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Bad Economy Hasn’t Hurt Pet-Related Spending, Says APPA Study
Americans show loyalty toward a wide range of things, from political parties to sports teams to lipsticks. But there’s one area of devotion that most folks can agree on: their pets... 
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in January announced a proposed ban on the importation of Burmese pythons and eight other non-native constrictor snakes. The proposal also would bar interstate sale and transportation of the reptiles...
U.S. Consumer Confidence Begins to Rebound
January 2010 marked a turning point in the financial world, according to the RBC CASH Index. After declining throughout much of 2009, American consumer confidence improved sharply at the start of 2010, returning to levels not seen since the financial crisis began in September 2008...
Dieter Hagen Marks 50 Years as ‘Face of Hagen’
When Dieter Hagen arrived in Canada to work for his brother Rolf, he never dreamed he’d be there half a century later—or that his brother’s bird seed business would grow into Rolf C. Hagen Inc., the largest privately owned specialty pet company in the world...
Spectrum Emerges From Bankruptcy Protection
Spectrum Brands Inc. (Atlanta), which completed a financial restructuring while under bankruptcy protection in 2009, reported net income of $1.152 billion for the 2009 fourth quarter...
Hunte Kennel Systems and Animal Care Inc. (Goodman, Mo.) in December agreed to pay $56,632 to the United States to settle allegations that it relabeled and sold misbranded cattle and hog insecticide as a flea and tick treatment for dogs...
Petland Case Moves Forward
Judge David G. Campbell of the U.S. District Court of Arizona dismissed all claims that The Hunte Corp. (Goodman, Mo.) sold sick puppies from substandard facilities to Petland Inc. (Chillicothe, Ohio) and 29 of 31 claims that Petland Inc. sold sick puppies...
CIPS Draws Visitors From 68 Countries
The 13th China International Pet Show, held Nov. 16-19, exceeded expectations in a year of global economic crisis, according to show promoters. Nearly 27,000 registrants—up from the previous year’s 25,000—attended the show, held at the China Import & Export Fair Pazhou Complex in Guangzhou, China...
NDGAA Hosts 700 Groomers at Florida Event
Record-breaking high temperatures greeted groomers attending the 24th annual Fun in the Sun seminar and trade show, held Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in Celebration-Kissimmee, Fla., by the National Dog Groomers Association of America (Clark, Pa.)...
Free Consulting Sessions Debut at Backer’s Spring Show
Retailers, distributors and manufacturers can get free expert advice on a variety of business-related topics during H.H. Backer’s Pet Industry Spring Trade Show, April 23-25 in Baltimore...
Interzoo Predicts 2010 Success
Exhibitor registration levels six months prior to Interzoo are good, said organizers of the world’s biggest supplies exhibition. More than 1,100 manufacturers have signed up to be part of the show, set for May 13-16 in the Nuremburg Exhibition Centre in Nuremberg, Germany...
APPA Co-produces NYC Pet Show
The American Pet Products Association (Greenwich, Conn.) is partnering with CCK Global Events (New York) to produce the NYC Pet Show, a unique pet event that will debut May 22-23 at the Metropolitan Pavilion in New York...
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