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American Pet Products Association
255 Glenville Road
Greenwich, CT 06831
Phone: 203.532.0000
Toll Free: 800.452.1225
Fax: 203.532.0551
www.americanpetproducts.org
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APPA's Washington D.C. Office
Suite 100
1900 K Street NW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202.496.7888
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Pet Industry Distributors Association
2105 Laurel Bush Rd., Suite 200
Bel Air, MD 21015
Phone: 443-640-1060
Fax: 443-640-1031
e-mail: pida@ksgroup.org
www.pida.org
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Global Pet Expo, the pet industry's largest annual trade show, is presented by the American Pet Products Association (APPA) and Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA). The 2008 Show featured 796 exhibiting companies utilizing 235,700 net square feet of exhibit space. Over 800 new product launches were featured and more than 4,000 pet product buyers from around the world attended.In 2009, Global Pet Expo will take place February 12-14 in Orlando, Florida. Global Pet Expo is open to independent retailers, distributors, mass-market buyers, and other qualified professionals. This show is not open to the general public.
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No matter how often you scrub him, Sam, your 90-pound Golden Retriever, still stinks.Then it hits you: dog cologne! You fire up a Web search and learn that, every year, 50 million U.S. dog owners collectively spend $43 billion on their pooches. Sam can't be the only smelly one of the bunch; your idea can't miss. You even have a name for it: Furry Fragrances. Or maybe Eau de Puppe.
Source: FORBES
A record number of Americans own pets—and they are spending a record amount of money to feed, clothe and care for their wee beasts. But is all the attention actually good for the critters? Why we need to remember the lessons of the wild kingdom.
Source: NEWSWEEK
APPA frequently gets questions from people that have a great product idea and want to start manufacturing. Unfortunately we can not help you decide whether your product is going to be the “next big thing”, and APPA membership is not available until you have begun to sell your product, but we can give you some help in determining whether your product will be subject to regulatory requirements.
Source: APPA
OTHER PETS IN THE NEWS HEADLINES:
 Pet Industry Trends for 2008
Pet Food Regulation in the United States
Most Popular Dogs
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