado Springs, CO

CAT CAT FOOD AND LITTER ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE AT THE PIKES PEAK PET PANTRY’S ‘ASPCA CAT ASSISTANCE’ EVENT

Pikes Peak Pet Pantry Teams with the ASPCA® and the Makers of Fresh Step® Litter and 9Lives® Cat Food to Offer Assistance to Cat Owners in Need

The recession hasn’t just impacted people, but their pets are affected as well. According to the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®), more than 3 million cats and kittens end up in shelters each year.

This year, even more cats are at risk due to the economic downturn. To help keep cats in their loving homes, the Pikes Peak Pet Pantry has teamed up with the ASPCA and the makers of Fresh Step® litter and 9Lives® cat food to offer cat food and litter assistance to cat owners most in need.

The ASPCA® Cat Assistance Program will run like a cat food and litter bank for thousands of cat owners across the U.S.On Saturday November 21, 2009 from 10am-2pm, cat owners in need of assistance can visit the Pikes Peak Pet Pantry’s Pet Assistance on Wheels or PAWS van, which will be parked in front of Pikes Peak Metropolitan Community Church, located at 1102 South 21st Street in Colorado Springs and receive a Cat Assistance Kit, compliments of the ASPCA and the makers of Fresh Step litter and 9Lives cat food, while supplies last.

Cat owners will need to provide proof of cat ownership by providing vet or shot records within the past three years, or a photo of at least one of their cats as well as some form of identification such as a driver's license or state issued ID.

The complimentary kits will include a litter pan, litter scoop and cat toys along with free-product coupons for Fresh Step litter and 9Lives cat food. The Fresh Step coupons will provide up to 140,000 pounds of Fresh Step litter and the 9Lives coupons will provide up to 31,500 pounds of free 9Lives cat food nationwide – all to support the ASPCA® Cat Assistance Program.

ne kit will be given per household, while supplies last. Adoptable cats on the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region's Web site will be featured on-site as well for those looking for a new feline friend.

The Cat Food and Litter Bank event will take place at: Parking lot of Pikes Peak Metropolitan Community Church, 1102 South 21st St., Colorado Springs, CO, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

This event will kick off the ‘Furr-ever Home’ Pet Food Drive, starting Nov. 21 through Jan. 1.

The food drive is a collaborative effort between the Pikes Peak Pet Pantry, Northland Pet Pantry in Smithville, Missouri, and Central Florida Animal Pantry in Orlando, Fla. All of the organizations involved hope to gather 15,000 or more combined pounds of dog and cat food, as well as food for other pets, to help local families keep their pets and bring national awareness to the importance of pet food assistance in order to nourish the human-pet bond.

You Can Help: In November, purchase specially-marked packages of Fresh Step litter and look for the Paw Points code on the side panel.

Go to www.pawspoints.com and enter the code. For each purchase entered by unique Paw Points code, Fresh Step will donate 50 cents to the ASPCA – up to $400,000.

Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. and D.C., 18 or older. Must enroll in Fresh Step® Paw Points® Rewards to enter a Paw Points® Code. For every unique Paw Points® code entered online between 10/15/09 and 12/31/10.

Sponsor will contribute $.50 to directly support the Charity. To register for a Fresh Step® Paw Points® Rewards account, to enter a Paw Points® code, and for full terms and conditions and donation details, visit www.mypawpoints.com.