ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Constructing on its constant and long-standing dedication to catastrophe reduction and preparedness efforts, Anheuser-Busch pronounces the second annual “Put together For Your Pets” marketing campaign. By persevering with the sturdy partnership with American Humane and American Pink Cross, Anheuser-Busch will increase reduction efforts and lift consciousness of catastrophe preparedness for each folks and pets. The newly launched web site, Anheuser-Busch/PrepareForYourPets, will function a hub for pet homeowners to search out data on how you can put together for a catastrophe to maintain folks and their pets secure.
Anheuser-Busch has a proud historical past of catastrophe reduction and preparedness efforts together with its flagship emergency ingesting water program by way of its longstanding partnership with the American Pink Cross relationship again to 1906. Within the spirit of preparedness, the brewer may also be conducting runs of emergency ingesting water at its Fort Collins, CO, and Cartersville, GA, breweries to replenish its inventory of emergency ingesting water following latest reduction efforts to offer cans of water after extreme flooding, wildfires and different disasters which have affected communities nationwide.
Catastrophe preparedness plans typically overlook plans for pets. Actually, whereas 83% of pet homeowners reside in communities which are threatened by pure disasters, solely 46% have household plans in place. Whereas pet homeowners can typically be discovered snapping pictures of their pets, a bodily photograph can play a crucial function within the improvement of a household or neighborhood catastrophe preparedness plan
As a part of the 2022 “Put together For Your Pets” marketing campaign, Anheuser-Busch is creating the chance for pet homeowners to print a bodily photograph of themselves and their pets to have readily available within the occasion of a pure catastrophe or disaster. This photograph can enhance homeowners’ probabilities of being reunited with their pet, ought to their cellphone be misplaced, broken, or run out of battery. To encourage pet homeowners to take this important step, Anheuser-Busch, in partnership with photograph printing service Mpix, will cowl the prices to get pictures on to folks’s houses.
“In nearly each nook of our nation, communities are vulnerable to pure disasters. This Nationwide Preparedness Month, we’re leveraging our attain to spotlight the significance of getting ready for your entire household, together with pets who can not plan for themselves,” stated Colleen Lucas, Vice President of Neighborhood Influence at Anheuser-Busch . “Along with our dedication to getting ready emergency ingesting water all year long, we stand able to help folks as they plan for disasters and emergencies of their houses, companies, and communities.”
Anheuser-Busch’s very personal beloved pets, the world-renowned Budweiser Clydesdales, will honor Nationwide Preparedness Month by visiting two “Put together For Your Pets” Festivals in the course of the month. The festivals will happen in Knoxville, TN in partnership with Eagle Distributing Firm and in Fort Collins, CO, on the firm’s Fort Collins Brewery & Biergarten, which is able to give friends a chance to take a photograph with their pet and supply helpful catastrophe planning assets.
Moreover, the Anheuser-Busch Basis will present a $200,000 donation to American Humane to help its rescue operations and increase the distribution of emergency ingesting water to pet shelters and rescue efforts throughout and after pure disasters.
“From pure disasters to animal cruelty investigations, American Humane is on the entrance traces defending animals and saving lives in occasions of crises,” stated Dr. Robin Ganzert, American Humane’s President and CEO. “We’re grateful to Anheuser-Busch for supporting our crucial rescue efforts. We additionally need to arm pet homeowners with the data and instruments wanted to assist preserve their pets and households secure when catastrophe strikes. Having a catastrophe preparedness plan in place won’t solely assist save the lives of our beloved animals, but additionally the lives of homeowners, volunteers and first responders.”
To mark Nationwide Preparedness Month and their continued partnership, the Anheuser-Busch Basis may also be donating $1 million to the Pink Cross’ Annual Catastrophe Giving Program (ADGP) to assist make sure the Pink Cross can take quick motion for communities in want.
“We’re honored to depend Anheuser-Busch as a valued member of our Annual Catastrophe Giving Program,” stated Gail McGovern, President and CEO on the American Pink Cross. “ADGP members are actually distinctive as a result of their beneficiant contributions to the Pink Cross upfront of disasters enable us to organize communities nationwide for emergencies and to reply instantly with meals, shelter and care after a catastrophe strikes to assist folks in want. Anheuser-Busch goes a step additional in additionally supplying the Pink Cross with emergency ingesting water to catastrophe operations nationwide. We’re deeply grateful for his or her long-standing and impactful partnership.”
For over three a long time, Anheuser-Busch and its wholesaler companions have labored alongside the American Pink Cross to offer clear ingesting water to these in want throughout all levels of pure disasters and different crises. So far, Anheuser-Busch has offered over 90 million cans of Emergency Ingesting Water to affected communities throughout the nation.
[1] American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. “ASPCA survey reveals 83% of pet homeowners are impacted by disasters, fewer than half have preparedness plans.” September 22, 2021. https://www.aspcapro.org/information/2021/09/22/aspca-survey-shows-83-pet-owners-are-impacted-disasters-fewer-half-have .
About Anheuser-Busch
At Anheuser-Busch, our function is to create a future with extra cheers. We’re all the time trying to serve up new methods to satisfy life’s moments, dream massive to maneuver our {industry} ahead, and make a significant impression on the earth. We hope to construct a future that everybody can have fun, and everybody can share. For greater than 160 years, Anheuser-Busch has carried on a legacy of brewing great-tasting, high-quality beers which have glad beer drinkers for generations. In the present day, we personal and function greater than 120 services, together with breweries, wholesaler distribution facilities, agricultural services and packaging crops, and have greater than 19,000 colleagues throughout the US. We’re residence to a number of of America’s most beloved beer manufacturers, together with Budweiser, Bud Gentle, Michelob ULTRA and Stella Artois, in addition to quite a few regional manufacturers that present beer drinkers with a alternative of the best-tasting craft beers within the {industry}. From accountable ingesting applications and emergency ingesting water donations to industry-leading sustainability efforts, we’re guided by our unwavering dedication to supporting the communities we name residence. For extra data, go to www.anheuser-busch.com or comply with Anheuser-Busch on LinkedIn , Twitter, Fb, and Instagram.
About American Humane
American Humane is the nation’s first nationwide humane group and the world’s largest certifier of animal welfare, overseeing the humane therapy of multiple billion animals throughout the globe annually. Based in 1877, American Humane has been First to Serve™ the reason for animals and for 145 years has been on the forefront of just about each main advance within the humane motion. For extra data or to help our lifesaving work, please go to www.AmericanHumane.org, comply with us on Fb, Twitter and Instagram and subscribe to our channel on YouTube for the newest breaking information and options in regards to the animals with whom we share our Earth.
In regards to the American Pink Cross
The American Pink Cross shelters, feeds and supplies consolation to victims of disasters; provides about 40% of the nation’s blood; teaches expertise that save lives; distributes worldwide humanitarian help; and helps veterans, navy members and their households. The Pink Cross is a nonprofit group that is determined by volunteers and the generosity of the American public to ship its mission. For extra data, please go to redcross.org or cruzrojaamericana.org , or go to us on Twitter at @RedCross.=
