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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

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Bring Pets Home

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The fund raising Web site also offers exclusive content for cat and dog owners which includes information on pet care and safety, information on animal shelters, as well blogs, groups and open forums. The site’s primary purpose is to raise money to help shelters care for homeless pets. About Bring Pets Home.

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Rocky & Bella, Inc. earns National Animal Supplement Quality Seal

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Pet supplement company Rocky & Bella, Inc. recently met the National Animal Supplement Council’s nationally recognized standards after a rigorous facility audit, earning the NASC Quality Seal. The NASC is setting the standards for the pet supplement industry in quality, consistency and responsible conduct. Bryn Mawr, Penn.—Pet

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Good Idea: FlexPet

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It also entitles members to the following: A subscription to Best Friends magazine, the most popular general interest companion animal magazine in the nation. Special members-only rates for area accommodations should you or your gift recipient like to visit Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Quarterly newsletters.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

More greenhouse gas emissions are generated by current methods of meat, dairy and livestock production than by driving cars, so we need to reduce meat consumption and develop alternative food production technologies just as urgently as we need to reduce driving and develop alternative fuel technologies. Scott Plous Middletown, Conn.,

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On Letting Your Emotions Rule the Day

Animal Person

However, many of our concerns about modern food production stem from purely emotional concerns, in which we try to overlay our social mores onto sectors where they traditionally haven’t been applied. A prime example of this is our concern for the welfare of animals in agriculture.".

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