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Pet lifestyle journalist to be awarded for pet industry contributions

The American Pet Products Association and Pet Industry Distributors Association announced that pet lifestyle journalist, author and Petco spokeswoman Sandy Robins is the 2013 recipient of Global Pet Expo’s annual Excellence in Journalism and Outstanding Contributions to the Pet Industry Award. Robins’ work has been published in such platforms as MSNBC.com, Today.com and AOL’s PawNation.

Journalist Sandy Robins will be awarded for her contributions to the pet industry at Global Pet Expo.

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Simplify Pet Food Labeling: Strategies for Navigating Global Regulations

Spring Naturals donates US$10,000 to animal organizations in past year

Spring Naturals brand of dog dinners and dog treats has donated more than US$10,000 to various animal organizations since debuting in the petfood market in January 2012. As part of a partnership with Daily Kibble, Spring Naturals' Share the Love campaign allowed fans to submit their information and an animal rescue group of their choice for the chance to win one of two prize packages.

New Deloitte Center aids petfood industry with regulatory, supply chain issues

The Deloitte Center for the Global Food Value Chain recently debuted as a source of insights and analysis designed to help companies in the food industry understand the changing regulatory environment, reduce risk and address supply chain issues. Along with its debut, the Center issued a series of research papers to help companies comprehend and comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act.

Market Trends and Reports

Dog treat recall: Hartz Chicken Chews, Oinkies Pig Skin Twists with Chicken

Pet treat company Hartz Mountain Corp. is voluntarily recalling all of its Hartz Chicken Chews and Hartz Oinkies Pig Skin Twists wrapped with chicken for dogs in the US because the products contain unapproved antibiotic residue. Recent testing by Hartz and the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets found trace amounts of unapproved antibiotic residue in samples of Hartz Chicken Chews and Oinkies Pig Skin Twists wrapped with chicken products.

DNA in dogs, wolves may explain diet preferences, research finds

Over time, dogs have evolved from their wolf ancestors to be able consume and digest the starches in varied petfood diets found today, according to a new study conducted by scientists in Sweden. Evolutionary geneticist, Erik Axelsson, Uppsala University, compared the DNA of dogs and wolves to determine which genes were important for domestication.

Market Trends and Reports

Pet owners spoil pets with treats, accessories, survey finds

Pet owners spoil their pets in a variety of ways, treating them as a human member of the family, according to a survey of pet-owning households by Pet360. Nearly all (99.4 percent) of pet owners surveyed said they consider their pet to be a part of the family.

Market Trends and Reports

Blackwood Pet Food redesigns cat food packaging

Design agency Ideas that Kick recently redesigned packaging for Blackwood Pet Food’s full line of superpremium cat foods. The new cat food packaging design highlights key nutritional information for each cat food recipe in the front and slightly off-center on each bag, making it easier for pet owners to notice on first glance.

Market Trends and Reports

Zoomark International confirms 60 percent of registrants from abroad

Zoomark International, an exhibition of pet products and accessories, has announced that registration so far indicates that more than 60 percent of companies registered are coming from abroad. Registrants for the pet products show, which takes place in Italy, are predominately from Great Britain, the US, Canada, Brazil and China.

Canine Health Foundation seeks applicants for dog bloat grant

The American Kennel Club’s Canine Health Foundation is seeking applications from researchers interested in gastrointestinal physiology for US$250,000 grants to promote research into fatal bloat condition in dogs. Researchers interested in seeking funding from the grant must submit a letter of intent by March 18.

Motion Industries releases new, online energy savings video

Motion Industries, a distributor of industrial maintenance, repair and operation replacement parts to the pet industry, released its first video for 2013 on its “MiHow2” channel, the product/application solutions series. Power and automation technologies provider ABB-Baldor is the featured Motion Industries supplier in the latest video release entitled, How to Save Energy by Controlling Water Flow & Water Pressure.

Small animal, pet bird ownership on rise in US, report finds

Ownership of small animals, birds and fish as pets is on the rise in the US, according to a new report from market research firm Packaged Facts, which suggests pet industry retailers may benefit from this rebound. The most popular small animal in the US is rabbits; in 2012, 4.2 million rabbits lived in US households.

Pedigree Feeding Project searching for shelters in US communities

Petfood manufacturer Pedigree Brand is partnering with Grammy award-winning country singer Miranda Lambert to kick-off a nationwide US search for the next communities to benefit from the Pedigree Feeding Project initiative, which supplies participating shelters with 100 percent of their core dog food needs for free. The Pedigree Feed Project initiative first began in 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, and Chicago, Illinois, USA, to provide dog food to shelters so that the shelters can focus more on finding homes for their animals.

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