Day two of the annual Westminster Kennel Club (WKC) show kicks off at Madison Square Garden today in New York City, as a major announcement has been made by dog show officials. The Westminster Kennel Club has been held at Madison Square Garden in all but a few years of its existence.
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Enthusiasts now able to sell and purchase throughout the weekend: From spotted, striped to scaled and smooth, all species of reptiles to make their debut at the OC Fair and Event Center, April 20-22
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Comprised of over 450 members, the Dog Writers Association of America (DWAA) named the 2012 winners of their annual dog writing competition. The ceremony was held at the Affinia Manhattan Hotel in New York City on Sunday, February 12, 2012.
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Liquid Health, a company founded in 1991, has achieved an "A" status from the National Animal Supplement Council (NASC) due to the quality of its supplements for pets. The company also supplies canine glucosamine supplement in liquid form called Liquid Health K9 Glucosamine.
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Chemaphor, a health and wellness company focusing on unmet needs in the multi-billion dollar animal and human health markets, released a corporate update and review of its activities of the past 12 months along with their plans and strategy for 2012.
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Pet Product News International staff held a panel discussion with natural pet food manufacturers and retailers to discuss what truly defines a natural product, how it pertains to pet food, and what the term means as a whole in terms of marketplace presence.
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Dog Talk Diva, aka Camilla Gray-Nelson, recently announced she will unveil a new product line during Global Pet Expo 2012, taking place in Orlando, Florida, from February 29 through March 2, 2012.
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The PetFood Forum 2012, being held from April 2 through April 4, 2012, in Schaumburg, Illinois, will host keynote speaker Betsy Banks Saul, founder of Petfinder.com, and Michael Taylor, deputy commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Chris Walkowicz and her husband, Ed, added a dog to their household shortly after they were married in 1964. Chris had waited all her life for a puppy. "I mourned my canine deprivation as a child but I came to understand my parents were right," Chris admitted.
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Boxiecat, a brand that began the service of subscription cat litter delivery in the United States, has announced they will continue to ship their cat litter to customers using the United States Postal Service (USPS).
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Theresa Donnelly is an active duty naval public affairs officer with an off duty passion of protecting animals. She began this journey in 2008 by helping run nonprofit Boxer Club of Hawaii, an American Kennel Club Sanctioned Boxer club, educating the Hawaii community on Boxer dog health issues, ethical breeding practices and Hawaii pet events for dogs.
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Royal Pet Club, a company founded by Prince Lorenzo Borghese that offers Natural Pet Spa and Wellness Products, has announced it will donate a portion of its profits to fund free spay and neuter programs for dogs.
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The fifth annual survey conducted by the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP) has revealed that 53 percent of adult dogs and 55 percent of cats are classified as either overweight or obese by their veterinarians. The total number of American pets that fall into this category is an estimated 88.4 million.
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NoviPet, a division of BioPet, Ltd., and part of Maabarot Products, Ltd., has announced the appointment of Jim Boyd as national sales manager for NoviPet's United States market.
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Pet Sitters International (PSI), the world's educational association for professional pet sitters, named their 2011 Pet Sitter of the Year. The selected person is Jordan Di Marco, who is the owner of Dogma Catma Pet Sitting located in Boulder, Colorado. Read more...
PetChatz, a new patented device that allows pet owners to stay in touch with pets via a smart phone or computer, has been announced. Approved for the 2012 Minnesota Angel Tax Credit and designed with peace of mind for pet owners, PetChatz comes from Anser Innovation, LLC, a Minneapolis-based start-up company.
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The Veterinary Cooperative (TVC) has announced it hopes to give animal hospital owners purchasing power and service options in order to compete with online and local drugstores and their buying power. Read more...
The Pet Education Project (PEP!), an education and outreach program that teaches children the responsibilities of pet ownership in order to prevent pet overpopulation, abuse and neglect, is happy to announce the winner of its February PEP! Star competition. This is awarded to a child or teenager who shows care and compassion for animals.
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Over the past two years, approximately $104 million worth of state appropriation cuts have affected the nation's 28 schools and colleges of veterinary medicine.
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