ADVISORY/HUMAN RIGHTS 101 Honors New York and New Jersey High School Students For Outstanding Human Rights Projects at Brooklyn Reception

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thirteen.S., Bronx, NY; School for Democracy and Leadership ,
Brooklyn, NY; St.S.

com. Through the PETCO Foundation, PETCO
endeavors to be a community leader in promoting the welfare of companion
animals, as well as the importance of the human-animal bond.

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. Major support for HUMAN RIGHTS
101 is provided by Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation .S. Haledon, NJ; Monmouth Regional
H., Staten
Island, NY; Paul Robeson H.trainingmag.com.

PETCO (Nasdaq: PETC) is a leading specialty retailer of premium pet food,
supplies and services with a commitment to quality animal care and education.
PETCO's strategy is to offer its customers a complete assortment of
pet-related products and services at competitive prices, with superior levels
of customer service at convenient locations, by hiring pet lovers and training
them to become counselors to our pet-loving customers.

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The
event will include a gallery of the students '
projects and student films.

HUMAN RIGHTS 101 is an initiative of Thirteen's
Education Department.m.

WHERE: International Center for Tolerance Education
25 Washington St.S., and Verizon Wireless. For more information on PETCO or the PETCO Foundation,
visit http://www.petco. More than 2,500
non-profit grassroots animal welfare organizations from around the nation have
received support from the Foundation.

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, Tinton Falls, NJ; Montclair H.

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Students from New York City, New Jersey
and upstate New York worked to address issues of
their choice, which included war, peace, hunger,
culture, homelessness, women's rights, civil rights,
immigration, and more through art, performance,
film, public events, and political advocacy.org/edonline /hr101.PETCO. PETCO operates more
than 720 neighborhood stores in 47 states and the District of Columbia , as
well as a leading destination for on-line pet food and supplies at
http://www.

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Dominic Academy ,
Jersey City, NJ; The Brooklyn Transition Center, Brooklyn, NJ; and The
Child School - Legacy H., and Delta Airlines.

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(search for "HUMAN RIGHTS 101") or visit HUMAN
RIGHTS 101 online at
www.S., Bronx, NY; Notre Dame Academy H., Roosevelt Island, NY

Interviews with individual high school representatives,
Thirteen/WNET staff or funders will be arranged upon request. Pet Retailer Ranked Among Leading Companies in Human Resources Development

SAN DIEGO, PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc.

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Community Desks/TV Writers
ADVISORY . Murrow H.S. Other
distinguished brands on the 2005 list include IBM, Pfizer, General Mills,
Starbucks Coffee Co.

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org/pressroom/index.S. Training magazine specially
recognized PETCO's 20-hour Companion Animal Specialist certification program,
which provides PETCO retail associates with animal care and customer
satisfaction knowledge. "I'm pleased that the
talented people I work with have been recognized for the training programs and
culture change initiatives we have implemented at PETCO ."
To learn more about Training Magazine's "Top 100" list, visit
http://www.

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WHAT: High school students who have made outstanding
efforts to address human rights issues will be
honored for their participation in Thirteen /WNET New
York's HUMAN RIGHTS 101 initiative in a reception at
the International Center for Tolerance Education in
Brooklyn., Brooklyn, NY; Flushing H. Anthony H. Excelling in the areas of employee
retention, internal promotions, product output , customer service, customer
loyalty, revenue, and safety and health issues, PETCO was distinguished with a
crystal award, ranking in the 68th position. Companies answer a detailed questionnaire
providing both quantitative and qualitative data, and, if considered for the
list, Training magazine's editorial staff conducts follow-up interviews for
further evaluation.
"We are honored to be included among America's best for supporting PETCO's
performance improvement and learning program development efforts," says Steven
Jensen, PETCO's Director of Performance and Learning.

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Further details are available in the Thirteen
Online Pressroom,
http://www.

WHEN: Saturday, June 4, 2005, noon to 2:30 p., Montclair, NJ; Mott Haven
Village Preparatory H.S.

PETCO Animal Supplies Named to Training Magazine 'Top 100'

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thirteen. - Champions
Club, Flushing, NY; Indi-Onteora Community School, Boiceville, NY;
Mary Help of Christians Academy, N.S.
PETCO joins 22 other newcomers to the prestigious list, including
Microsoft Corporation, Nextel Communications Inc.

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at Plymouth Street, DUMBO, Brooklyn

WHO: - Ronald Thorpe, vice president and director,
Education Department, Thirteen
- Suzanne Guthrie, producer, LAB@Thirteen
- Marcella Manubens, vice president, Human Rights
Programs, Phillips-Van Heusen
- Carol Stakenas, program officer, Third Millennium;
director ICTE

High school students and their faculty advisors from:

Edward R. for Business + Technology, Brooklyn, NY;
Preston H.
The 2005 list, Training magazine's fourth-annual ranking, evaluated
companies based on extensive research through a multi-tiered nomination,
application, and interview process .com.

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S., Jersey City, NJ; St.
is pleased to announce that Training magazine, a professional development
publication that advocates workforce training as a business tool, has recently
recognized the company as one of the leading organizations in human capital
development in its 2005 "Top 100" list . The PETCO Foundation, PETCO's non-profit organization, has
raised more than $21 million since inception in 1999.

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