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Blue Dog Bakery’s Second Year of Pet Treat Pantry

Pet Age Staff//October 4, 2013//

Blue Dog Bakery’s Second Year of Pet Treat Pantry

Pet Age Staff //October 4, 2013//

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Blue Dog Bakery has started its second year of  Pet Treat Pantry, a partnership between the Seattle-based all natural dog treat company and select food banks in Washington, Oregon, Arizona, North Carolina and New Jersey. The partnership provides healthy treats to the canine friends of food bank clients.

Over the past five years Blue Dog Bakery has donated dog treats to more than 800 organizations, events and fundraisers dedicated to helping dogs all over the country with their “Say Yes” policy. The Pet Treat Pantry builds on the company’s long-standing tradition of community giving and engagement.

“Developing and launching Pet Treat Pantry in 2012 was hugely rewarding for Blue Dog Bakery,” Kyle Polanski, CEO of Blue Dog Bakery, said. “With the help of consumers, we were able to donate over 2.5 tons of healthy dog treats to our food bank partners. We are excited to continue the program, and are hoping we can top last year’s donation total!”

To kick off the 2013 Pet Treat Pantry, Blue Dog Bakery has already donated 3,768 pounds of Blue Dog Bakery treats to five participating food banks across the country. Over the next four months, shoppers and dog-lovers have the opportunity to help donate 20,000 more boxes, because when a box is bought, a box is given.

Those who purchase a specially marked box of Blue Dog Bakery treats are encouraged to visit www.bluedogbakery.com/community/pet-treat-pantry where they can enter the registration code found on the box and select one of five participating food banks to direct their donation. For each code registered, Blue Dog Bakery will send one box of treats to the selected food bank. Participating Pet Treat Pantry food banks include:

•    Rainier Valley Food Bank – Seattle, Washington
•    The Pongo Fund – Portland, Oregon
•    Empty Bowl Pet Food Pantry – Phoenix, Arizona
•    Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina – Charlotte, North Carolina
•    The Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties – Neptune, New Jersey

“Since Hurricane Sandy, our distribution has increased by 20 percent,” Linda Keenan, director of development for the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties in Neptune, N.J., said. “We recognize that a family includes pets and many of these families struggle everyday to provide for just their children. We want to make sure when we are assisting these families we are including their pets, and the partnership with Blue Dog Bakery and the Pet Treat Pantry program allows us to do just that, and make a difference.”

Specially marked boxes of Blue Dog Bakery treats can be found at national grocery retailers. To learn more about Pet Treat Pantry, where they can purchase Blue Dog Bakery treats, visit www.bluedogbakery.com.