"Fill the Bowl" Donation Drive to Support Friends for Life Underway at Pete and Mac's Gilbert

Jan. 10, 2012 - PRLog -- Pete and Mac's Pet Resort in Gilbert is hosting a supplies donation drive for Friends for Life Animal Rescue beginning immediately and running through Super Bowl Sunday, Feb 5th, 2012. Drop off donations at Pete and Mac's Pet Resort in Gilbert – 321 E Elliot Rd.

Friends for Life began in 1993 - then known as Citizens for Tempe Strays.  Within two years our organization had a solid volunteer base, a dedicated board of directors, and was handling hundreds of adoptions per year.  In 1996, after only three short years, Friends for Life was able to lease three buildings in downtown Gilbert - a place that animals call "home" until they find a family of their very own. Friends for Life Animal Rescue is dedicated to the homeless and stray animals living on the streets and in the deserts.  These animals do not have an advocate and will likely suffer starvation, illness, or injury as they try to survive alone. Animals awaiting adoption have no time limit to find their adoptive homes; however, our goal is to find a permanent, lifetime, loving home for every animal in our care.  Adopting a cat or dog from Friends for Life not only gives THAT animal a new lease on life, but also allows our volunteers to rescue ANOTHER cat or dog that may not have had a tomorrow.  Friends for Life does not euthanize animals as a means of population control or convenience.

Friends for Life has partnered with Pete and Mac's Pet Resort for donation drop off at their Gilbert pet boarding, daycare, grooming and training facility. Pete and Mac's (www.petemac.com) is located at 321 E Elliot Rd. In keeping with the football theme, Pete and Mac's is offering 50% OFF daycare during their Daycare Kick Off Party on Super Bowl Sunday or boarding on Super Bowl Sunday for any pet that makes a donation during the four week FILL THE BOWL Supplies Drive, as well as weekly prize drawings. Friends for Life's wish list is available at Pete and Mac's Recreational Resort for Pets, or on the rescue’s website www.azfriends.org

The number of dogs and cats in rescues is at an all time high, as the struggling economy has forced many families to surrender a pet they can no longer care for. Some families in desperate situations have even resorted to leaving their pets behind in foreclosed homes. Your supplies donations are helpful for continued care and rescue of these pets. Friends for Life is actively involved in rescuing abandoned or homeless animals from the streets, rehabilitating them, and finding them loving forever homes. By donating supplies to Friends for Life during the FILL THE BOWL SUPPLIES DRIVE, as well as throughout the year, you can help ensure that displaced pets are kept safe and healthy until they find their new forever homes.

"We are so appreciative of the support from local businesses like Pete and Mac's.  They help make it possible for us to rescue, shelter, care for, and find forever homes for these wonderful dogs and cats.” Kathy Dunham, President Friends for Life Board of Directors.

Contact Friends for Life at 480-497-8296, by email at Info@azfriends.org, or visit the Friends for Life website at www.azfriends.org or contact Pete and Mac’s Gilbert at 480-633-3384 or info@petemac.com

Top wish list items:

Dog and Puppy-related items
Food (premium foods) dry & canned, including puppy and senior food
Dog treats (milk bones, etc.) - but no rawhide bones please!
Martingale Collars

Cat and Kitten-related items
Kitty Litter (preferably clay)              Toys               Laxatone
Beds/Bedding                    Cat Scratch Posts and Condos
Kitten Milk Replacer (KMR)      Treats
*Food (NutroMax, Nutro, Natural Balance – premium foods) dry & canned

Shelter Supplies
Office supplies:  HP #61 black & color printer cartridges; copy paper; pens; legal size folders & file folder hangers
   
Cleaning supplies:  all purpose cleaners; laundry soap; garbage bags; paper towels

Items for events:  Canopy (easy to put up & take down) – they would love it with their logo on it; light weight folding conference tables;  skirt for the table with shelter logo/name; 8 - 10 foot vinyl signs with shelter logo & name

Should you wish to donate an item with the logo, please contact Friends for Life directly.

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