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PartofNationalFillABowl…FeedASoul™EfforttoProvide1MillionMealsAnnuallytoPetsinNeed

COSCOB,CT,March15,2018-ChickenSoupfortheSoulPetFood,aleadingsuperpremiumpetfoodcompany,donated1747poundsoftheirnutritiouspetfoodthisweektotheWhatcomHumaneSociety(WHS)FoodBankinBellingham,WA.Thedonationispartofthepetfoodcompany’sFillABowl…FeedASoul™(FABFAS)program,anationalcampaignaimingtoprovideonemillionmealsforpetsinneedannually.

“WearepleasedtohelptheWhatcomHumaneSocietywiththisdonation,”saidChrisMitchell,ChickenSoupfortheSoulPetFoodCEO.“Ourmissionistohelpallpetseatwell,nomatterwhattheircircumstances.Familiesfacingeconomicchallengesshouldnothavetoworryaboutfeedingtheirbelovedpetsduringtoughtimes.FoodbanksliketheoneofferedthroughWHSarealifelinetothosefamiliesfightingtokeeptheirpetshealthy,safeandathome.”

“WeareverygratefultoChickenSoupfortheSoulPetFoodfortheirgenerousdonation.Ourfoodbankprogramprovidestemporaryassistancetofamiliesandtheirpetsduringdifficulttimes.Donationslikethisarewhatkeeptheshelvesfull.Wecouldn’tdoitwithoutthehelpofouramazingsupporters!”saidCarlyBrewer,WhatcomHumaneSocietyVolunteer&OutreachServicesManager.

“ItisveryexcitingtobeapartofthisgenerousgesturefromChickenSoupfortheSoulPetFoodtotheWhatcomHumaneSociety,”saidDevinDietzen,ownerofPetStopinBellingham.“Wearethrilledtoworkwithacompanythatsharesourstandardsofanimalcareandhealth,aswellasourpassionforhelpinglocalorganizationsassistinprovidingaccesstogreatnutritionforpetsinneed.”

“ChickenSoupfortheSoul’sFABFASprogramwascreatedtohelpfeedpetsinneednationwide,”saidChrisMitchell.“Weworkcloselywithourindependentpetspecialtyretailerstoidentifyrescueorganizationsintheirareawhereourfoodcanhavearealimpact.Webelievethateverypetshouldenjoythebenefitsofpremiumnutrition.Healthypetsarehappypetsandmorereadilyadoptable,”saidMr.Mitchell.

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/ChickenSoupPets/SeeChickenSoupfortheSoulPetFoodonInstagram:www.instagram.com/ChickenSoupPets/AboutWhatcomHumaneSocietyTheWhatcomHumaneSocietybelievesthatallanimals,assentientbeings,havevaluebeyondeconomicmeasurementsandareentitledtolegal,moral,andethicalconsiderationandprotection.http://whatcomhumane.orgImageattached###

WhatcomHumaneSocietyAnimalTechnicianAmywithAdoptableMastiffHarvarti.

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