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PetSafe® Brand is making communities better for pets and people.

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PetSafe Brand outreach and philanthropic efforts help communities become better places to live for people and pets. Last year we contributed more than $3,500,000 in volunteer support and grants to organizations working to improve animal welfare or youth education. Whether we're helping or providing for college-bound high-schoolers, PetSafe Brand is proud to give back!

Building Pet Friendly Communities

PetSafe Dog Parks:

PetSafe Brand has committed the funds to create 7 dog parks in Knox and surrounding counties in East Tennessee. The parks, prime examples of a working public/private partnership, help further the expansion of green space throughout the region while offering pet parents new locations for outdoor pet recreation.

Through the annual Bark for Your Park competition, PetSafe Brand is helping communities across America build their own PetSafe Dog Parks. Through the contest, communities are awarded up to $100,000 toward the construction of a PetSafe Dog Park. Participants secure land and local government support before entering the contest.

The Most Pet Friendly Community Initiative:

PetSafe Brand has played a lead role in this effort to make sure that Knoxville/Knox County pets are highly respected citizens. Other participants include The City of Knoxville, Knox County, Young-Williams Animal Center, and the University of Tennessee. In August of 2011, Dog Fancy Magazine recognized Knoxville as the most dog-friendly city in the Southeast. There's still a lot of work left to be done! The initiative has led to the creation of several Knoxville/Knox County dog parks as well as an increase in the number of pet-friendly businesses in the community.

Nurturing Happy & Healthy Animals

PetSafe Shelter Enrichment Project:

PetSafe Brand proudly supports the work of local animal shelter organizations. We donated $100,000 and thousands of products to U.S. shelters last year to enrich the lives of their animal guests until they find loving homes.

Small Animal Behavior Research at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine:

PetSafe Brand has funded one of the few veterinary school behaviorist positions in the U.S. at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Tennessee (UT), Knoxville. The ultimate goal of an animal behaviorist is to help protect the bond between a human and companion animal. There is an extreme lack of clinical research in animal behavior, and with this initiative we hope to improve understanding of pets to improve their welfare.

Since 2014, PetSafe Brand has donated over $20,000 to Peaceful Kingdom for the Go North Transport Collaborative. This project takes animals from maximum capacity shelters in east Tennessee to open shelters in the Northeast and upper Midwest. These receiving shelters are all under capacity and generally see pets adopted out in record time. The transport has saved over 5,000 pets since 2012.

Philanthropy Committee:

Each year, the PetSafe Philanthropy Committee makes charitable donations to qualifying organizations. Last year, we donated over half a million dollars and 160,000 products to pet welfare causes across the world, from flood-ravaged shelters in South Carolina, hoarding situations in Tennessee, major shelters in Nashville, Detroit, and San Diego to Australian service dog charities and RSPCA and a local Cat Adoption Day in China where over 80% of the cats found homes.

Youth Development & Education

Tennessee Achieves

Since its inception as a locally-based program, PetSafe Brand has been host to tnAchieves. The program, now state-wide, is a last-dollar scholarship and mentoring program designed to provide an opportunity for Tennessee public high school graduates to receive up to $3,000 annually for community college tuition. The program has 3 unique elements:

  • Volunteers donate funds to provide a college education for students who would otherwise lack the opportunity.
  • Volunteers serve as mentors to our students to eliminate the barriers associated with college access and success.
  • Our high school scholars volunteer their time and energy by giving back to the community with 8 hours of community service for each semester they receive funding.

Have a Pet-Friendly or Youth Development Project?

At PetSafe Brand, our associates take great pride in offering products that help pet owners strengthen bonds with their animal companions. But our commitment doesn't stop there. Many of our associates are actively involved as volunteer leaders within the community. A prime example of our associates' commitment can be found in the PetSafe Philanthropy Committee.

Each year, the PetSafe Philanthropy Committee sets aside a percentage of corporate profits for charitable donations to qualifying organizations. The committee reviews applications monthly from 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization focused on improving companion animal welfare or advancing youth education and awards funds based on merit and remaining funds.

Learn more about how your organization can apply for funding.