PHOENIX, AZ, Oct. 5, 2009 (Marketwire) --

PHOENIX, AZ -- (Marketwire) -- 10/05/09 -- PetSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PETM) declared a quarterly common stock cash dividend of ten cents ($0.10) per share. The dividend is payable November 13, 2009 to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 30, 2009.

About PetSmart

PetSmart, Inc. is the largest specialty pet retailer of services and solutions for the lifetime needs of pets. The company operates more than 1,145 pet stores in the United States and Canada, 156 in-store PetSmart PetsHotel® cat and dog boarding facilities, and is a leading online provider of pet supplies and pet care information (www.petsmart.com). PetSmart provides a broad range of competitively priced pet food and pet products; and offers complete pet training, pet grooming, pet boarding, Doggie Day Camp(SM) pet day care services and pet adoption services. Since 1994, PetSmart Charities, Inc., an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit animal welfare organization, has funded more than $87 million in grants and programs benefiting animal welfare organizations and, through its in-store pet adoption programs, has helped save the lives of more than 3.6 million pets.