Castor & Pollux Pet Works® is a leader in organic and natural products for pets. We are dedicated to uncompromised quality, we celebrate pets in our lives, and are committed to feeding pets in need. Our featured product lines are ORGANIX® organic dog and cat foods and treats, Natural Ultramix® natural dog and cat foods and treats, GOOD BUDDY® dog cookies and Curious Cat® treats.
Castor & Pollux®, freekibble take a nip at pet shelter hunger
March 5, 2009
By: Castor & Pollux Pet Works
Castor & Pollux®, freekibble take a nip at pet shelter hunger
"Mimi's favorite" dog cookies to raise kibble, funding for needy shelters
Clackamas, OR - March 5, 2009 - Introducing a splashy series of GOOD BUDDY® dog cookies that benefit pet-shelter Samaritan freekibble, Castor & Pollux Pet Works® and freekibble take a bite out of the biggest challenge facing pet shelters: feeding the homeless pets.
With the sale of each box of GOOD BUDDY Mimi's Favorite Mac & Cheese flavored cookies, Castor & Pollux will donate a kibble meal, and plans to dedicate additional funding based on sales. Available through leading pet retailers and natural grocery stores, and at www.castorpolluxpet.com, suggested retail price for the 16 oz box is $4.99.
The new GOOD BUDDY flavor is inspired by one of 12-year-old freekibble founder Mimi Ausland's favorite meals, and the brilliant red special packaging draws from the playful design of www.freekibble.com.
Created to raise food for hungry homeless dogs, the freekibble web site raises 10 pieces of dog kibble for an animal shelter each time a visitor answers a trivia question. Following the dramatic success of the site feeding dogs, www.freekibblecat.com was created.
A leader in natural and organic pet food and treats, as freekibble's founding sponsor Castor & Pollux supplies all of the food to meet needs of 8 - 11 pet shelters across the country.
"We share a commitment to feed pets in need, so it's a natural," said Shelley Gunton, Castor & Pollux founder and "Top Dog." "And helping Mimi achieve her vision is not only fulfilling, but great fun -- we're already working on a freekibble cat treat."
Since founding the sites, Mimi has been featured in People Magazine's Heroes Among Us, was awarded the national ASPCA Tommy Monahan Kid of the year, and recently received The Prudential's national Spirit of Community honors.
About Castor & Pollux Pet Works
Founded in 2000, Clackamas, OR-based Castor & Pollux Pet Works is a passionate, independent, family company that offers a range of natural and organic food, treats and supplies for informed, conscientious pet parents. The company celebrates the love of pets in the family, and is committed to feeding pets in need. Through its Pet & Soul foundation, Castor & Pollux has donated more than $400,000 in food, financial aid and volunteer time to organizations including Guide Dogs for the Blind, Project Pooch, and AniMeals, and is a founding sponsor of www.freekibble.com.
