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The green effort: Petfood companies support sustainability

Staying sustainable may be a topical trend in the media or a consumer-driven marketing tool according to some, but I applaud petfood companies who go out of their way to make their production and facilities more eco-friendly. Shrinking your carbon footprint also significantly reduces costs-something even the staunchest cynic can't argue with.

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Update: Pet treat market round-up

The pet treat market is often the place where bold marketing strategies, experimental blends of ingredients and clever packaging first meet the rest of the petfood and pet care sector. Petfood lines, loyal customers and overnight success stories can also sprout up from this fertile ground, so it’s important to keep abreast of the most novel, on-trend treats being introduced to the marketplace.

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Pup-O-Licious gluten- and wheat-free dog treats

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Will 2013 be another bad year for mycotoxins in petfood?

With the news last week that a scientist is studying Salmonella in space and, more importantly, gleaning important insights from the study, we can hope that this pathogen might become easier to control in petfood plants and everywhere else it shows up. (Because, after all, it's in the environment nearly everywhere.) That might help decrease the number of petfood recalls related to Salmonella each year.

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Giving pets (and their owners) a helping hand

While the petfood and pet care industries have continued to chug along despite the economy, still sluggish in many parts of the world, there's no doubt that some pet owners have been hit hard by loss of jobs, wages or homes. In the US, at least 5 million pets enter animal shelters each year for a variety of reasons; it's difficult to find up-to-date data on how many are surrendered due to owners' inability to afford petfood or care.

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Evaluating raw meat diets for captive carnivores

The study's objective was to evaluate raw meat diets for captive exotic and domestic carnivores containing traditional and alternative raw meat sources; specifically, beef trimmings, bison trimmings, elk muscle meat and horse trimmings. It aimed to examine diet composition and protein quality; apparent total tract energy and macronutrient digestibility in domestic cats, African wildcats, jaguars and Malayan tigers, and ME and fecal fermentative end-products in domestic cats.

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Using the Internet to help offline petfood customers

The majority of shoppers now turn to the Internet for product information, and it's important to accommodate them as we build and promote our brand. However, it's vital to remember that they often take the information they find online and apply it to offline activities, including shopping.

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The challenges of sourcing novel functional petfood ingredients

As a result of increased nutritional awareness and consumer demand for more nutritious foods made with better ingredients, we have seen in the past 25 years the emergence of the superior quality petfood segment. These novel foods are based on the inclusion of primarily natural and functional ingredients.

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Sergeant's Pet Care Products Barkery snackwiches

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Sergeant's Pet Care Products Pur Love sizzlin' strips dog treats

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Canidae premium Life Stages dog foods

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Switzerland market for other petfood to grow by 1 percent in 2012

Current value sales of other petfood in Switzerland are expected to grow by 1 percent in 2012, reaching CHF70 million (US$75.2 million), according to Euromonitor International’s new report. The report, Other Pet Food in Switzerland, expects the other petfood category will account for 13 percent of overall petfood sales in 2012 as the number of households that own fish, small mammals and reptiles grows.

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