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The Windsor/Essex County Humane Society has launched a weekend pet food drive to help people struggling to feed their furry companions.
The humane society said the shelves at its pet food pantry are almost bare.
“Pets are part of our families and bring so much to our lives,” said executive director Melanie Coulter. “This has never been more evident than throughout this pandemic.
“When pets already have a home where they are loved, the humane society’s pet food bank can help to keep families and pets together.”
Three Pet Valu stores in Windsor are helping to fill the humane society’s food bank shelves with a telephone food drive. It runs until Sunday.
Customers will get a 10-per-cent discount when they call to buy Performatrin dog or cat food to donate. The stores will also donate $500 worth of food.
“I heard from Melanie that the food bank was running low and wanted to help,” said Lauren Edward, a Pet Valu franchise owner.
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All the donated food will be used in the humane society’s public pet food bank.
To buy and donate food in Windsor, call the Pet Valu on Wyandotte Street East at 519-948-7413 or the one on Tecumseh Road East at 519-945-1329. In Tecumseh, call the Pet Valu on Tecumseh Road East at 519-735-0634.
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