Featured Blog Posts – July 2011 Archive (6)

Environmentally Friendly Pet Food…

Despite continuing economic woes in some regions and markets -- and consumers still spending conservatively no matter what their or their countries' economic situations -- sales of natural foods, petfoods and other products continue to grow.

Consider this: US sales of natural foods and beverages rose 7.7% in 2010 to US$21.3 billion in natural stores alone, according to Natural Foods…

During the American Veterinary Medical Association's annual conference earlier this week in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, several sessions and press conferences focused on one significant issue: an overall 17% decrease in veterinary visits for US pets over the past two years.

This sobering figure comes from the Bayer Veterinary Care Usage Study,…

If you are one of the 940 million people worldwide with a mobile broadband subscription (according to the International Telecommunication Union as reported on mobithinking.com), you have access to all sorts of information and data about petfood via the smart phone or mobile device in your pocket, purse or briefcase.

For example, if you have an…

According to a 2009 study published by the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, 34 million dogs and 54 million cats are classified as overweight. Sadly, these staggering numbers continue to rise. Just like in humans, obesity is now the biggest health threat to pets in the…

The mission of the Consumers Union, the organization behind Consumer Reports magazine and ConsumerReports.org, is to "work for a fair, just and safe marketplace for all consumers and to empower consumers to…