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Pet Parents Spending Billions on Their Dogs and Cats

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Did you know US dog and cat parents spent more than $52 billion on their pets last year? Among the 2012 estimates from the American Pet Products Association, food was by far the largest expense for pet parents. The association expected US pet owners to spend nearly $20.1 Pet owners were expected to spend nearly $13.6

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The Power of Pets Initiative

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Mars Petcare recently launched The Power of Pets! What is The Power of Pets? Mars Petcare is collaborating with the YMCA in 5 cities to start, to bring pet-friendly health and physical activity education and programming to communities. Spring 2011. Mars Petcare and Human-Animal Interaction. Portland, Ore.

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FiXiT Aims to Facilitate 25 Spay Neuters This Week

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GetYourFix.org , a program of nonprofit organization FiXiT, is an online resource whose primary purpose is to introduce people in need of financial assistance to get the animals they care for fixed to generous people willing to sponsor their pets’ spay/neuter surgery. cats dogs events people helping animals'

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