B&B Pet Stop
Mobile's Pet Store Since 1981
B & B Pet Stop, Inc.
Cottage Hill @ University
Mobile, Alabama 36609
Phone: (251) 661-FISH (3474)
Fax: (251) 661-7387
Open MONDAY - SATURDAY from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Open SUNDAY from 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM
 


 

      

Making a difference with the difference!

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:
When you make a purchase at B&B Pet Stop, your cashier will ask if you want to "Round-Up for Charity".  It will ALWAYS be less than $1.00 since we're asking if you would round your sale up to the next dollar and donate the difference.  For example, if your total is $21.65 your cashier will ask, "Would you like to round up to $22.00 for charity?".  The extra 35 cents will then be donated to the charity of the month. You can, of course, always donate more... just tell your cashier!

“Round-up for Charity" program is a terrific success!
In March 2007,  we introduced a feature of our cash register software that prompts our cashiers to invite customers to “round up” to the next dollar and make a donation to a particular charity.   To our great delight, we’ve found that MOST of our customers enthusiastically say “yes” since it is ALWAYS less than a dollar.

Since March 2007, we have raised:  $57,810.42
At B&B Pet Stop, we couldn’t have raised this money without the generous donations of our customers and we truly appreciate it when they say “yes” every time we ask if they’d like to “Round-Up” for charity.

Last month you donated $1,454.25 to FRIENDS  OF  THE  MOBILE  ANIMAL  SHELTER

In July, our featured charity is Greyhound Pets of America, South Alabama

Greyhound Pets of America is a tax-exempt, non-profit corporation founded in 1987 for the purpose of finding homes for ex-racing greyhounds and educating the public on the suitability and availability of greyhounds as pets. Greyhound Pets of America is the largest non-profit greyhound adoption group, and since it opened its doors in 1987 has adopted over 80,000
greyhounds into loving homes.
For more information: www.greyhoundpets.org

HOW TO BE INVOLVED:
B&B Pet Stop invites any local non-profit group that would like to be considered for inclusion in 2011 to send an email with the following information:
name, address and telephone number of the charity, a contact name and telephone number, and a paragraph describing the mission of the charity.
Charity must be an official 501(c) (3) corporation.    (email@bbpetstop.com)

There are some charities that are special to the Trufant Family and will have permanent spots each year.  They include The Lance Armstrong Foundation (for cancer) and The Mobile Arts Council (Following the example of their late mother, “J” Trufant, the family has always been enthusiastic supporters of the arts in Mobile), as well as the six established local pet rescue groups:  The Mobile Animal Shelter, the Mobile SPCA, The Animal Rescue Foundation, Greyhound Pets of America – South Alabama Chapter, Azalea City Cat Coalition, and Chaos and Critters Exotic Pet Rescue.
In December, we will put the names in a hat and draw out 4 additional charities to fill in the other months.

    2010

January 2010

Azalea City Cat Coalition

$903.87

February 2010

Mobile Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)

$988.45

March 2010

The Women’s Business Center

$785.47

April 2010

Camp Rap-A-Hope

$1,306.80

May 2010

Mobile Bay National Estuary Program $1,588.98

June 2010

Friends of the Mobile Animal Shelter $1,454.25

July 2010

Greyhound Pets of America, South Alabama Chapter  

August 2010

Environmental Studies Center  

September 2010

Mobile Arts Council  (Making Art happen in Mobile)  

October 2010

Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF)  

November 2010

Habitat for Humanity  

December 2010

Chaos and Critters Exotic Animal Rescue  
 

TOTAL

 

2009

January 2009

Azalea City Cat Coalition

$1,069.13

February 2009

Mobile Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)

$1,259.22

March 2009

Lance Armstrong Foundation

$959.84

April 2009

Chaos and Critters Exotic Animal Rescue

$1,123.34

May 2009

Mobile Animal Shelter $1,587.45

June 2009

Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama $1,316.13

July 2009

Greyhound Pets of America, South Alabama Chapter

$1,391.80

August 2009

Environmental Studies Center

$1,534.70

September 2009

Mobile Arts Council  (Making Art happen in Mobile)

$877.08

October 2009

Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF)

$1,425.70

November 2009

Volunteer Mobile, Inc.

$858.62

December 2009

The Child Advocacy Center

$1,452.31

 

TOTAL

$14,855.32

2008

January 2008

"Lost Without You" Animal Rescue

$1,937.69

February 2008

Home of Grace for Women, Inc.

$1,563.43

March 2008

Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF)

$2,079.26

April 2008

Lance Armstrong Foundation

$1,642.12

May 2008

Mobile Animal Shelter $1,777.14

June 2008

Main Street Mobile $1,026.30

July 2008

Mobile Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)

$1,635.86

August 2008

Senior Citizens Services

$1,270.54

September 2008

Greyhound Pets of America, South Alabama Chapter

$1,492.23

October 2008

Mobile Arts Council  (Making Art happen in Mobile)

$1,144.44

November 2008

Bay Area Food Bank

$1,109.78

December 2008

Boys and Girls Clubs of South Alabama

$1,544.70

 

TOTAL

$18,223.49

    2007

March 2007

The American Cancer Society

$2,457.73

April 2007

Mobile County Public Schools (SuperPet Super Speedway month!)

$1,550.42

May 2007

Lance Armstrong Foundation 

$1,452.17

June 2007

Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF)

$2,004.28

July 2007

American Heart Association    

$1,883.45

August 2007

Mobile Animal Shelter

$2,151.08

September 2007

Penelope House (Battered Women’s Shelter)

$1,804.84

October 2007

Mobile SPCA

 $1,481.54

November 2007

Mobile Arts Council (Making Art Happen in Mobile)

 $672.23

December 2007

Salvation Army (Neediest Family Campaign)

 $2,246.05

TOTAL

$17,703.79

 

          


For SCHOOLS:
At B&B Pet Stop, we want kids and young adults to develop a passion for fish and animals and we want to make it as easy as possible for teachers to keep pets in the classroom.  We have so many animals from which to choose - from exotic iguanas to gentle rabbits to peaceful and colorful tropical fish.   We've been helping teachers select appropriate pets in Mobile since 1981

l 10% discount
We invite teachers to shop at B&B Pet Stop and get a 10% discount off the total purchase.  (The discount will apply to regular-priced merchandise only.)   This is for classroom pets AND for pets at home.  (Please show some sort of school ID to our cashiers)

If a teacher buys something for the school and has a purchase order or a school credit card then it will also be NON TAX.  (By law we have to charge tax on teacher's personal purchases!)

l Field Trips
Most mornings, we have groups of school children come through the store.  We present a half hour educational program (geared to the younger children) that includes the opportunity  to touch many of the animals.  Every child gets a free coloring book.

Field trips are also open to day care centers, church groups, scouting groups, and others.

l  Herbie Derby
The "Herbie Derby" is a hamster and gerbil "drag race" event designed to involve kids in a fun way to raise money for Mobile Public Schools.

Hamsters and gerbils are placed into miniature, enclosed plastic racecars, the car is then placed on a 16-foot race-track inside the store, and the first to cross the finish line wins the heat.  They are such a delight to watch as the small pets frantically race along the track - some even become confused and race backwards to the dismay of the children!  There are great prizes to all finalists!

Mobile Greyhound Adoption Center
Volunteers from Greyhound Pets of America come to B&B Pet Stop to explain the adoption process and to help potential owners fill out an application.  Once an application is approved, the new owner may pick out a dog, pay a $175 fee (covers the cost of spaying or neutering, teeth cleaning, all shots, and a heartworm test) and take their greyhound home.

Retired greyhound racers make great pets.  Good-natured and loving, these serious athletes have worked hard on their careers and are ready for a place to relax and a family to love.  These dogs are still young, since retirement comes early in the racing industry.

Quarterly Rabies Shots and Microchip Events
Low-cost rabies vaccines and micro-chipping available at convenient times at the store.

Weekly Pet Adoption - Every Thursday Afternoon from 4-7 p.m.
Customers bring in litters of puppies and kittens to give away.  Others come in to adopt new pets.  there is a $5.00 adoption fee, which goes to the Mobile Animal Shelter Spay/Neuter fund.  B&B Pet Stop Provides information packets on general puppy/kitten care, premium pet foods, flea control, house-breaking, crate-training and Maddies Fund (low cost spay/neuter program).

Pet Photo Events
(Easter Bunny, Pumpkin Patch, Santa Claus)  Benefits:  Mobile Animal Shelter

Free baths in the Pet Wash-o-Matic for Law enforcement service dogs
We invite Law Enforcement personnel to bring their service dogs in for a free bath in our automatic pet washing machine.

Free Goldfish Coupons
There are so many young people involved in so many extraordinary projects and opportunities and we are asked to sponsor these actives on a daily basis.  We wish we could say yes to all of them!  Unfortunately, if we sponsored one, we'd have to sponsor everyone. 

Instead we offer "free goldfish coupons" to schools, church groups, and sports teams to use in grab bags, favors, or as prizes at festivals.  We also try to be as generous as possible to non-profit organizations supporting the arts, the schools, animal rescue, historic preservation and other organizations that make Mobile a wonderful place to live for everyone.  We give away approximately 10,000 coupons every year!

B&B Pet Stop proudly supports:
     l  
RIDEYELLOW
     l   Mobile Public Schools
    
l   Mobile Animal Shelter
    
l   Animal Rescue Foundation
     l   Mobile SPCA
    
l   South Alabama Cage Bird Society
    
l   Mobile Kennel Club
    
l   Mobile Arts Council
    
l   Center for the Living Arts / Saenger Theatre
    
l   Mobile Opera
    
l   Mobile Symphony
    
l   Mobile Museum of Art
    
l   Joe Jefferson Players
    
l   Mobile Theatre Guild

For information on any of these programs  - call: 
Sally Adams Trufant, General Manager  (251) 661-3474 or email sally@bbpetstop.com