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Paul Iams, an animal nutritionist who graduated from the Ohio State University in 1937, founded the Iams Company in 1946 in a small feed mill near Dayton, Ohio. [5] In 1950, he developed the world's first animal-based protein dry dog food and called it Iams 999. [1] [6] In 1969, Paul Iams wanted to differentiate the new formula from other Iams ...
There's a very special dog available for adoption in the NYC area named 'Cola.' Cola a two-legged, 3-year-old lab mix who lost her back legs early in life after being rescued from India during the ...
In the U.S., commercially-produced pet food is a $50 billion a year industry. But some advocate for healthier meals for your beloved dog – food that's in line with what canines have eaten for ...
As of 2018, there are around 470 million pet dogs and around 370 million pet cats. [8] [better source needed] Given the carnivorous diets fed to many pets (especially cats and dogs), involving the consumption of an estimated fifth of the world's meat and fish, the impact of pet-food production on climate change, land-use and other environmental impacts becomes an issue.
In 1988, Kal Kan Foods changed the name of its dog food to Pedigree, the name Mars used to sell dog food outside the United States. The next year, Mars applied their worldwide branding of Whiskas to their cat food branding. [4] In 1998, Kal Kan was the top-selling dog food brand but was going downhill.
After a 2007 crisis of wet and dried dog food tainted by melamine, Freshpet's uncontaminated fresh food products experienced rapid growth in the number of stores carrying them. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] As of 2021, the company's pet-food brands include Freshpet, Dog Joy, DogNation, Spring & Sprout, [ 16 ] Vital, Homestyle Creations, and Nature's Fresh.
October 11-13 is Mars Pet Adoption Weekend and it's a great time to find your forever friend.
1963 ad for Gravy Train by General Foods. Gravy Train is an American dog food brand currently marketed by Post Consumer Brands.On April 28, 2023, it was one of several brands sold by The J.M. Smucker Company to Post Holdings, in a deal valued at $1.2 billion.