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Animal food safety training in Alabama, summer 2016

The American Feed Industry Association will hold a Food Safety Preventive Control Alliance Preventive Controls for Animal Food training session in Auburn, Alabama from August 16 to 18 at Auburn University.

Auburn University campus | Wikimedia Commons | S. Carter, dregsplod

INFOGRAPHIC: Most of world owns pets; Dogs are tops

Globally, 57% of consumers own pets, according to more than 27,000 online consumers whom GfK surveyed in 22 countries. Dogs are the most popular pet globally, owned by 33% of respondents.

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INFOGRAPHIC: Mars' UK pet food factories powered by wind

Twenty wind turbines in the Scottish Highlands now provide more than enough electricity to power all 12 Mars, Inc. offices and pet food factories in the United Kingdom. Mars formed a partnership with Eneco UK to build the 60 megawatt (MW) wind farm using 70-meter-tall turbines near the villages of Moy and Tomatin, Scotland.

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Interzoo 2016 was largest ever

The 34th Interzoo, an international pet industry trade fair, was the largest in its history. Approximately 39,000 trade visitors from more than 90 countries attended the event.

Interzoo 2016 | courtesy WZF GmbH

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Treats designed for sick pets’ special diets

Veterinarians may recommend specialized pet foods for cats and dogs with certain problems, such as urinary tract or gastrointestinal disorders. However, owners may then counteract the benefits of those foods by giving their pets regular treats.

Wikimedia Commons | US Air Force photo by Veronica Pierce

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Hill’s pet food pulled from PetCo and PetSmart in Kansas

Hill’s Pet Nutrition has their headquarters in Topeka, and the disappearance of Hill’s products from two major retailers in its hometown could be meant as a message to Hill’s.

Photo by Michael Rivera | Wikimedia Commons

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Grandma Lucy’s helps expand reach of Nutriscan test

Grandma Lucy’s, a manufacturer of freeze-dried pet food and treats, has teamed up with world-renowned Dr. Jean Dodds DVM and Nutriscan to create The Nutriscan Project by Grandma Lucy’s.

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16th Annual Wenger Pet Food Processing Seminar coming in September

The seminar will provide a blend of classroom and hands-on demonstrations of extrusion and drying systems, while introducing new technologies for product quality and process improvement.

Conference discussed Listeria, rancidity and food safety

On May 17, Marshfield Food Safety presented the second annual Food Safety Science Conference in Marshfield, Wisconsin. The conference included presentations on recent activity at the Marshfield lab and sessions by academic institutions.

Photo courtesy of Marshfield Food Safety

Purina helps bring pets to long-term care facilities

Madison Taliaferro spent weeks in the hospital in 2012. After a decade of suffering from cystic fibrosis, she underwent a double lung transplant. She powered through the difficult surgery and the recovery that followed–long days of physical therapy and rehabilitation. Her parents were there. Her best friend visited from Kansas. Grandparents rotated shifts so she was never alone. But one request still lingered.

The Purina Family Pet Center at St. Louis Children’s Hospital officially opened Wednesday with a ribbon tugging, led by a Golden Retriever-Labrador mix named “Happy Jack.” | Courtesy Purina

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The Farmer’s Dog to use US$2 million in funding to expand

Subscription-based pet food provider The Farmer’s Dog has raised US$2 million in seed funding to support its full, nationwide expansion planned for this summer.

freeimages.com | Dan Mitchell

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Blue Buffalo establishes veterinary clinical trials office

Blue Buffalo Co. will award a US$6 million gift to establish the Blue Buffalo Veterinary Clinical Trials Office at The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

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