Have you adopted a pet from SAS? Your story could win our organization up to $100,000!

National nonprofit organization Petco Love and SAS want to hear how your adopted pet has transformed your life in big and small ways.  Submissions open on August 11th, 2025, for Petco Love Stories, an annual call for adopters across the county to share their heartwarming and inspiring tales of love about the pet they adopted from their local animal welfare organization including Saugerties Animal Shelter.

Since 2013, more than 25,000 adopters have shared their Petco Love Story, and Petco Love has awarded $8 million in lifesaving investments to the animal welfare organizations that made those adoptions possible. The annual campaign is a celebration of the unique love adopted pets share with us and the heartfelt ways their love enhances our lives. Earlier this year, Petco Love awarded $500,000 to 25 animal welfare partners across the country in celebration of the 2024-2025 Petco Love Stories winners - with the grand prize winning organization receiving $100,000.

Participants can submit their Love Story in written form or share a link to a public-facing social media video, or by using both formats. This allows adopters to creatively express the unique ways their pets have impacted their lives.

Submissions for Petco Love Stories are open to individuals ages 18 and older, or those with parental consent. In 500 words or less, participants can share their Love Story along with photos or videos of their adopted pet. Submissions open at Noon (CST) on August 11th and close at 11:59 p.m. (CST) on September 29, 2025. Every adopter is asked to submit their Love Story via the submission form you can find here, whether it’s written or a social media video.

Saugerties Animal Shelter encourages all past adopters to share their love story and help us continue saving lives through adoption. Show the world that adopted pets change our lives for the better.

We can't wait to hear your stories!

More information at: https://petcolove.org/adopt/love-stories/

Submission Link: https://airtable.com/appxnQ8mcw9WT6c1f/paglB01Adh8I4LAZl/form

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