accountleashes and bedding for dogs and cats each year. The need appears to be spiking in the weak economy. Kibble Korner, a...
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PET ECONOMY
Americans spend $41 billion a year on their pets—more than the gross domestic product of all but 64 countries in the world. The pet economy refers to how pet owners are becoming demanding consumers who won't put up with substandard products, unstimulating environments, or shoddy service for their animals. But the escalating volume and cost of services, especially in the realm of animal medicine, raises ethical issues about how far all this loving should go.
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Despite a still funky economy, many people are doing well. Yes, the unemployment rate is too high. People continue to...
Bombolu Workshop in Kenya, where adults disabled by the recent violence in Kenya are helping support their local...
specific sports teams. Second Life CEO Mark Kingdon says it's easy to see how the real world economy can be suffering...
as serenely as Grigsby. Basex, a New York-based business research firm, estimates information overload costs the U.S.
record numbers. This trend reflects the integral role that pets continue to play in our daily lives. PurinaCare® Pet...
Zach Wilson and his mom, Erica, went to the local shelter earlier this year to adopt a second pet, he discovered, what...
Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091222/NE29620 ) 'Just as for people, eating right and getting exercise...
learned. As I look over my columns for the last 12 months, they mirror the imploding of the economy. That was probably...
learned. As I look over my columns for the last 12 months, they mirror the imploding of the economy. That was probably...
in e-mails that I get -- about dogs who are dumped at the shelter these days because the economy is so bad,' Kennedy...
in e-mails that I get -- about dogs who are dumped at the shelter these days because the economy is so bad,"...
deal. He'll be looking to speak with senior Obama administration officials and members of Congress. Ball's pet cause is...
before World War I) to the left, like most of its Pacific neighbours. The road switch was the pet project of Prime...
Animal Care Center (IACC), which has a strong relationship with ASPCA, is sponsoring 'Home for the Holidays,' a pet...
on the streets in Hollywood, California, where for a dollar he let people take a photograph of his pet iguana, named...
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich., Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- It may be dog days for the economy, but pet lovers aren't about to play...
the information to create an educational Web site 'Over time it has reflected the general trends in the economy, but it...
Even if you didn't lose your job in the recession, chances are you're worried about the economy and about your battered...
Bombolu Workshop in Kenya, where adults disabled by the recent violence in Kenya are helping support their local...
Nov 24 - Britain's pet-loving nation spends around $3 billion dollars a year on their pets, 40 percent more than they...
to fit in one, without stirring up a storm. Costing $1,100 each, they are the latest celebrity pet craze.
and resources are stretched, said Ann Reel, the Humane Society of Elkhart County’s executive director.
Video:Blair, Bush lampooned at Iraq inquiry Blog:Opinion poll raises spectre of hung parliament Video:Britain's pet...
December, it has developed a series of games for social networking sites such as Facebook. Its most popular, Pet...
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