Pet Store Pro, a no-cost online training program for pet store retailers offered by the Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA), has announced the launch of two new merchandising courses. The courses were developed in conjunction with PIDA's partnership with RetailTraining.com.
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The dates for Pet Fair Asia 2012 have been announced. Touted as the leading pet trade fair in China, Pet Fair Asia 2012 will take place October 11 through 14, 2012, at the Shanghai World Expo and Convention Center.
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News has been revealed that the Operation Grant program begun by the PEDIGREE Foundation in 2008 will now be administered by the Petfinder Foundation in order to leverage Petfinder's capacity to manage the large amount of applications they received.
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Interzoo, touted as the world's leading fair for pet supplies, released figures recently from their 2012 show held in Nuremberg, Germany. A total of 79 percent of the exhibitors came from abroad, with 53 different countries presenting their pet products and services to attendees.
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BlogPaws, the first online pet community to establish an offline social media conference, has announced the addition of three new staff members to the team.
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Nancy A Kaiser spent most of her life caring for and about animals, especially horses in New Jersey. Nancy showed hunters and jumpers and is still riding. In '75, Nancy graduated from Rutgers College of Pharmacy and began practice in her family's 50-year-old pharmacy.
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Chef Michaels line has debuted their first food truck for dogs in the Boston area. According to a recent survey conducted by Kelton for Chef Michael's line, more than 84 percent of dog owners surveyed believed mealtime is a perfect opportunity to show dogs how much they love him or her.
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Rover.com, a website devoted to helping pet owners find a home where their dogs can stay while they travel, recently announced they have expanded to include 29 animal-related charities and over 2,400 nationwide participating pet sitters.
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Pet lifestyle expert, author, humanitarian and television personality, Wendy Diamond (Animal Fair), is looking for a groom for her dog bride. Diamond plans to break the Guinness World Record for the most expensive pet wedding in history on July 12, 2012, in New York City.
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On June 30, 2012, Mars Petcare US announced a voluntary recall of a limited range of PEDIGREE weight management canned dog food in three varieties due to a potential choking risk.
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Over 200 retailers in the US and Canada now offer the full line of Earth Heart natural remedy mists for dogs.
July 1, 2012 - Dundee, Illinois - Earth Heart Inc., a manufacturer of a broad line of natural remedy mists for dogs, announced today they have signed their 200th retailer to offer the full line of Earth Heart products, including Canine Calm, Travel Calm, Buzz Guard and Guard Well in just six months after securing their 100th retailer in 2011.
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DOGTV, touted as the first and only television network designed for dogs, made its debut in the San Diego, California marketplace in February on Cox and Time Warner Cable in San Diego. Their four-month audience results from the test market have been released. Results indicate that more than two-thirds of the households viewing were repeat viewers, with average viewing time lasting more than two hours.
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It has been announced that a new facility will be built by Cargill in Bovina, Texas. The new facility will be used for feed production of products including Sweet Bran and RAMP specialty feeds and located on an adjoining property to an existing location of Cargill Cattle Feeders (CCF).
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Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI) recently named a new executive leader. Scott Liles has been named to the position and will be taking the place of Dennis Drent, who departed from the company recently.
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Penny Sansevieri is a published author of numerous books and the founder of Author Marketing Experts (AME), which has promoted authors online, securing them publicity and media coverage. Sansevieri was a speaker at the BlogPaws 2012 conference in Salt Lake City, co-presenting with New York Times best-selling author of titles such as The Dog Who Knew Too Much, To Fetch a Thief, and Thereby Hangs a Tail, Spencer Quinn, and published author, Dorothy Hearst.
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The 2012 BlogPaws conference was recently held in Salt Lake City, Utah, from June 21 through June 23, 2012, at the Sheraton Salt Lake. Over 400 sponsors, brands, bloggers, and pet lovers were in attendance for the yearly social media event.
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Pet360, Inc., a pet media and e-commerce company consisting of four brands-PetFoodDirect.com, NationalPetPharmacy.com, PetMD.com and Pet360.com, announced they recently acquired PetStyle, LLC.
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