The Missing Link: Part of 130 years of pet health

This pet supplement company has decades of history on its side as it continues to look forward into the future of animal wellness.

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Lindsay Beaton
November 22, 2024
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President and CEO Jaime MicKinley, here with her Miniature Australian Shepherd Noah, is helping to lead the company and its brands into a successful future with a focus on consumer connection and pet wellness.
President and CEO Jaime MicKinley, here with her Miniature Australian Shepherd Noah, is helping to lead the company and its brands into a successful future with a focus on consumer connection and pet wellness.
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The Missing Link as a brand is 30 years old, but it’s part of something much longer-standing in the pet health and wellness space. W.F. Young, its parent company, has been around for more than 130 years, providing innovative animal health products since 1892.

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