Announcement of Pets First Group Adoption Event on August 2, 2026 (Sun) at NICO PET Kuki Shobu Store

Pets First Holdings Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Representative: Haruhiko Sakamoto, hereinafter referred to as our group), which upholds the philosophy of "Pets always come first," will hold an adoption event on August 2, 2026 (Sun) at the "NICO PET Kuki Shobu Store" located within Home Center Musashi Kuki Shobu.

[Event Overview]

● Date and Time: August 2, 2026 (Sun) 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

● Venue: NICO PET Kuki Shobu Store

(Home Center Musashi Kuki Shobu Store, 7004 Shobu, Kuki City, Saitama Prefecture)

● Content: Introduction of pets seeking foster homes, consultations with care staff also available.

● Participation Fee: Free

Pets First's Foster Home Search Activities

Under the philosophy of "Pets always come first," Pets First engages in foster home search activities as a responsible initiative that looks ahead to the pet's life and future from before they are welcomed into a home.

Pets that develop illnesses or other conditions before sale are treated until they are fully cured or their health can be maintained with ongoing care, and then handed over to foster parents who understand their condition. We also act as an agent to find foster homes on behalf of customers who find it difficult to continue caring for their pets for unavoidable reasons. Furthermore, since 2013, we have been continuously engaged in adoption activities for stray dogs and cats rescued from public health centers and animal welfare centers as part of our CSR activity, "Pets always come first Project."

These pets, waiting for new families, are primarily cared for daily with love by our care staff at our care facility, "Pet Care & Adoption Center Nikko." Adoption events have been regularly held at this facility since 2023, providing opportunities for over 30 pets to find new families.

▲ Scene from an adoption event at Pet Care & Adoption Center Nikko ▲ Scene from an outreach adoption event

*1: Information on past adoption events, as well as the philosophy and initiatives for the happiness of all Pets First Group pets, are distributed via newsletters and foster home search activity reports. Please take a look.

Regarding the Event at NICO PET Kuki Shobu Store

This time, the adoption event will be held at "NICO PET Kuki Shobu Store," a specialty pet store within Home Center Musashi Kuki Shobu, operated by our group's parent company, Arclands Corporation. This is the first time an adoption event will be held within a Home Center Musashi store, and we aim to provide more customers with the opportunity to meet pets awaiting foster homes.

NICO PET, with its slogan "Supporting all pet lives from cradle to grave," offers a wide range of services in addition to selling abundant pet supplies, including beauty salons and pet hotels, to meet diverse pet life needs.

At the adoption event, staff who are regularly involved in pet care will carefully explain the pet's personality, health status, and future life.

Additionally, pets are welcome at NICO PET Kuki Shobu Store, and you can also enjoy shopping at the store. It is perfectly fine to just interact with the pets. Please feel free to stop by.

Future Adoption Event Schedule

Moving forward, through collaboration with each NICO PET store, we will continue to hold community-based adoption events, expanding opportunities for pets waiting to meet their new families.

We will also continue to hold adoption events regularly at "Pet Care & Adoption Center Nikko."

*Please note that the schedule of events is subject to change. We will provide the latest information as it becomes available.

Pets First Group will continue to promote initiatives that prioritize the happiness of all pets, together with Arclands.

About Pet Care & Adoption Center Nikko

Pet Care & Adoption Center Nikko is a pet care facility operated by Pets First.

Opened in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture, in 2007, it is a comprehensive facility that offers paid foster home search agency services and lifelong care services with the aim of ensuring that pets, regardless of their circumstances, can live happy lives.

It boasts a vast site of approximately 30,000 tsubo (about 99,000 square meters) and hygienic facilities, including an examination room where veterinarians provide medical care.

[Official Website] https://nikko.pfirst.jp/

[Official Instagram] https://www.instagram.com/petcare_adoption_nikko/

[Official Youtube] https://youtube.com/@pfirst_nikko?si=dXSFQpN7Xe3Gm5hq

[List of Pets Available for Adoption] https://nikko.pfirst.jp/contents/adoption_available/

Company Information

[Company Name] Pets First Holdings Co., Ltd.

[Location] ORIX Meguro Building 9F, 1-24-12 Meguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0063

[Capital] 100 million yen

[Sales] 14,659 million yen (FY2024 actual)

[Number of Employees] 1,279 (including 99 veterinarians and 79 animal nursing assistants *including outsourced staff) As of the end of May 2026

[Representative] Haruhiko Sakamoto, Representative Director, Chairman & CEO

Nobumasa Masamune, Director & President, COO

[Newsletter] https://www.pfirst.jp/newsletter.html

*On June 6, 2025, Pets First Holdings Co., Ltd. became a group company of Arclands Corporation.

[Company Name] Arclands Corporation

[Location] 445 Kamitsugoro, Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture 955-8501

[Capital] 6,462 million yen

[Sales] 341,141 million yen (FY2026 Feb. term)

[Number of Employees] 14,579

[Representative] Haruhiko Sakamoto, Representative Director, Chairman & CEO

Yoshifumi Sato, Representative Director & President, COO

[Other]

Arclands Corporation aims to be a leading group in providing life value with the slogan "Fulfilling Life, Fulfilling Hearts," and develops businesses related to "living" and "eating," such as the home centers "Musashi" and "Viva Home," the tonkatsu specialty restaurant "Katsuya," and the karaage set meal specialty restaurant "Karayama."

By continuously evolving and changing, we pursue specialization and respond to customers' desires to "enrich their lives further."

Contact Information

[Regarding this article]

Pets First Holdings Co., Ltd.

General Affairs Department, Public Relations & CSR Group

Phone: 03-6910-4500

Contact: Nishikawa, Ono