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22.04.2011 Summit in Japan Will Focus on Helping Animals Contaminated by Radiation
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) will hold a summit May 2-3 in Japan to develop response procedures and protocols to monitor, evacuate and treat animals contaminated by radiation.

04.04.2011 Smartest Dogs: Moscow Stray Dogs
Russian scientists say that Moscow stray dogs became much smarter. The four legged oldest human’s friends demonstrate real smartness such as riding the Moscow metro every morning to get from their suburban places of living to the fat regions of Moscow center.

21.03.2011 The Pet Obesity Problem
In this episode of Globalcast, Emily Woon, Head of Pet Care Research, discusses the pet obesity issue and how this trend presents opportunities for the pet care market.
Article source and contents copyright:  Euromonitor International

13.01.2011 Happiness is a warm dog (or cat), experts say
Buying new clothes may be a quick fix for happiness, but if you want a longer-lasting alternative outside the closet, medical researchers and psychologists recommend adopting a companion animal.

30.09.2010 The Road to Success
The close relationship between independent pet specialty retailers and their distributor partners has long been–and continues to be–the cornerstone of a healthy pet industry.
Independent pet specialty retailers may be singular in nature, but they are not alone.
A strong tie exists between the retailers and their distributors, almost like a financial umbilical cord. The stronger the relationship is between the two, the stronger the cord becomes.

Article source and contents copyright:  Pet Business

20.09.2010 Recession drives marginal consumers from pet shops to pet superstores
Increasingly price-sensitive consumers are seeking value in pet superstores, other non-grocery stores and on-line, but private label has yet to benefit.
Article source and contents copyright:  Euromonitor International

12.08.2010 Manager's best friend
THERE are plenty of studies which show that dogs act as social catalysts, helping their owners forge intimate, long-term relationships with other people. But does that apply in the workplace? Christopher Honts and his colleagues at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant were surprised to find that there was not much research on this question, and decided to put that right.