My most recent collection of items.
- Pets in Europe: 88 million households own pets, thereby creating an enormous market for pet foods.
- Pets in the U.S.: Pre-pandemic, there were 77 million dogs and 58 million cats, at least those that can be counted.
- Global market for pet food: it’s estimated at $75 billion.
- People love pets: If anyone in the pet food industry still needed proof that humanization of pets was the foundation for the market’s ongoing growth, consider this: Results of a recent study show that the dietary routine of owners was among the top three reasons for why consumers chose certain types of dog food, particularly grain free.
- Pets and the Covid-15: Cats and dogs might have gained the “Covid 15,” but new data reveals a pet obesity epidemic existed long before quarantine.
- Insects are the hot new ingredient in pet foods: Insect protein demand in pet food may be 165k tons by 2030.
- Raw pet foods are still a source of toxic Salmonella: A study on a deadly E. coli outbreak in the United Kingdom linked to raw pet food adds to the evidence of such products being a risk factor for human infections, according to researchers. In August 2017, four people were infected with related strains of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O157:H7. One person died after developing the… Continue Reading
- The FDA frequently recalls or withdraws pet foods: Recalls – of which there are three types – are actions taken by a firm to remove a product from the market. Recalls may be conducted on a firm’s own initiative, by FDA request, or by FDA order under statutory authority.
And one long read:
- What Will Become of the Pandemic Pets? The New Yorker says “In a time of stress and isolation, we turned to them for comfort. Now it’s time to think about what owning animals really means.”
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