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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;6, 2025 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333- </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES
  AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
  <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
  STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">81-1005932</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</B></P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>10850 Via Frontera </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>San
  Diego, California 92127 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Inducement Restricted Stock Unit Award </B></P>
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  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Inducement Nonqualified Stock Option Award </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Giovanni Insana </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chief
  Legal Officer and Secretary </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>10850 Via Frontera </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>San
  Diego, California 92127 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(858) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">453-7845</FONT> </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>With a copy to: </I></B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Gina Hancock </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Gibson,
  Dunn&nbsp;&amp; Crutcher LLP </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 2100 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Dallas, TX 75201-2923 </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(214) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">698-3100</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
  <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Indicate by
  check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large
  accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148;, &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P>
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  </TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended
  transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. &#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">This Registration Statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> is being filed by Petco Health and Wellness
  Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;), relating to (i) 1,321,139 shares of the Registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the &#147;Common Stock&#148;), issuable pursuant to the grant of
  restricted stock units, (ii) 647,670 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the grant of performance stock units, and (iii) 393,082 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the grant of nonqualified stock options, in each case, granted as
  inducement awards for employment with the Registrant pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) (the &#147;Inducement Awards&#148;). </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item 1. Plan Information. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> will be
  delivered to the grantee as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In accordance with the instructions to Part I of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> such documents are
  not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. Such documents and the
  documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of
  the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The following documents, which have previously been filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act
  and pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed to be a part hereof: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year
  ended February<U></U>&nbsp;3, 2024, filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1826470/000095017024040516/woof-20240203.htm">April<U></U>&nbsp;3, 2024</A>; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the
  quarterly period ended May&nbsp;4, 2024, filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001826470/000095017024069337/woof-20240504.htm">June<U></U>&nbsp;5, 2024</A>, for the
  quarterly period ended August&nbsp;3, 2024, filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001826470/000095017024105211/woof-20240803.htm">September<U></U>&nbsp;10, 2024</A>, and
  for the quarterly period ended November&nbsp;2, 2024, filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001826470/000095017024134077/woof-20241102.htm">December<U></U>&nbsp;6,
  2024</A>; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">the Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the
  Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001826470/000119312524066384/d812696d8k.htm">March<U></U>&nbsp;
  13, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001826470/000119312524090944/d817913d8k.htm">April<U></U>&nbsp;
  9, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001826470/000119312524138218/d839959d8k.htm">May<U></U>&nbsp;
  14, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001826470/000119312524148156/d843568d8k.htm">May<U></U>&nbsp;
  28, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001826470/000119312524180399/d845993d8k.htm">July<U></U>&nbsp;
  17, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1826470/000095017024085441/woof-20240722.htm">July<U></U>&nbsp;
  23, 2024</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001826470/000119312524192842/d873309d8k.htm">August<U></U>&nbsp;
  2, 2024</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/0001826470/000119312525028619/d876071d8k.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;
  18, 2025</A> (as amended on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1826470/000119312525033440/d918762d8k.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;
  24, 2025</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1826470/000119312525035119/d928084d8ka.htm">February<U></U>&nbsp;25, 2025</A>); and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">the description of the Common Stock included as <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1826470/000156459021017616/woof-ex43_382.htm">Exhibit
   4.3</A> to the Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal year ended January&nbsp;30, 2021, filed with the Commission on April&nbsp;5, 2021, together with any amendment or report filed with
  the Commission for the purpose of updating such description. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">In addition, all documents subsequently
  filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have
  been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless
  specifically stated to the contrary, none of the information that the Registrant discloses under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> that it may from time to time furnish to the Commission
  will be incorporated by reference into, or otherwise included in, this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Any statement, including
  financial statements, contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or
  therein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
  superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
   <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">2 </P>
  
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item 4. Description of Securities. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item 5. Interests of Named
  Experts and Counsel. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Not applicable. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The Registrant&#146;s certificate of incorporation provides that a director and officer will not be liable to the Registrant
  or its stockholders for monetary damages for certain breaches of duty of care to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;). In addition, if the DGCL is amended to authorize the further elimination or
  limitation of the liability of directors or officers, then the liability of a director or officer of the Registrant, in addition to the limitation on personal liability provided for in the Registrant&#146;s certificate of incorporation, will be
  limited to the fullest extent permitted by the amended DGCL. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">In addition, the Registrant&#146;s bylaws provide that the
  Registrant will indemnify, and advance expenses to, any officer or director to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Specifically, under the Registrant&#146;s bylaws, in accordance with Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL, the Registrant&#146;s
  directors and officers are eligible for indemnification against expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified actions, suits, and proceedings whether civil, criminal,
  administrative, or investigative, other than a derivative action by or in the right of the corporation, if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with
  respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that indemnification extends only to expenses, including
  attorneys&#146; fees, incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action and, in accordance with the DGCL, the bylaws requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been
  found liable to the corporation. The bylaws provide that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted by a corporation&#146;s certificate of incorporation, bylaws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement, or
  otherwise. In addition, as permitted under the DGCL, the Registrant may provide indemnification and/or advancement to any other employees or agents of the Registrant and its subsidiaries. The Registrant&#146;s bylaws also provide that the
  Registrants is the indemnitor of first resort for directors affiliated with the Registrant&#146;s controlling stockholder. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The Registrant has entered into written indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers, which provide
  its directors and executive officers with contractual rights to indemnification, and expense advancement and reimbursement, to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL and as summarized above, subject to certain exceptions contained in those
  agreements. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Further, the Registrant maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; insurance to cover its directors,
  officers, and some of its employees for certain liabilities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">The Inducement Awards are granted outside of the Petco
  Health and Wellness Company, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the &#147;2021 Plan&#148;), but are subject to terms and conditions substantially identical to the terms and conditions set forth in the 2021 Plan. The 2021
  Plan provides protection for members of the Registrant&#146;s board or directors or a committee thereof acting under the 2021 Plan for their reliance in good faith upon the advice of counsel, and provides that such individuals shall incur no
  liability except for as a result of gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of their duties with respect to the 2021 Plan. </P>
   <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">3 </P>
  
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;8. Exhibits.
  </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE CELLSPACING="0" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="100%" BORDER="0" STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" ALIGN="center">
  
  
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  <TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center"><B>Exhibit<BR>No.</B></P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; display:table-cell; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="center"><B>Exhibit Description</B></P></TD></TR>
  
  
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;4.1</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1826470/000119312521011439/d72007dex31.htm">Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of
   the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> filed with the Commission on January<U></U>&nbsp;19, 2021).</A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;4.2</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1826470/000119312523173967/d475965dex31.htm">Certificate of Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (incorporated
   by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> filed with the Commission on June<U></U>&nbsp;23, 2023).</A></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;4.3</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1826470/000119312521011439/d72007dex32.htm">Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant&#146;s
   Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> filed with the Commission on January<U></U>&nbsp;19, 2021).</A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&#8199;5.1*</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d923902dex51.htm">Opinion of Gibson, Dunn&nbsp;&amp; Crutcher LLP</A>.</TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1*</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d923902dex231.htm">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.2*</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d923902dex51.htm">Consent of Gibson, Dunn&nbsp;&amp; Crutcher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24.1*</TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="#sig">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement). </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.1*</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d923902dex991.htm">Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. Form of Grant Notice for Inducement Restricted Stock Unit Award and Standard Terms and Conditions for Inducement Restricted Stock Units (Romanko Form).</A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.2*</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d923902dex992.htm">Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. Form of Grant Notice for Inducement Performance Stock Unit Award and Standard Terms and Conditions for Inducement Performance Stock Units (Romanko Form).</A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>99.3*</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d923902dex993.htm">Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. Form of Grant Notice for Inducement Nonqualified Stock Options and Standard Terms and Conditions for Inducement Nonqualified Stock Options (Romanko Form).</A></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>107.1*</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="d923902dexfilingfees.htm">Filing Fee Table. </A></TD></TR>
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  <TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">*</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">Filed herewith. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item 9. Undertakings. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
  <TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
  Registration Statement: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
  <TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
  <TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(i)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
  <TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
  <TD WIDTH="9%">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(ii)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration
  Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
  decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
  prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
  table in the effective Registration Statement; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
   <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">4 </P>
  
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  <TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(iii)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
  Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify"><I>provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the information required to
  be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
  reference in the Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
  amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
  <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
  which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  <TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
  <TR style = "page-break-inside:avoid">
  <TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
  Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
  Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
  shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(h)</TD>
  <TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="justify">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
  officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
  Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
  successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
  settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
  </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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   <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SIGNATURES </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
  meets all of the requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in San Diego California, on the
  6th day of March, 2025. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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  <TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt"><B>PETCO HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMPANY, INC</B>.</P></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">By:</P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">/s/ Joel D. Anderson</P></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Name:</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Joel D. Anderson</P></TD></TR>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Title:</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="justify" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Chief Executive Officer</P></TD></TR>
  </TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><A NAME="sig"></A>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Joel D. Anderson, Sabrina Simmons,
  and Giovanni Insana and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), the individual&#146;s true and lawful <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorney-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agent, with full power of
  substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
  exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, and each of them, full power and
  authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of
  said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents, or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
  capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">/s/ Joel D. Anderson</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Joel D. Anderson</P></TD>
  <TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Chief Executive Officer and Director</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(<I>principal executive officer</I>)</P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">Chief Financial Officer</P>
  <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">(<I>principal financial and accounting officer</I>)</P></TD>
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  <TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="justify">/s/ Gary Briggs</P>
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text: S-8
  As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2025
  Registration No. 333-
  UNITED STATES
  SECURITIES
  AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  WASHINGTON, DC 20549
  FORM
  S-8
  REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  UNDER
  THE
  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
  Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc.
  (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Delaware
  81-1005932
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of
  Incorporation or Organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
  Identification No.)
  Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc.
  10850 Via Frontera
  San
  Diego, California 92127
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Zip Code)
  Inducement Restricted Stock Unit Award
  Inducement Performance Stock Unit Award
  Inducement Nonqualified Stock Option Award
  (Full title of the plan)
  Giovanni Insana
  Chief
  Legal Officer and Secretary
  Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc.
  10850 Via Frontera
  San
  Diego, California 92127
  (858)
  453-7845
  (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
  With a copy to:
  Gina Hancock
  Gibson,
  Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 2100
  Dallas, TX 75201-2923
  (214)
  698-3100
  Indicate by
  check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
  non-accelerated
  filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large
  accelerated filer," "accelerated filer", "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule
  12b-2
  of the Exchange Act.
  Large accelerated filer
  ☐
  Accelerated filer
  ☒
  Non-accelerated filer
  ☐
  Smaller reporting company
  ☐
  Emerging growth company
  ☐
  If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended
  transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
  EXPLANATORY NOTE
  This Registration Statement on Form
  S-8
  is being filed by Petco Health and Wellness
  Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"), relating to (i) 1,321,139 shares of the Registrant's Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), issuable pursuant to the grant of
  restricted stock units, (ii) 647,670 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the grant of performance stock units, and (iii) 393,082 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the grant of nonqualified stock options, in each case, granted as
  inducement awards for employment with the Registrant pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4) (the "Inducement Awards").
  PART I
  INFORMATION
  REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
  Item 1. Plan Information.
  The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form
  S-8
  will be
  delivered to the grantee as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with the instructions to Part I of Form
  S-8,
  such documents are
  not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. Such documents and the
  documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of Form
  S-8,
  taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of
  the Securities Act.
  PART II
  INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
  Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.
  The following documents, which have previously been filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to the Securities Act
  and pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:
  (a)
  the Registrant's Annual Report on Form
  10-K
  for the fiscal year
  ended February
  3, 2024, filed with the Commission on
  April
  3, 2024
  ;
  (b)
  the Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form
  10-Q
  for the
  quarterly period ended May 4, 2024, filed with the Commission on
  June
  5, 2024
  , for the
  quarterly period ended August 3, 2024, filed with the Commission on
  September
  10, 2024
  , and
  for the quarterly period ended November 2, 2024, filed with the Commission on
  December
  6,
  2024
  ;
  (c)
  the Registrant's Current Reports on Form
  8-K
  filed with the
  Commission on
  March
  13, 2024
  ,
  April
  9, 2024
  ,
  May
  14, 2024
  ,
  May
  28, 2024
  ,
  July
  17, 2024
  ,
  July
  23, 2024
  ,
  August
  2, 2024
  , and
  February
  18, 2025
  (as amended on
  February
  24, 2025
  and
  February
  25, 2025
  ); and
  (d)
  the description of the Common Stock included as
  Exhibit
   4.3
  to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form
  10-K
  for the fiscal year ended January 30, 2021, filed with the Commission on April 5, 2021, together with any amendment or report filed with
  the Commission for the purpose of updating such description.
  In addition, all documents subsequently
  filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have
  been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless
  specifically stated to the contrary, none of the information that the Registrant discloses under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on Form
  8-K
  that it may from time to time furnish to the Commission
  will be incorporated by reference into, or otherwise included in, this Registration Statement.
  Any statement, including
  financial statements, contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or
  therein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
  superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
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  Item 4. Description of Securities.
  Not applicable.
  Item 5. Interests of Named
  Experts and Counsel.
  Not applicable.
  Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
  The Registrant's certificate of incorporation provides that a director and officer will not be liable to the Registrant
  or its stockholders for monetary damages for certain breaches of duty of care to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"). In addition, if the DGCL is amended to authorize the further elimination or
  limitation of the liability of directors or officers, then the liability of a director or officer of the Registrant, in addition to the limitation on personal liability provided for in the Registrant's certificate of incorporation, will be
  limited to the fullest extent permitted by the amended DGCL.
  In addition, the Registrant's bylaws provide that the
  Registrant will indemnify, and advance expenses to, any officer or director to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL.
  Specifically, under the Registrant's bylaws, in accordance with Section 145 of the DGCL, the Registrant's
  directors and officers are eligible for indemnification against expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified actions, suits, and proceedings whether civil, criminal,
  administrative, or investigative, other than a derivative action by or in the right of the corporation, if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with
  respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that indemnification extends only to expenses, including
  attorneys' fees, incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action and, in accordance with the DGCL, the bylaws requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been
  found liable to the corporation. The bylaws provide that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted by a corporation's certificate of incorporation, bylaws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement, or
  otherwise. In addition, as permitted under the DGCL, the Registrant may provide indemnification and/or advancement to any other employees or agents of the Registrant and its subsidiaries. The Registrant's bylaws also provide that the
  Registrants is the indemnitor of first resort for directors affiliated with the Registrant's controlling stockholder.
  The Registrant has entered into written indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers, which provide
  its directors and executive officers with contractual rights to indemnification, and expense advancement and reimbursement, to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL and as summarized above, subject to certain exceptions contained in those
  agreements.
  Further, the Registrant maintains directors' and officers' insurance to cover its directors,
  officers, and some of its employees for certain liabilities.
  The Inducement Awards are granted outside of the Petco
  Health and Wellness Company, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the "2021 Plan"), but are subject to terms and conditions substantially identical to the terms and conditions set forth in the 2021 Plan. The 2021
  Plan provides protection for members of the Registrant's board or directors or a committee thereof acting under the 2021 Plan for their reliance in good faith upon the advice of counsel, and provides that such individuals shall incur no
  liability except for as a result of gross negligence or willful misconduct in the performance of their duties with respect to the 2021 Plan.
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  Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
  Not applicable.
  Item 8. Exhibits.
  Exhibit
  No.
  Exhibit Description
  4.1
  Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of
   the Registrant's Current Report on Form
  8-K,
  filed with the Commission on January
  19, 2021).
  4.2
  Certificate of Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (incorporated
   by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registrant's Current Report on Form
  8-K,
  filed with the Commission on June
  23, 2023).
  4.3
  Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrant's
   Current Report on Form
  8-K,
  filed with the Commission on January
  19, 2021).
  5.1*
  Opinion of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  .
  23.1*
  Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
  23.2*
  Consent of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
  24.1*
  Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement).
  99.1*
  Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. Form of Grant Notice for Inducement Restricted Stock Unit Award and Standard Terms and Conditions for Inducement Restricted Stock Units (Romanko Form).
  99.2*
  Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. Form of Grant Notice for Inducement Performance Stock Unit Award and Standard Terms and Conditions for Inducement Performance Stock Units (Romanko Form).
  99.3*
  Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. Form of Grant Notice for Inducement Nonqualified Stock Options and Standard Terms and Conditions for Inducement Nonqualified Stock Options (Romanko Form).
  107.1*
  Filing Fee Table.
  *
  Filed herewith.
  Item 9. Undertakings.
  (a)
  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
  (1)
  To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
  Registration Statement:
  (i)
  To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
  (ii)
  To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration
  Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
  decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
  prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
  table in the effective Registration Statement; and
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  (iii)
  To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
  Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
  provided
  ,
  however
  , that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to
  be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
  reference in the Registration Statement.
  (2)
  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective
  amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
  bona fide
  offering thereof.
  (3)
  To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered
  which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
  (b)
  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
  Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
  Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
  shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
  (h)
  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors,
  officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities
  Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the
  successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
  settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
  5
  SIGNATURES
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
  meets all of the requirements for filing on Form
  S-8
  and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in San Diego California, on the
  6th day of March, 2025.
  PETCO HEALTH AND WELLNESS COMPANY, INC
  .
  By:
  /s/ Joel D. Anderson
  Name:
  Joel D. Anderson
  Title:
  Chief Executive Officer
  POWER OF ATTORNEY
  KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Joel D. Anderson, Sabrina Simmons,
  and Giovanni Insana and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), the individual's true and lawful
  attorney-in-fact
  and agent, with full power of
  substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all
  exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said
  attorneys-in-fact
  and agents, and each of them, full power and
  authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of
  said
  attorneys-in-fact
  and agents, or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
  capacities and on the dates indicated.
  Signature
  Title
  Date
  /s/ Joel D. Anderson
  Joel D. Anderson
  Chief Executive Officer and Director
  (
  principal executive officer
  )
  March 6, 2025
  /s/ Sabrina Simmons
  Sabrina Simmons
  Chief Financial Officer
  (
  principal financial and accounting officer
  )
  March 6, 2025
  /s/ Glenn Murphy
  Glenn Murphy
  Executive Chairman
  March 6, 2025
  /s/ Cameron Breitner
  Cameron Breitner
  Director
  March 6, 2025
  /s/ Gary Briggs
  Gary Briggs
  Director
  March 6, 2025
  /s/ Nishad Chande
  Nishad Chande
  Director
  March 6, 2025
  /s/ Christy Lake
  Christy Lake
  Director
  March 6, 2025
  /s/ David Lubek
  David Lubek
  Director
  March 6, 2025
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  /s/ R. Michael Mohan
  R. Michael Mohan
  Director
  March 6, 2025
  /s/ Christopher J. Stadler
  Christopher J. Stadler
  Director
  March 6, 2025
  /s/ Mary Sullivan
  Mary Sullivan
  Director
  March 6, 2025
  /s/ Iris Yen
  Iris Yen
  Director
  March 6, 2025