I just want to give a huge kudos to out local Petsmart in my hometown. Many area animal shelters who cater to all kinds of animals are encouraged to have adoption days at this center, educate the public, and hold fundraisers. PetSmart does in no way take any money for this service nor do they demand anything in return except for us cleaning up after ourselves.
All adoptors are screened thoroughly. Although we have the animals there no one takes one home with them because we review the application and make a home visit before they go to their forever home. PetSmart has nothing to do with that. As far as them making money off pet food...well what else would they do, give it away? PetSmart is a business and they have a legal obligation to increase stock value for their shareholders. It is the same way at Walmart, Kroger, Petco, Dolar general or anywhere else a person
chooses to buy their supplies and food. There are too many adoptable animals without homes right now and I would hate to think that instead of being adopted out at well known facilities they had to be euthanized in the backroom of a struggling shelter.