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CENTRAL GARDEN & PET vs PetSmart

On overall TruNorth grade, PetSmart scores higher (CENTRAL GARDEN & PET: C, PetSmart: B). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

C
CENTRAL GARDEN & PET
49/100
B
PetSmart
60/100

Political donations

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET

FEC: $304K in executive political donations; partisan lean split across 15 executive donors.

PetSmart

No public record found.

Environment

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET

hazardous waste violation: $141K in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

PetSmart

No public record found.

Labor

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET

23 federal penalties totaling $780K since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

PetSmart

1 OSHA severe-injury reports in past 2y (0 amputations); 17 since 2015.

DEI

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET

EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2020, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 6,060 US employees — 39.3% women, 42.4% racial/ethnic minorities; management 34.9% women, 16.1% minorities.

PetSmart

No public record found.

Charity

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET

No public record found.

PetSmart

$100M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~1.19% of revenue) via PetSmart Charities.

Animal testing

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET

No public record found.

PetSmart

World Animal Protection 'Pets in the Wild' scorecard flagged PetSmart on exotic-animal sourcing. [WAP Behind]

Firearms

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET

No federal firearms license on record for this company in the ATF FFL registry — no licensed firearms dealing or manufacturing.

PetSmart

No federal firearms license on record for this company in the ATF FFL registry — no licensed firearms dealing or manufacturing.

Privacy

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET

No public record found.

PetSmart

No public record found.

Executive pay

CENTRAL GARDEN & PET

No public record found.

PetSmart

No public record found.

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