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PET AGE QuickPoll
How will Barack Obama’s economic policies affect your business?
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Aging Pets Bolster Revenue for Pet Industry
Longer-living pets could turn out to be unlikely business heroes during the current economic downturn, as consumers continue to spend big bucks on pharmaceutical and over-the-counter medications for their animal companions, predicts a new report... 
Salmonella Risks Associated With Pet Food Continue
Given that dog food has a one-year shelf life, we may not have seen the end of a string of salmonella infections that have sickened at least 79 people and sparked a voluntary pet food recall and a plant closure...
Pet Retailers Wary of Obama Policies
Barack Obama won the presidency under the mantra of “hope” and “change.” But pet store owners aren’t so sure they’re going to like his changes—and they’re feeling more worried than hopeful about effects on their business...
USDA Proposes New Animal Welfare Act Rule
Dealers, intermediate handlers, carriers, exhibitors and research facilities will need to devise detailed plans for coping with natural disasters and other emergencies if a new rule recently proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is approved...
Mexico Bans Parrot Exports
President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa in October signed into law a bill to ban the capture and export of Mexican wild parrots...
Feds Launch Economic Recovery Site
With retail sales plunging a record 2.8 percent in October—the fourth straight month of losses—the government has launched an informational Web site to aid Main Street’s economic recovery...
Pet Food Settlement Reached
The emotional toll from the tainted pet food drama of 2007 may linger, but a major legal chapter of the story appears to be closed...
Companies Build Product-Filled Dream House for Pets
A Canadian company is bringing together suppliers, tradesmen and consumers to build a C$1 million brick-and-mortar house designed and furnished for family pets as part of a broader effort to provide information about pets and home life...
Hunte Breeder Conference Draws 2,500
More than 2,500 professional pet breeders and industry leaders attended the ninth annual Breeder Educational Conference, held Sept. 26-27 in Joplin, Mo., by The Hunte Corp. (Goodman, Mo.), making it largest event of its kind...
Speakers will examine economic forecasts and business relationships.
Executives attending the Pet Industry Distributors Association’s 2009 Management Conference, to be held Jan.13-16 at the newly renovated PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., will be able to take advantage of additional one-on-one executive conference with current and prospective trading partners. ..
Global Pet Expo Debuts ‘Retailer Summit’
Global Pet Expo will feature a new event to help retailers expand their networking opportunities and share ideas with fellow pet store owners: The Pet Products Retailer Summit is designed to welcome free-flowing discussion about all retail issues...
Backer Show Goes Back to Baltimore
Qualified buyers will get the chance to win up to $50,000 in cash and prizes in the Royal Flush Contest at H.H. Backer’s 21st Annual Pet Industry Spring Trade Show and Educational Conference, April 3-5 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore... |
