Current News
PIJAC Explores New Funding Options
The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (Washington) in late March unanimously adopted its first formal governance policy as well as a two-year strategic plan outlining steps to grow the organization... 
Global Pet Expo Sets Records
Global Pet Expo 2010 reported record-breaking attendance figures, sending a strong message that the pet industry is resilient and that pet owners continue to value their pets as a member of the family, according to officials from the American Pet Products Association (Greenwich, Conn.) and the Pet Industry Distributors Association (Bel Air, Md.)...
Buying Up at Backer’s Spring Show
H.H. Backer’s 22nd Annual Pet Industry Spring Trade Show, held April 23-25 in Baltimore, drew approximately 4,900 registered buyers from 1,536 firms...
Baby Turtles Legal Again?
A Louisiana federal district judge in March ordered the Food and Drug Administration to reconsider its domestic ban on the sale of turtles with a carapace smaller than 4 inches...
PET AGE QuickPoll: Health Care Reform
Nearly twice as many pet retailers (66%) think health care reform will hurt their business as believe it will help (34%). A total of 51 PET AGE subscribers participated in the poll, posted on PetAge.com from April 15 to May 12...
Feds Scrap Animal ID System
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is replacing its 8-year-old National Animal Identification System with a new state-based system still in the works...
Hispanic Market Remains Untapped
Even though there are an estimated 50 million Hispanic people in the United States with buying power of about $1 trillion, half of the advertisers in the country are missing out on this demographic, according to a new marketing trends survey...
Shopping for Pro-Health Products
Healthy choices are high spending priorities for Americans, with consumers investing in items such as fresh produce for themselves and pet supplies for their furry friends, says a new study...
Retail sales surpassed expectations and continued to show signs of improvement in March, according to the National Retail Federation (Washington)...
More than three-quarters of consumers use two or more information channels and nearly one-third use three or more channels to browse, research and purchase products, according to a consumer survey by Art Technology Group Inc. (Cambridge, Mass.)...
More veterinarians are responding to consumer demand for higher-level pet care by seeking board certification as specialists, according to new membership data released by the American Veterinary Medical Association (Schaumburg, Ill.)...
Our Money Woes Mean Zip to Pets
Even when we’re anxious about holding onto our jobs or paying all our bills, most of us find comfort in the belief that our money woes don’t mean a thing to Fido or Fluffy. That’s according to a new study of Americans by Catalyst Direct Inc., a marketing agency based in Rochester, N.Y...
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