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Dogster ad sales up

Dogster, a networking site for all things dogs, is reporting a 20% increase in ad sales this year, according to reports.

Bill would allow Chinese chicken imports

According to reports, legislators in Washington, D.C., are considering an appropriations measure that lifts an import ban of two years on Chinese poultry.

Article: Treats better choice than table scraps

A recent article from South Carolina News advised pet owners to avoid feeding pets table scraps and instead, to feed them pet treats.

AFIA regulatory training draws more than 120 attendees

The American Feed Industry Association recently held its first Regulatory Training Short Course, with more than120 feed industry insiders in attendance.

Vick tackles yield petfood donations

Main Line Animal Rescue, of Washington, D.C., placed an ad in Washington Post, promising to donate five bags of dog food to a local animal shelter each time Michael Vick is tackled during the Eagles' match with the Redskins, Oct. 26.

Study on US petfood market available

A report available through Aarkstore Enterprise, "Pet Food in the US: Health, Humanization and High Quality Ingredients in an Increasingly Value-Driven Global Market, 8th Edition," provides market size estimates for the overall retail universe, while quantifying mass-market sales to the marketer/brand share level.

Pup Crawl raises money, awareness

Walk benefits pets displaced by housing crisis

Nutro UK to close

High ingredients prices and trade exchange blamed

NAVTA students to raise money for pet fund

Student chapters of the National Association of Veterinary Technicians in America will be raising money during National Veterinary Technician Week, Oct. 11-17, to help boost the American Animal Hospital Association's Helping Pets Fund.

Del Monte offers US$450 million in notes to raise money

Del Monte Foods Company said its wholly owned subsidiary, Del Monte Corp., is making a private placement offering of US$450 million in aggregate principal amount of senior subordinated notes (new notes).

PFI GRAS recommendations, speaker lineup

The following is a summary of the Pet Food Institute's recommendations on Self-Affirmed GRAS. Geoffery Wong, FDA, will present on this topic October 15 at the PFI Annual Industry Meeting.

Honest Kitchen switches to free-range chicken

The Honest Kitchen is transitioning all its chicken-based, dehydrated raw petfoods to sustainably farmed, free-range chicken this fall.

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