This Week's Top Pet Industry News & Updates

Issue #54

April 4th, 2024

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Quick Hits:

🦜 Time to buy your parrot an iPad

🐕 Hero dog finds missing toddler

🚨 After a shocking turn of events, the suspected ball hider was found

🍄‍🟫 These $10,000 truffle hunters have great work morels

🧬 Is dog longevity the new frontier in biotech?

• Stop right there - The potentially massive deal we reported on last week has been halted.

• The most regal partnership - Bridgerton and maxbone have partnered up to launch a limited-edition Bridgerton-themed line of pet products.

• Time to buy? After a difficult start to 2024, Chewy still has massive opportunities in front of it.

• Bark it up - Bark just appointed a new CRO & a new CMO.

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• The purrfect job - This company wants to pay you £60,000 (£5,000 a month) for your cat to eat their food.

• Look at the source - New investigation sheds light on the horrid reality of hamsters in pet stores.

• PTSD sniffers - If you need further proof of dogs’ awesomeness, a new study suggests dogs can detect biochemical markers of PTSD in human breath.

• Shhh - This animal shelter has soundproof kennels, and the results are pretty amazing.

• Cats parents beware - A new study assessed an ingredient called eprinomectin (which is found in various popular medications that protect against pests such as fleas and ticks) and found that some cats could have a severe, or deadly, reaction to it.

• From the outhouse to the penthouse - Miss Peaches out here saving lives and getting huge donations.

• All plants everything - A vegan pet food company just launched its superfood range.

• That’s nuts - Could discarded peanut skins have massive potential as animal feed?

• Go West - Petcurean announced a partnership with distributor Veterinary Service Inc. which will allow it to expand its retail footprint into western states.

• Young & Fresh - While kibble still dominates, the younger generation of pet owners prefer fresher, healthier, more natural pet food.

• Creative strategist at Dogconnectors 

• Director of Customer Experience at Dutch

• Full list of jobs currently available at Dogdrop 

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