News 4 Mar 2024 New regulations governing the labelling of pet foods were approved by AAFCO members last July, providing the first major update to pet food regulations in 40 years. The move was a response to pet owners asking for clarity on labels that left many confused or unsure […]
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Simmons Pet Food sold a 58-acre property and 386,416-square-foot industrial building in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, USA to an affiliate of Store Capital Corp. of Scottsdale, Arizona, USA for US$16.3 million, reported Talk Business and Politics. The pet food company’s facility will become a manufacturing plant for a custom plastic injection […]
By Aysha ImtiazFeatures correspondent Getty Images As the market for fresh pet food soars, dogs and cats are eating as well as their owners (Credit: Getty Images) As consumers claw for luxury pet food, dogs and cats are eating as well as humans. When Amy Barkham adopted her dog named […]
Florence Meowmalade came to me on a chilly winter’s night last year. A one-year-old orange tabby with a little pink nose, she arrived at my door in London after travelling for three days in a van with 30 dogs across continental Europe. She brought with her an EU pet passport, […]
ARLINGTON, VA. — Pet food and animal feed industry associations have applauded a decision by the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) that strikes down an antiquated regulatory policy regarding new feed ingredient approval. According to the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA), the current policy […]
A rescue cat refuses to eat his food, unless his owner serves it up with a side salad. Dina Moeller, from Boston, Massachusetts, told Newsweek that, from the moment she adopted Shaggy as a tiny kitten from the Northeast Animal Shelter in Salem in May 2021, she could tell he […]
Warren Buffett never mentions this but he is one of the first hedge fund managers who unlocked the secrets of successful stock market investing. He launched his hedge fund in 1956 with $105,100 in seed capital. Back then they weren’t called hedge funds, they were called “partnerships”. Warren Buffett took […]
Complaints that Purina pet food has sickened pets have been circulating on social media in recent weeks, sparking fear for dog and cat owners. But Purina adamantly denies there are any issues with its products. “Pet parents continue to be understandably scared by an online rumor that there is an […]
Spike in abandoned dogs seen nationwide Spike in abandoned dogs seen nationwide 02:44 Purina is refuting “online rumors” that have raised safety concerns about its Pro Plan pet food, after some social media accounts alleged that the pet food maker’s products had sickened hundreds of animals, mostly dogs but also […]
The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the recall of a batch of parrot food that was sent out to distributors in 20 states after random sample testing detected the presence of salmonella. D&D Commodities Ltd., a company that produces food for birds and other small animals, both […]