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Tractor Supply-Owned Chain Teams With Nonprofit Group To Help Pets

Petsense, Puppies & Golf Join Forces To Connect Rescue Dogs, Families
Puppies & Golf President Amanda Balionis Renner and Matthew Rubin, Petsense by Tractor Supply general manager and senior vice president, attended the Barkin’ Bash event Sept. 21 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Business Wire)
Puppies & Golf President Amanda Balionis Renner and Matthew Rubin, Petsense by Tractor Supply general manager and senior vice president, attended the Barkin’ Bash event Sept. 21 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Business Wire)
CoStar News
October 3, 2023 | 7:13 P.M.

Petsense executive Matthew Rubin has kicked off the retailer's partnership with Puppies & Golf, a nonprofit group founded by CBS Sports journalist Amanda Balionis Renner, to connect rescue dogs and families interested in adopting the animals.

During the Puppies & Golf Barkin’ Bash celebration in Nashville, Tennessee, the chain of pet supply stores announced that Wags & Walks, which recently opened a no-kill adoption center in Tennessee's capital city, was the first recipient of a grant as part of the partnership.

For the rest of the year, Petsense will work with the group to award a grant to one shelter each month. Petsense also will assist with disaster-relief grants for shelters that may have unexpected needs because of natural disasters or medical emergencies.

“No-kill shelters provide a safe place for dogs not welcomed in traditional shelters and rescues,” Rubin said in a statement.

Petsense is part of Brentwood, Tennessee-based Tractor Supply, a chain that has 193 stores in 23 states.

Based in Jacksonville, Florida, Puppies & Golf supports shelters and rescues as well as organizations that train service dogs for military veterans coping with post-traumatic stress disorder. Since its inception in 2020, the nonprofit group has donated more than $100,000 to shelters and animal welfare organizations nationwide.

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