Summer Pet Food Drive, July 1 through July 31, 2011 at local Safeways

Calling all animal lovers! The Seattle Humane Society and Safeway have teamed up for a Summer Pet Food Drive to help fill the shelves of the Humane Society Pet Food Bank.

Look for collection barrels in King County Safeway stores throughout July. Pick up a few extra cans of pet food or a bag of dry pet food – and drop them in.

Local stores are at 155th and Aurora, and 173rd and 15th NE in North City and both are participating in the drive.

Ways you can help

1. Donate canned or dry pet food at your local King County Safeway store in July.

Dry dog and cat food is the greatest need.

2. Hold a pet food drive in your community at your church, synagogue, school or business.

3. Spread the word: text, blog, wall post and tweet today!

Volunteers pack, load and deliver pet food to local senior centers, low-income housing complexes, food banks and individual homes. Help us help pets, and people too, by giving to the Seattle Humane Society Pet Food Bank. Our mission is bringing people and pets together, and keeping them together.

The pet food collected will help feed more than 1,500 pets each month of low-income senior citizens, people disabled by AIDS and others in need. Last year, more than 4 tons of pet food was collected through the Summer Pet Food Drive at the Safeway stores in King County. That’s an amazing amount of food and we hope Safeway store patrons and others will contribute even more this summer to meet the needs of the growing numbers of pets supported through our community outreach programs.

About the Seattle Humane Society

Seattle Humane Society has been awarded the coveted 4-star rating by Charity Navigator, America's largest independent charity evaluator. Founded in 1897 to bring people and pets together, Seattle Humane Society provides incredible companion animals for adoption 7 days a week, pet workshops and training, a pet food bank, a low-fee spay/neuter surgery program, humane teen club, a visiting pets program and more.