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eCommerce Drives Pet Food Sales Above $27 Billion
A new report on the state of the pet food industry suggests that eCommerce is responsible for pushing sales of dog and cat food in the United States over $27 billion in 2018. The breakdown, included as part of Packaged Facts‘ 14th edition of Pet Food in the US, indicates that eCommerce both expanded the […]
Whippet Takes Home Best In Show at AKC National Championship
At this year’s American Kennel Club (AKC) National Championship, the real winner was… Whiskey. The Whippet, Pinnacle Tennessee Whiskey — or just Whiskey, as he is known to his friends and fans — stood out among 5,000 other entries to earn Best in Show at the 2018 event. Whiskey and his handler, Justin Smithey, share […]
New Study Suggests Overweight Dogs Live Shorter Lives
A new study suggests that overweight dogs are more likely to live shorter lives than those with body weights closer to ideal. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Liverpool and Mars Petcare’s Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition, compared the lifespans of overweight dogs with those of dogs with ideal weights. The researchers found […]