PetEx 2009, Ireland’s first pet and aquatics trade exhibition, will bring trade buyers and sellers together at one event solely dedicated to the pet and aquatics industry, according to a press release by the exhibition’s host, Innovative Events.

Purina recently gave Martha Stewart and her two French bulldogs, Sharkey and Francesca, a behind-the-scenes tour of the Purina manufacturing plant in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

ABSORPOLE, a new line of moisture control products by Buffers USA, overcomes limitations of traditional pouch type desiccants to reduce product loss and damage from moisture damage during shipment and storage, according to the company.

Pets’ roles in the home have gone from just a pet to a member of the family in recent years.

Irish petfood manufacturer C&D Foods announced it will eliminate nearly 30 positions due to the effect of weak sterling on its export business, according to a story from www.independent.ie.

The FDA and the California Department of Public Health are investigating Salmonella contamination in pistachio products sold by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc.

The Minnesota bill that would have required petfood companies to register their product recipes with the Department of Agriculture has died in committee, according to a press release from the Pet Food Institute.

According to a recent article on www.examiner.com, even vegans say that cats need at least some meat in their diets, despite the recent article in The New York Times suggesting cats should stick to a vegan diet to protect fish.

To celebrate the release of its newest product line Cesar Sunrise, a breakfast-flavored petfood line for small dogs, Cesar Canine Cuisine developed The West Highland Herald newspaper to go along with the new pet breakfast line, according to a press release from the company.

In response to the flooding in Fargo, North Dakota, USA, PetSmart Charities is sending an Emergency Relief Waggin' trailer stocked with at least 16 tons of much-needed petfood and supplies, as well as a back-up trailer loaded with essential care items, according a press release by the company.