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Nylabone Cares™ Gives Back With $1.3 Million of Donations in 2025
NEPTUNE CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nylabone, an iconic brand in the Central Garden & Pet portfolio, has donated chew toys and treats valued at more than
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[{"type":"text","content":" NEPTUNE CITY, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nNylabone, an iconic brand in the Central Garden & Pet portfolio, has donated chew toys and treats valued at more than $1.3 million, along with monetary contributions, to animal welfare organizations in 2025. The donations were made through Nylabone Cares™, the brand’s program dedicated to supporting shelter dogs, service animals, and other canines preparing for a new life and family.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251202101601/en/Nylabone has donated chew toys and treats valued at more than $1.3 million, along with monetary contributions, to animal welfare organizations in 2025.\nThroughout 2025, Nylabone donated over 100,000 durable chew toys to animal shelters across the United States. Designed to safely satisfy dogs’ natural urge to chew, Nylabone® chew toys help encourage non-destructive behavior, ease anxiety and stress, and keep dogs enriched and engaged as they wait to find their forever homes.\n\nTo commemorate Nylabone’s 70th birthday, the brand launched CHEWS For Good™ with Best Friends Animal Society. For every 2025 purchase, Nylabone will donate a chew toy to shelter dogs at Best Friends Animal Society-affiliated shelters and rescues—up to 25,000 chew toys! Pet parents can participate by uploading their Nylabone® receipt to nylabonecares.com.\n\n“For more than 70 years, we’ve recognized how much of an impact dogs make on our lives—and how much of an impact chewing makes on theirs,” said Glen S. Axelrod, President and CEO of Nylabone Products. “Giving dogs in need quality, durable chew toys not only enriches their own lives but teaches them the non-destructive chewing habits they need to live happily with their future pet parents.”\n\nNylabone Cares supports a variety of shelters, rescues, and assistance dog organizations nationwide including but not limited to: American Humane Society, America's VetDogs, Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, and the ASPCA. The program is also dedicated to supporting nonprofits in Nylabone’s home state of New Jersey and the surrounding areas, such as Monmouth County SPCA, Popcorn Park Zoo, Associated Humane Societies of NJ, and North Shore Animal League. In addition, Nylabone employees helped local families during the holiday season by donating Thanksgiving turkeys to F...