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June 2010 Blog Posts (17)

Leaving Town For July 4th Weekend? Don't Forget To Prepare For Your Cat!

The July 4th weekend is right around the corner!!

Don't forget to do this vital things before you leave, in the interest of your Cat!

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Added by caren gittleman on June 30, 2010 at 5:07pm — No Comments

The Dog Talk Project

I would like to invite dog owners to participate in a new on-line

research program involving owners and their dogs. The Dog Talk Project

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Added by Linda P. Case on June 29, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Painting A Dog A Day, Cats Welcome!!

Meet a Michigan portrait artist who is as amazing as her work!

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Added by caren gittleman on June 28, 2010 at 2:40pm — No Comments

Ethoxyquin Toxic to Fish & Invert's: How the Industry Should Respond

How the Industry Should Respond



While researching the effects of Ethoxyquin on pet freshwater invertebrates, I found a 2005 reassessment of inert ingredient tolerance of ethoxyquin, commissioned by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The reassessment states that "studies indicate that ethoxyquin is toxic to aquatic invertebrates, and mildly toxic to fish"…

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Added by Melody McKinnon on June 27, 2010 at 4:00pm — 18 Comments

Mickey's Pet Supplies

Hi Everyone!!

This is Cody, I am "Cat Chat Caren's" Cat and I grabbed the computer while my Mom is busy watching her silly TV shows.

I wanted to tell you about the great Pet Supply site that I found today "Mickey's Pet Supplies"....it is a purr-fect site for all of your kitty needs from toys to noms!!!!

They also have wonderful dog products too but we won't tell the doggies, we will keep the secret to ourselves!!!

Check them out and…

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Added by caren gittleman on June 25, 2010 at 9:08pm — No Comments

200 Cats For Adoption At Pet Supplies Plus Cat Days of Summer July 9-11

For any of you who may be located in Michigan or have friends or family in Michigan please refer this blog posting!

Thanks so much!!

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Added by caren gittleman on June 25, 2010 at 10:38am — No Comments

Petfood is big on cause marketing

Even during a worldwide recession--or perhaps because of it--many companies have stepped up their campaigns to support and promote specific causes and charities. Petfood manufacturers are no exception.


Check out the great article by Jessica Taylor, "Paws with a cause," about companies like Del Monte,…
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Added by Debbie Phillips-Donaldson on June 23, 2010 at 11:42am — No Comments

Detroit To Tear Down Approx 40 Schools, Goodbye Amelia Earhart Middle School, Hello To New Beginnings!

My cat's loving tribute to his Dad who loyally served the Detroit Public Schools for over 30 years. His school, Amelia Earhart Middle School is being torn down in the next few weeks, forcing my cat's Dad into retirement.

Read about it in Cody's words.....http://opcatchat.blogspot.com

Added by caren gittleman on June 23, 2010 at 10:54am — No Comments

"In The Summertime" For The Cats!

Thanks to Mungo Jerry's classic tune "In The Summertime" for being the inspiration for this parody, lyrics created by CATS, or this "hooman" speaking for the cats!!

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Added by caren gittleman on June 21, 2010 at 9:31am — No Comments

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY EVERYONE!

For all of the "daddy's girl's" out there, if your Dad is gone I feel and share your pain, if your Dad is still here, tell him TODAY that you love him!

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Added by caren gittleman on June 18, 2010 at 2:11pm — No Comments

Keep up the hiring!

Though the petfood market has continued to grow globally the past two years, it has not been completely immune to the worldwide recession. Sales growth has not happened at the same healthy rate and, at least in developed markets, has been driven largely by price increases and sales of premium and superpremium products.


Has this relative slowdown affected hiring or employment at petfood companies? We've heard only anecdotal tales of caution. Still, it's good to see news of…
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Added by Debbie Phillips-Donaldson on June 16, 2010 at 5:10pm — 1 Comment

Loyal Clients vs. Stubborn Prospects?

I’m working with a client who is completely frustrated with the Pet food market. She says that she has tried everything to get in the door and still the potential clients are not responding. They are all “happy with their current vendors”. Now my first thought, (being the consummate salesperson I am), is to say “Not everyone can be happy. There has to be something that will spark…

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Added by Karen Blandford-Anderson on June 16, 2010 at 10:49am — No Comments

Cody's Rebuttal To "Celebrate Me Home" (Please!!!)

Back on May 21st I wrote a blog about how my cat (Cody) never seems upset when I leave the house and when I come home he can barely muster any enthusiasm, read Cody's rebuttal here!

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Added by caren gittleman on June 11, 2010 at 9:23am — No Comments

A Passion For Plastic

Does it drive you crazy that your cat is addicted to chewing/licking plastic bags and all things plastic?

Read about a plastic bag super sleuth and the possible reasons for his obsession at:

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Added by caren gittleman on June 10, 2010 at 10:44am — No Comments

Looking to speak at a petfood conference? Calls for papers announced

If you've ever sat through a conference session and thought you knew just as much, if not more, about a given topic than the person speaking about it--or you have some terrific new or insightful research or knowledge on petfood to share--why not submit an abstract for Petfood Forum 2011 or Petfood Forum Europe 2011?


We've just announced a call for papers for both events. Petfood Forum is scheduled for April…
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Added by Debbie Phillips-Donaldson on June 8, 2010 at 3:27pm — No Comments

Sheltie and Cat Playing? (a video)

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Added by caren gittleman on June 7, 2010 at 12:10pm — No Comments

Do you make organic petfood?

If you make and/or distribute organic petfood in the US, you probably already know there's a potential threat for your products to be certified as complete and balanced petfood come September.


It's a rather long and convoluted story--you can find background info here--but it basically boils down to the typical glacial pace of governmental and other rule-making bodies. The US National Organic…
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Added by Debbie Phillips-Donaldson on June 2, 2010 at 10:49am — No Comments

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