Pet Businesses Rebound in Wake of Charley
Two weeks after Hurricane Charley ripped across Florida, federal disaster response teams were still helping animals separated from their owners in the storm-and dozens of pet retailers and fish farmers were cleaning up their neighborhoods and getting back to business...

Coalition Pushes for Universal Microchip Scanners
Recognizing that incompatible microchip technologies can hinder animal shelters and veterinarians trying to reunite lost pets with their owners, the recently formed Coalition for Reuniting Pets and Families (Washington) is asking suppliers of pet identification microchips and scanners to make universal scanners that can read all microchips readily available to shelters, animal control officers and veterinarians throughout the country...

Petco Honors Vendors and Stores
Petco Animal Supplies Inc. (San Diego) recognized more than a dozen top vendors as well as more than 75 outstanding stores and managers during its 14th annual trade show, held Aug. 9-13 in Anaheim, Calif...

Petland Honors Top Store Operators
Petland Inc. (Chillicothe, Ohio) honored dozens of its best retail store operators during its annual trade show, held July 25 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla...

NexPet Holds Annual Meeting
Some of the nation's top pet retailers shared ideas and strategies during NexPet's fourth annual meeting, themed "Skyline Sharing," Aug. 3-4 in Weehawken, N.J...

Feds Toughen Animal Care Regs
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service in July issued a long-awaited final rule strengthening federal animal care regulations applicable to commercial dog dealers, according to the American Kennel Club (New York)...

Maryland Revises Snakehead Ban
Bowing to pressure from pet retailers and pet owners who protested a proposed state ban on possessing any kind of snakehead fish, Maryland officials are modifying a regulation that would have made it illegal to own snakehead fish in the state...

States Fight Illegal Turtle Sales
Wisconsin and several other states are taking action against stores that illegally sell red-eared sliders and other small turtles, according to published news reports...

UK Bars Pet Sales to Kids
Children under 16 won't be able to buy pets in the United Kingdom under a sweeping new animal welfare law proposed in July by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs...

WWPSA and ZZF Form Alliance
The World Wide Pet Supply Association (Arcadia, Calif.) and Zentralverband Zoologischer Fachbetriebe e.V. (Langen, Germany) said in August that they would develop an international partnership to address problems faced by the global pet industry and to work cooperatively to enhance their respective trade shows...

Students Win Jules Schwimmer Scholarships
Eight students with family ties to members of the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (Greenwich, Conn.) received $1,000 Jules Schwimmer scholarships for 2004: Kristin Buechel, Kaytee Products (Chilton, Wis.); Vartanoush Defterderian, Bamboo, Div. of Munchkin Inc. (North Hills, Calif.); Minh-Bao Le, Nestle Purina PetCare Co. (St. Louis); Jason Miller and Amanda Weaver, Evenflo Co. (Vandalia, Ohio); Brian Timm, Kaytee Products (Chilton, Wis.); Acacia Wilson, Pet Carousel Inc. (Sanger, Calif.); and Alec Zimmerman, Nu-Tec Designs L.L.C. (Redmond, Wash.)...

Popular Elements Add Excitement to Global Pet Expo 2005
Global Pet Expo is an addition to the 2005 pet industry trade show schedule, but the inclusion of several elements from its parent associations' previous shows will make it seem as familiar as an old friend...

Organizers Expect Big Turnout for Zoomark 2005
More than 20,000 pet industry professionals from around the world are expected to attend Zoomark International, the 11th international exhibition of products for pets, to be held May 5-8, 2005, at BolognaFiere in Bologna, Italy...

More than 30,000 Visitors Expected at Aquarama 2005
Aquarama, to be held May 26-29, 2005, at the Singapore Expo in Singapore, will take on new dimensions with exhibits devoted to water gardening and pet products...