Cancer is the leading cause of death in adult dogs and cats. But there’s hope.
DENVER, April 30, 2025 — Every 2.5 seconds, a dog or cat in the United States is diagnosed with cancer, adding up to an estimated 12 million pets affected annually. To help advance veterinary cancer research, Petco Love and Blue Buffalo are investing $100,000 in a matching donation to Morris Animal Foundation’s Stop Cancer Furever campaign, an initiative focused on improving cancer prevention, detection and treatment for pets, horses, and even wildlife.
The investment will double the impact of all donations made through June 30, up to $100,000.
“We’re making real progress in the fight against pet cancer, but there’s still so much work to do,” said Sara Williams, Director of Strategic Partnerships at Morris Animal Foundation. “With the support of partners like Petco Love and Blue Buffalo, we can fund more research to help animals live longer, healthier lives.”
Now in its sixth year, the Stop Cancer Furever campaign highlights the need for continued investment in veterinary cancer research. From early diagnostics to innovative therapies, the studies supported by the campaign aim to give pets facing cancer a better future.
Since 2010, Petco Love and Blue Buffalo have committed more than $7 million to support Morris Animal Foundation’s work to better understand, diagnose and treat cancer in dogs and cats. Their investment has helped fuel over 300 groundbreaking and impactful studies, including projects exploring immunotherapy, genetic risk factors and new treatment protocols.
"Our pets are family, and they deserve the same fierce fight against cancer that we would give any loved one,” said Petco Love President, Susanne Kogut. “Through research, awareness, and compassion, we can stop cancer forever—and give every dog and cat a chance at a longer, healthier life, and keep pets together with their families."
Help us Stop Cancer Furever. Your gift can double in impact. Donate before June 30 at morrisanimalfoundation.org/stop-cancer-furever.
About Morris Animal Foundation
Morris Animal Foundation's mission is to bridge science and resources to advance animal health. Founded in 1948 and headquartered in Denver, it is one of the largest nonprofit animal health research organizations in the world, funding nearly $170 million in more than 3,100 critical animal health studies across a broad range of species to date. Learn more at morrisanimalfoundation.org.
About Petco Love
Petco Love is a life-changing nonprofit organization that makes communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Since our founding in 1999, we’ve empowered animal welfare organizations by investing nearly $410 million in adoption and other lifesaving efforts. We’ve helped find loving homes for nearly 7 million pets in partnership with Petco and organizations nationwide. Our love for pets drives us to lead with innovation, creating tools animal lovers need to reunite lost pets, and lead with passion, inspiring and mobilizing communities and our more than 4,000 animal welfare partners to drive lifesaving change alongside us. Is love calling you? Join us. Visit PetcoLove.org or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, X, Threads, and LinkedIn to be part of the lifesaving work we lead every day.
About Blue Buffalo
Blue Buffalo, the country’s most loved and trusted natural pet food, started with a promise made to a lovable Airedale named Blue who struggled with cancer, the #1 disease-related killer of dogs and cats. His family, the Bishops, wanted to feed him the best food possible, so they searched for food with high-quality ingredients, but decided to create something even better – natural pet food for dogs and cats with nutritious ingredients, real meat first, and some of the highest standards in the industry. Since Day 1, BLUE’s team of veterinarians and animal nutritionists have carefully selected high-quality, natural ingredients and upheld its True BLUE Promise to dog and cat pet parents – real meat as the first ingredient with NO chicken (or poultry) by-product meals, NO corn, wheat or soy, and NO artificial flavors or preservatives. The result is a portfolio of high-quality, natural food and treats that both dogs and cats love. This simple idea: “Love them like family. Feed them like family.” lives on today in every Blue Buffalo recipe. Visit BlueBuffalo.com to learn more.
Media Contacts:
Lindsey Washington, Morris Animal Foundation
Crystal Bugary, Petco Love
Cancer doesn't have to be my future.
Together, we can fuel lifesaving science that leads to new treatments and maybe even cures for the animals we love. All gifts made by June 30 will be matched, up to $100,000!
