Economic Growth Predicted for 2010
Experts have been forecasting a 2010 economic rebound for months, and a few encouraging factors at the close of 2009 indicate that those predictions could be on target... 
Industry Mourns Ken Chancey
Ken Chancey, president of Pet Food Ltd. in Tampa, Fla., died Dec. 2, 2009, as a result of injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was 53...
Wisconsin Enacts Commercial Dog Breeder Bill
Gov. Jim Doyle in December signed a bill to regulate breeders who sell more than 25 dogs or three litters a year in the state of Wisconsin...
Business Boos Health Care Bill
Health care reform moved closer to reality in late December with the passage of the Senate’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. But big business and small business alike were still urging legislators to go back to the drawing board at press time...
‘Dog-Napping’ Laws Proposed
An alarming rise in “dog-nappings” is prompting legislators to propose laws to toughen penalties for those who steal pets, according to the American Kennel Club (New York)...
Iconic Chicago Pet Store Closes
Chicago’s iconic Animal Kingdom, which often seemed more like a three-ring circus than a pet store, retired its shingle in December after 65 years in business...
Petland Opens Small-Format Store
Hot on the heels of another retail giant’s smaller, more urban-driven format, Petland Inc. debuted a smaller-store format in Hillsboro, Ohio. The new format does not sell dogs, but does carry small birds, reptiles, fish, ferrets and other small animals. It also offers grooming services...
FDA Launches Pet Health Widget
Taking steps to be more transparent, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Silver Spring, Md.) launched a pet health and safety widget that grants users quick access to content on the FDA’s Web site...
Diamond Pet Foods (Meta, Mo.) at press time continued to recall Premium Edge Finicky Adult Cat and Premium Edge Hairball cat foods because they lack thiamine, which can lead to health issues and even fatal illness...
The Pet Industry Transformation conference, designed to bring together the food, specialty, over-the-counter and pharmaceutical branches of the pet industry, will debut Feb. 11-12 at the Luxor Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas...
Good Turnout Expected for Global Pet 2010
Up to 800 companies will show off the newest pet products at Global Pet Expo, set for March 25-27 in the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla...
Retailers Can Discover Gold in Baltimore
X marks the spot in Baltimore, where more than 5,000 distributors, pet store owners and grooming professionals will convene for H.H. Backer’s 22nd Annual Pet Industry Spring Trade Show and Educational Conference. Discover treasures April 23-25, when 300 pet supply manufacturers and distributors display their wares in more than 500 booths at the Baltimore Convention Center... |
