(PRESS RELEASE) PHOENIX – Nearly 90 million U.S. households include pets and PetSmart Charities estimates that 30 million pets live in homes with people coping with food insecurity. When people face hunger, their pets can too. On Pet Hunger Awareness Day (Sept. 24), PetSmart Charities will partner with Feeding America to raise awareness about pet hunger in communities across the country – together, addressing hunger at both ends of the leash.