Carrie Underwood Teams up with Pedigree to Help Homeless Dogs
Animal lover and award-winning country music artist, Carrie Underwood is paying a visit to Nashville-based Mars Petcare US, the makers of PEDIGREE® Food for Dogs. Because of their shared love for dogs, the duo has teamed up on the sixth annual PEDIGREE® Adoption Drive, created to shine a spotlight on the plight of the nations homeless dogs.
In celebration of the partnership, the Brand is presenting Carrie with a check of $50,000 in honor of her Checotah Animal, Town, and School Foundation which was established in 2009 to help with general causes, needs and services in the area of Checotah to directly impact the community.
Through no fault of their own, more than four million dogs end up in shelters every year and nearly half dont ever find a place to call home. To help reverse this trend, six years ago PEDIGREE® Food for Dogs created The PEDIGREE® Adoption Drive. Since its inception, the Adoption Drive has generated millions of dollars in funding for homeless dogs.
Its easy for dog lovers who want to join Underwood in support of the cause to get involved: Simply become a fan of The PEDIGREE® Adoption Drive on Facebook (www.Facebook.com/Pedigree). For each new fan, the PEDIGREE® Brand will donate a bowl of food to help feed shelter dogs nationwide. Fans can also show their support by logging onto dogsrule.com and donating to The PEDIGREE Foundation, a non-profit organization benefitting shelters and breed rescues nationwide.
In celebration of the partnership, the Brand is presenting Carrie with a check of $50,000 in honor of her Checotah Animal, Town, and School Foundation which was established in 2009 to help with general causes, needs and services in the area of Checotah to directly impact the community.
Through no fault of their own, more than four million dogs end up in shelters every year and nearly half dont ever find a place to call home. To help reverse this trend, six years ago PEDIGREE® Food for Dogs created The PEDIGREE® Adoption Drive. Since its inception, the Adoption Drive has generated millions of dollars in funding for homeless dogs.
Its easy for dog lovers who want to join Underwood in support of the cause to get involved: Simply become a fan of The PEDIGREE® Adoption Drive on Facebook (www.Facebook.com/Pedigree). For each new fan, the PEDIGREE® Brand will donate a bowl of food to help feed shelter dogs nationwide. Fans can also show their support by logging onto dogsrule.com and donating to The PEDIGREE Foundation, a non-profit organization benefitting shelters and breed rescues nationwide.