The US Senate confirmed President Barack Obama's pick to oversee food and drug safety by voice vote on May 18, according to The Washington Post.

UK-based dog food manufacturer Fish 4 Dogs announced the sponsorship of dog trainer and behaviorist Carolyn Menteith’s latest manual, 4 Paws Training Plan, which was launched at the recent Ultimate Pet Show, according to an article from GleeWire.

The City of Ogden, Utah, USA, has dropped a citation and $125 fine against American Nutrition because the company agreed to comply with a city ordinance prohibiting the emission of odorous air contaminants, according to an article from Standard-Examiner.

Zoomark International 2009, the international pet supplies trade show that was held on May 7 through 10, was considered a success with its record-setting attendance this year, according to a Zoomark press release.

Maine's Senate Agriculture Committee has passed a preliminary proposal to increase the petfood tax by 1%.

For saving her family’s life in December 2008, Miley has been honored as the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles’s winner of the 27th Annual National Hero Dog Award, according to a Natura Pet Products press release.

Nature's Select of Northwest Arkansas, a petfood company based in Rogers, Arkansas, USA, delivers petfoods ordered by phone or website to customers’ homes in the surrounding counties, according to an article from the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.

K9Cuisine.com and the WellPet Foundation are each donating 5,000 pounds of dog food to the Pooch Pantry in Mundelein, Illinois, USA, according to an article from www.dogchannel.com.

Due to decreased consumer demand, Mars Petcare is closing its Portland, Indiana, USA, manufacturing plant later this year, according to an article from www.allaboutfeed.net.

Menu Foods Income Fund reported its first gain in profits since its petfood contamination lawsuit in 2007, according to a Canadian Press article.