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Market Report

Sales performance, growth prospects in US pet food

The trends are shifting in terms of pet ownership and pet food sales influences.

Pet Food Ingredients

Whole or minced mice provide same health benefits for cats

Dog and cat owners may want to provide their pets with a “biologically appropriate” diet. However, few people want to thaw a dead rat in their fridge or clean up blood and scraps of flesh after meal time.

Pet Food Market

‘Petflation’ persists: Impact on consumer spending, pet market

As inflation continues to fall each month, prices remain high and consumers are still paying more for pet food.

Pet Food Market

U.S. pet owners spend over $2B on Valentine's gifts for pets

February 14 is another chance for American pet parents to express their love to their companion animals.

Production

Purina PetCare may expand Fort Dodge, Iowa cat food plant

The Fort Dodge cat food facility expansion isn’t Nestle Purina’s first investment in Iowa.

Pet Food Lawsuits, Litigation

Lawyer analyzed US$2.6 billion DCM lawsuit against Hill’s Pet Nutrition

The lawsuit alleged that Hill’s and a group of veterinarians worked together to manipulate the FDA into examining the possibility that certain grain-free dog foods increased pets’ risk for the potentially deadly heart disease, dilated cardiomyopathy.

Pet Food Marketing and Branding

1 in 6 pet owners switched to lower-priced brands in 2023

Those who didn’t switch focused on using promotions and buying larger packages.

News Hound

Alpha wolf concept is too furious for pet food industry

One of Hollywood’s alpha males, Vin Diesel, unwittingly debunked the dominance hierarchy idea in a quote from "The Fast and the Furious” series.

Pet Food Market

Study reveals Puerto Rican pet owner preferences

A comprehensive survey conducted by the Chamber of Marketing, Industry, and Food Distribution (MIDA) offers a deep dive into the habits, preferences and spending patterns of pet owners in this island nation.

CBD Treats for Dogs and Cats

Long-term CBD for dogs caused few health problems

After 36 weeks of CBD supplementation, none of the dogs in the study showed serious health problems. Only at the highest dosage did some of the dogs get loose stools.

News Hound

Fur babies or fur egos? Pets as extensions of the self

Pet owners likely feel better about pampering a pretend child than an extension of their own selves.

Pet Food Safety

38 cats died after eating bird-flu-tainted cat food in 2023

Considering the South Korean outbreak of avian influenza A(H5N1), scientists made suggestions to avoid future disease spillover and reduce the potential for disease to spread to humans.

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