eGroomer Journal January / March 2014
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PetGroomer.com Publications
How Petco is Helping Protect People and Pets at Their Grooming Salons During COVID-19
As news and information around COVID19 continues to evolve, all of us at Petco are doing everything we can to take care of pets, pet parents and our own Petco employees (we call them partners!) during this time. We’re proud to remain open and continue serving pets’ grooming needs, and have taken the following proactive, precautionary steps to protect everyone in the broader Petco family. CLEANING All Petco stores are cleaned and sanitized daily as part of our normal business operations. In an effort to keep our
salons safe as we all navigate COVID19, we’ve increased the frequency and extent of those cleanings. This includes sanitizing after each pet and soaking all equipment in a pet-safe disinfectant after each use. Additionally, our grooming salons hold 15 to 20-minute windows in between each grooming appointment to properly clean and disinfect the work area (counters, stations, and equipment) before welcoming the next pet. To add some fun to the mix, multiple cleaning dance parties take place throughout the day with mops doubling as great microphones! MASKING UP Based on guidance from the CDC and other public health experts, and to help protect the health and safety of our Petco partners, guests and the broader communities we serve, we respectfully require CDC-compliant facial coverings in all Petco stores. We’ve made 11.7 million disposable gloves and 4.4 mil-
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