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Pet Ownership Statistics

September is National Guide Dog Month

September is National Guide Dog Month, a celebration of the work of guide dogs in the US.

Petfood may contribute to pets' behavior

Petfood can obviously affect the health of pets, but it may affect more than that. Petfood ingredients, for example, might affect pet behavior.

Pet Food Market

Blue Buffalo opens Heartland Pet Food Manufacturing facility

Blue Buffalo Company has opened its new Heartland Pet Food Manufacturing facility in Joplin, Missouri.

Lincoln Bark treats featured on Chicago news show

Lincoln Bark's pet treats have been featured on WCIU Chicago news show "You & Me This Morning" as must-haves by Charlotte Reed, a celebrity spokesperson who has been traveling the US in search of the best products in the pet industry.

Pet Food Market

PetSmart to acquire online pet retailer Pet360

PetSmart will acquire Pet360, an online pet specialty retailer, for US$130 million with the possibility of additional performance-based payments totaling up to US$30 million by the end of 2016.

Cargill vegetarian glucosamine determined safe for petfood

Cargill’s Regenasure glucosamine HCl is now generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for use in petfood and/or animal feed for dogs, cats and horses.

Pet Food Market

Hi-Tek Rations partners with Sunshine Mills, refines petfood focus

Georgia-based petfood manufacturer Hi-Tek Rations has completed a transaction with Alabama-based petfood manufacturer Sunshine Mills Inc. to transfer the value brands of cat and dog food it sells through animal feed stores to the other company.

Mars Petcare US recalls Pedigree adult complete nutrition for dogs

Mars Petcare US has announced a voluntary recall of 22 bags of Pedigree Adult Complete Nutrition dry dog food products due to the possible presence of a foreign material.

AFIA completes first phase of FSMA seminars

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) completed two more phase I Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) regional seminars in Des Moines, Iowa, and Atlanta, Georgia, Aug. 11–12 and Aug. 14–15, respectively.

Nestle makes animal welfare pledge

Nestle has announced sweeping reforms to improve the welfare of farm animals in its supply chain after dropping a supplier found to be abusing dairy cows, according to reports.

Pet Food Market

Pet Brazil Project benefits from fish export changes

Brazilian airports receiving large volumes of fish for exports get more agility through a work developed by the Ministry of Fishery and Aquiculture (MPA).

Pet Food Market

Review board recommends Blue Buffalo modify advertising

A panel of the National Advertising Review Board (NARB) has recommended that Blue Buffalo Company Ltd. modify its advertisements to avoid any express or implied messages that competing petfood companies are “fooling” or otherwise misleading consumers and modify its online “True BLUE Test” comparison chart.

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