The owner of Barks-n-Bubbles Boutique in New York, Irene Rabinowitz, recently walked 70 miles in four days with her dog, Sydney, in order to raise funds for two charitable organizations.
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Uggie, the famous Jack Russell Terrier and one of the stars of the Oscar award-winning movie, The Artist, has a new book that will be released on October 16, 2012.
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For the 14th year, the Iams Home 4 the Holidays pet adoption drive has begun. The campaign is designed to raise awareness for pet adoption and proper nutrition for homeless pets.
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The KC Animal Health Corridor Advisory Board voted to appoint Kostas Kontopanos as the United States President of Hill's Pet Nutrition as chair, which will become effective on January 1, 2013. During the meeting, the Board appointed Scott Bormann, vice president, United States' commercial operations of Merck Animal Health, as vice chair.
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In honor of Pet Adoption Month, Pet Supplies Plus, a Livonia, Michigan based company, announced that participating franchise locations will host "Adopt-a-Pet Weekend" on October 13-14.
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DNA Pet Food recently launched a program that rewards pet specialty employees and their customers with free dog or cat food. The program is an online points-based one and is dubbed "Real Rewards."
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Invisible Fence Brand launched the Doorman programmable electronic pet door. The Invisible Fence Brand uses 40 years of technology to help pets quickly and easily understand their boundaries safely. They boast a 98 percent customer satisfaction rate with over two million pets using the system.
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AnimalsAway.com, a pet shipping service that began in 1992, recently announced they are offering financing options to assist pet owners in moving their pet anywhere around the globe. Providing door-to-door pet transport services, the company has offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Boston, and in 2012, Seattle.
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An age-old debate is being put to the gridiron test, as the Purina company has teamed up with NFL football greats, Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long, in the "America's Pet Debate" campaign taking place through November 8, 2012.
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A new industry trade group has been formed and membership is available by invitation only to independent brick-and-mortar retailers. The AquaLife Dealers Lounge hopes to have at least 600 stores in the group by the end of 2012.
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Pfizer Animal Health and the American Veterinary Medical Foundation have announced that they are accepting applications from second- and third-year veterinary students interested in receiving a $2,000 scholarship.
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Pets Add Life (PAL), a non-profit campaign found by the American Pet Products Association (APPA) has announced an invitation to animal shelters to enter the "Help a Shelter Out" Facebook contest for the opportunity to win $10,000 in cash as a grand prize along with runner-up cash prizes.
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A United States deal aggregator, DoggyLoot, recently surveyed 500 dog owners and found that nearly 77 percent of them have shopped online for pet supplies. Doggyloot is a website that focuses on national, rather than local, online deals and offerings.
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SupplySide West recently revealed that Clear Conscience Pet's SuperGravy holistic pet food enhancer is a top five finalist in the Editor's Choice Awards within the animal nutrition category.
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