Update – August 27th, 2012: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) continues to update the Automated Import Reference System (AIRS) in anticipation of new aquatic animal import requirements. The Agency has now published more than 2,300 HS-OGD codes for ornamental finfish species in AIRS. Importers are encouraged to use these new codes, rather than the…
Update 2, December 22nd, 2011 – Earthanimal Humane Education and Rescue Society (EARS) will be allowed to save some of the rabbits otherwise destined to be euthanized. The more donations they receive, the more rabbits they can save! Update 1, November 14th, 2011 – The Town of Canmore posted an update on its website stating…
We’ve come a long way from the days of squinting at fine print and wondering why we can’t pronounce half of the ingredients in pet food, let alone understand them. Educated pet parents are demanding more from products and it’s quickly graduating from demand to expectation. A few pet food companies will never get it. …
Gladys Cavanagh of Victoria, BC took ‘paying it forward’ very seriously. She has bequeathed 2.5 million dollars to the Victoria SPCA, a substantial chunk of her inheritance from a stroke victim that she befriended. That was just her way, adopting strangers and helping animals. She worked hard and had a level of compassion that is…
Update – June 23rd, 2012: Nicole Labombard and her mother Charlene of Paws R Us have agreed to abide by a court order and not own more than three pets or operate a kennel for the next two years. Sadly, they could operate another puppy mill after that two years is up. All puppies seized…
WHITING, Ind., Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Dog care expenses may take a bite out of many consumers’ wallets, but even in challenging financial times, Fido comes out on top. According to a new survey from CouponCabin.com, conducted in honor of National Dog Week (September 19-25), nearly seven-in-ten (68 percent) American adult dog owners said…
One of the first things we’re taught in sales & marketing is that we must personify expertise. It’s important that we know everything about our product and industry so we may establish ourselves as experts. This, in turn, elicits trust from the consumer. While that may be true, the natural pet industry is relatively new…
