Category: Pets Food

The sustainable food movement is now extending to our pets

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The first month of the year is often rife with resolutions. This year, among the usual suspects is a rising commitment to sustainability across every aspect of our lives — from the way we travel to the things we eat. Now, the sustainable effort is extending to our pets. At the forefront of the movement is Diana Scott, the founder of premium pet food brand Frontier Pets. “I set out to find a free-range and organic dog food for my dogs, and when I couldn’t find one, I made one,” she says. Scott worked with animal nutritionist Dr. Kathy Cornack…
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Leon Levine, Who Made a Billion One Dollar at a Time, Dies at 85

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Leon Levine, the founder of Family Dollar, a chain retailer that shaped the daily lives of the nation’s poor, died on April 5 at his home in Charlotte, NC He was 85. His son, Howard, confirmed the death but did not specify a cause. In 1959, with $3,000 of his own money and $3,000 from a partner, Mr. Levine opened the first Family Dollar on Central Avenue in Charlotte. In 2015, a competitor, Dollar Tree, acquired Family Dollar for nearly $9 billion in cash and stocks. That year, Mr. Levine’s family fortune amounted to $1.4 billion, according to Forbes. Howard…
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Arlo + Mabel | Ferndale Pet Photography | Kat Ku | Modern Dog and Cat Photos. Ann Arbor| Detroit | Chicago| NYC

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I was talking with a friend the other day about how on earth did we survive before the world of internet. I remember going on road trips with my family as a child, and how my parents would get in arguments due to incorrectly reading a map and missing the proper turn or exit. Thanks to Google Maps today, the only thing we have to worry about now is having the app take us down the wrong road. And also thanks to the internet today, I’m able to connect with pet lovers all over the world. Emily and I “met”…
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Wellness Pet Company debuts its first supplement line

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TEWKSBURY, MASS. — On Jan. 17, Wellness Pet Company launched a line of pet supplements — Wellness® Supplements — marking its first foray into the pet supplement space. Available in five formulations, the chewable dog supplements boast the National Animal Supplement Council (NASC)’s Seal of Acceptance. The supplements, which are formulated to target specific health concerns in dogs, are recommended by nine out of 10 veterinarians, according to the Wellness Pet Company. The daily supplements are available in five varieties: Move Health Supplements, Calm Health Supplements, Shield Health Supplements, Belly Health Supplements and Shine Supplements. “We’ve seen an upward trend…
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Fundraiser for Friends of DACC @ City Bark in Detroit | Kat Ku | Modern Dog and Cat Photos. Ann Arbor| Detroit | Chicago| NYC

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I don’t do Doggy Portrait Fundraisers too often (just because it can be a ton of work on top of everything else I have going on) but when I do, I’m glad to be able to donate my time and energy to support great causes. We’re teaming up with @citydetbark to raise some monies for the good people of Friends of Detroit Animal Care and Control (@friendsofdacc). Come stop by with your pup on August 15th in their best “school outfit” at the store from 3-7pm to get their “class photo” for the year. What title will they win? “Best…
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