A Pet Food Manufacturers' Association (UK) survey of more than 4,000 people discovered that 90% of people think that separation from a pet is traumatic for older people entering residential care, according to K9 Magazine.

Animal nutrition company Provimi recently introduced its new corporate identity with its global One Provimi strategy. The new logo represents a consistent worldwide brand, according to the company.

Because the calorie counts of diet petfoods vary widely among brands, pet owners may be unknowingly overfeeding their pets, according to a study conducted at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University.

Japan's Unicharm Corp. announced it is willing to spend 65.7 billion yen (US$698 million) to buy the shares it does not already own in its petfood-making affiliate, Unicharm Petcare Corp., according to Reuters.

 Testing conducted at the Wenger R&D Centre shows the benefits of using Hamlet Protein's soya protein product, HP 300, in the extrusion process.

 Petfood factory Lovitt's NZ in Tauranga, New Zealand, shut down after being sold to an Australian competitor, according to the Bay of Plenty Times.

Canidae Pet Foods Inc. expanded its partnership with the Pongo Fund Pet Food Bank in Portland, Oregon, USA, to distribute superpremium petfood to those in need.

DogChannel.com and its magazine Dog Fancy are providing the opportunity for dog owners to earn a degree online for free at Dog College, sponsored by Iams Healthy Naturals brand dog food.

 In response to the flooding affecting the Tennessee, USA, region, due to heavy storms on May 1, the Humane Society of Sumner County is offering free petfood to local owners.

The recent US President's Cancer Panel Report, which urged consumers to minimize their cancer risk by eating organic food, gave an indirect boost to the organic petfood trend, according to Zootoo.