Homeless Pets to Benefit From Grocery Chain Donation Drive

Homeless pets will benefit from a month-long grocery chain donation drive as Weis Markets wraps up its Paws for Pets program. 

A total of $4,787 was raised in the Hackettstown store alone.

The program, which kicked off Memorial Day weekend, was hosted at more than 60 Weis Market stores. At the same time, pet adopt-a-thon events were organized and held in conjunction with local animal shelters and rescue operations.

Through this year's Paws for Pets campaign, $189,000 was raised in donations and pet supplies. Customers bought $1, $3 and $5 vouchers or $1 bracelets for the Paws for Pets campaign. Customers also donated pet products and cleaning supplies that can be used at the shelters.

The Hackettstown store raised the most money of all the chain's stores and will be donating to the Common Sense for Animals pet shelter in New Village, NJ.

“This is the fifth year for Paws for Pets. During this time, animal shelter and rescue organizations have been flooded with a record number of unwanted animals due to the poor economy,” said Dennis Curtin, Weis Markets’ director of public relations. “Our Paw Program helps these groups meet this challenge, thanks to the generosity of our customers and the commitment of our store associates, who helped create awareness of our program.”