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ChickenSoupfortheSoulPetFoodFillsFoxValleyHumaneAssociation’sNewWarehousewithover14,000PoundsofPremiumPetFoodJustinTimeforthe
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PartofNationalFillABowl…FeedASoul™EfforttoProvide1MillionMealsAnnuallytoPetsinNeed
COSCOB,CT,December21,2017-ChickenSoupfortheSoulPetFood,aleadingsuperpremiumpetfoodcompany,delivered14,355poundsoftheirnutritiouspetfoodthismonthtohelpfeedanimalsattheFoxValleyHumaneAssociation(FVHA)inAppleton,WI.Thedonationispartofthepetfoodcompany’sFillABowl…FeedASoul™(FABFAS)program,anationalcampaigntargetingonemillionfreemealsforshelterpetsannually.“AfterspeakingwithFVHA,welearnedthattheyhadrecentlytakeninmanypetsdisplacedbyHurricaneHarveyaswellasdogsfromtheKoreandogmeatmarket,”saidJeanneBlandford,DirectorofMarketingforChickenSoupfortheSoulPetFood.“Wealsodiscoveredtheyhadbuiltawarehouseoverthesummerthatstoodemptyandthoughtitwouldbeincredibletofillitwithourpremiumpetfood.Wearethrilledtohavebeenabletohelpthisspecialcommunityfeedtheirpetsinneedjustintimefortheholidays!”“WithoutthesupportofcompanieslikeChickenSoupfortheSoulPetFood,wewouldnotbeabletosavethelivesofnearlyasmanyanimalsinneed.Thisyearwehavesavedover6500pets,andtheirextremelygenerousdonationofpetfoodwillallowustohelpevenmorein2018!WordscansimplynotexpressourgratitudeforwhatChickenSoupfortheSoulhasdonefortheFoxValleyHumaneAssociationandtheanimalsinourcare,”saidJamieThielvolunteercoordinatorforFVHA.“ChickenSoupfortheSoul’sFABFASprogramwascreatedtohelpfeedpetsinneednationwide,”saidChrisMitchell,ChickenSoupfortheSoulPetFoodCEO.“WearesopleasedtohelpFVHAandtheirpetswiththisdonation.Webelievethateverypetshouldenjoythebenefitsofpremiumnutrition.Healthypetsarehappypetsandmorereadilyadoptable,”saidMr.Mitchell.
Inadditiontothe14,355-pounddonationtoFoxValley,ChickenSoupfortheSoulPetFoodrecentlydistributedmorethan110,000poundstoHurricaneHarveyreliefeffortsandhasdonatedapproximately1.5millionnutritiousmealstopetsinneednationwidesincebeginningthisinitiativeinJuneof2016.AboutChickenSoupfortheSoulPetFoodChickenSoupfortheSoulunderstandstheuniquerelationshipbetweenpeopleandpets.HealthconsciousconsumershavebeenfeedingtheircatsanddogsChickenSoupfortheSoulwholesomeandbalanced,superpremiumpetfoodforover15years.Holisticinnature,theentirelineofproductsismadefromonlythefinestingredients:realmeats(chicken,turkey,duckandsalmon),fruits,vegetablesandherbs.Withnoaddedcorn,wheat,soy,artificialcoloring,flavoringorpreservatives,ChickenSoupfortheSoulpetfoodisinspiredbyyourloveforpets,andpromotesoverallhealthandwell-beingfordogsandcats.TheproductsareproudlymadeintheUSA,andfeaturerescuedshelterpetsoneverybag.Coreandgrain-freeformulasandalineoftreatsareavailableinindependentpetspecialtystoresnationwideandonline.AportionofallproceedsfromthesaleofChickenSoupfortheSoulpetfoodgoestohelpsheltersandpetsinneedthroughChickenSoupfortheSoul’sFill-a-Bowl…Feed-a-Soul™program.TheprogramwhichwaslaunchedinassociationwiththeAmericanHumaneaimstoprovideamillionmealstoshelterpetsannually.www.chickensouppets.com.LikeChickenSoupfortheSoulPetFoodonFacebook:www.facebook.com/ChickenSoupfortheSoulPet/SeeChickenSoupfortheSoulPetFoodonInstagram:www.instagram.com/ChickenSoupPets/FollowChickenSoupfortheSoulPetFoodonTwitter:www.twitter.com/ChickenSoupPets
AboutFoxValleyHumaneAssociationTheFoxValleyHumaneAssociation(FVHA)isafull-service,state-of-the-artanimalshelterandresourcecenter,servingthousandsofpeopleandtheirpetseachyear.FVHAworks24/7toseethatnoanimalneedintheFoxValleygoesunmet.FVHAisalocally-based501(c)(3)nonprofitorganizationfocusedonsavinglivesandoffersavarietyofservicesprograms,andeventstothecommunityinadditiontoasafehavenforcompanionanimals.FVHAoffers24/7assistancetolocallawenforcement,spay&neuterprograms,assistanceforpetparents,avarietyofclasses,communityprograms,directanimalcareforhomelesspets,adoptionservices,andmore.http://www.foxvalleypets.org
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