Current News
Backer Spring Show Returns to Atlantic City
H.H. Backer Associates (Chicago) has rescheduled its 2011 Pet Industry Spring Trade Show for April 13-15, 2011—a Wednesday-through-Friday format—at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, N.J., based on buyer feedback in an Internet-based survey conducted by the company in May... 
Marine Trade Reform Sought
Scientists unhappy with a lack of international action to regulate trade in coral reef wildlife are calling on the United States to spearhead reforms in a paper published in the June issue of Marine Policy...
A proposal to ban the sale of dogs and cats in pet stores in El Paso, Texas, was scheduled for an August hearing at press time...
Companies Use Educational Outreach
Pet products manufacturers are broadening their marketing reach by offering boot camps and universities to teach potential customers—both young and old—how to feed and care for companion animals...
Pet Stores Continue Gulf Help
Pet companies, from retailers to manufacturers, continue to collect and send donations south to help wildlife devastated by the massive oil in the Gulf of Mexico...
Hagen Gets Gold for Green Certification
Rolf C. Hagen Inc.’s 54,000-square-foot global headquarters in Montreal features some unique items—like a gleaming wood conference table made from trees that were cut down to make way for the building’s construction...
Fun on Tap at Backer’s Christmas Show
More than 8,000 qualified pet industry professionals are expected to attend H.H. Backer’s Pet Industry Christmas Trade Show and Educational Conference, Oct. 8-10, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont (Chicago), Ill. They’ll have the opportunity to visit exhibits by more than 700 pet supply manufacturers and distributors...
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