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Pet Supply Sales Are Climbing to the $15 Billion Mark, Study Says
Pet owners’ willingness to trade up to higher-priced premium non-food pet supplies will drive the overall market to reach nearly $15 billion by 2011, according to a report by market research publisher Packaged Facts, a division of MarketResearch.com (New York)...  APPMA Survey Shows That Pet Ownership Is on the Rise
Pet ownership in the United States has increased at a steady pace over the past two decades to reach its highest level ever, with 71.1 million households—63 percent of the 133.7 million total U.S. households—owning at least one pet, according to the 2007-2008 National Pet Owners Survey by the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (Greenwich, Conn.)... Petco Honors Top Vendors and Employees
Petco Animal Supplies Inc. (San Diego) honored dozens of its top vendors and outstanding stores and store managers during its annual trade show, held Aug. 13-17 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif... FDA Warns Consumers of Possible Botulism in Canned Dog Foods
The Food and Drug Administration in July warned consumers not to feed certain canned dog food products from Castleberry’s Food Co. (Augusta, Ga.) due to the risk of botulism poisoning...
APPMA Awards Jules Schwimmer Scholarships
The American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (Greenwich, Conn.) awarded $1,500 Jules Schwimmer Scholarships to eight exemplary college students with family ties to APPMA member firms: Jessica Carter, Hamilton Products Inc. (Ocala, Fla.); Kathleen Hall, American Wood Fibers Inc. (Columbia, Md.); Kyla Kohagen, PlanetWise Products Inc. (Pine Bluff, Ark.); Kendra Lineback, Dowell Manufacturing Inc. (Longwood, Fla.); Jennifer Nahay, Dad’s Pet Care (Meadville, Pa.), Jeffrey Faust, Kaytee Products Inc. (Chilton, Wis.); and Christina O’Dell, Woodstream Corp. (Lititz, Pa.)... Analysts Expect Spectrum to Sell ‘Strategic Asset’
With a net loss of $7.4 million for the 2007 third quarter due largely to restructuring charges, debt-laden Spectrum Brands Inc. (Atlanta) planned to sell an unnamed “strategic asset” at press time... AKC Creates Mixed-Breed Program
In a recent survey by the American Kennel Club (New York) of its members, 65 percent agreed AKC breed clubs should have the option to offer classes for mixed-breed dogs at obedience, rally, tracking and agility trials. The survey was conducted to gauge members’ attitudes toward creating a mixed-breed listing service and allowing mixed breeds to compete in AKC events... California Firm Files Recall-Related Lawsuit
In a first-of-its-kind legal action against a China-based company, the law firm of Audet & Partners L.L.P. (San Francisco) in August filed a class-action lawsuit against Binzhou Futian Biological Technology Co. Ltd. in California State Superior Court seeking damages and other relief arising from injuries to owners whose dogs and cats became sick or died from ingesting melamine during this spring’s massive pet food recall... New Dog Law in Rhode Island Imposes Restrictions on Retailers
A warranty law that became effective July 6, 2007, in Rhode Island allows buyers to recover reimbursements for sick dogs, dogs with congenital conditions, or dogs that die from an illness, disease or other defect that existed on or before they bought the animal. Furthermore, the purchaser is entitled to “all remedies” in the act if the seller misrepresents the breed of an animal, according to the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (Washington)... AAFCO Moves Forward With Good Manufacturing Practices
Regulations governing current Good Manufacturing Practice gained approval from the Feed Manufacturing Committee at the Association of American Feed Control Officials’ August meeting in Grand Rapids, Mich... FDA Announces New Food Safety Program
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration at the end of July launched a national program designed to standardize food safety programs from state to state...
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