Browning named Royal Canin’s US retail business head

Royal Canin, one of the billion-dollar brands owned by pet and human foods giant Mars, Inc., has named Stanley Browning general manager of the U.S. Pet Specialty Retail and Omnichannel business unit for Royal Canin North America, effective September 9. He is now also part of the Royal Canin North America leadership team. Browning joined Royal Canin in 2013, serving in various roles across Asia, most recently as general manager for Royal Canin Korea. Prior...

Carmaker Subaru offers $3 million for shelter pets in USA

Subaru of America, Inc., has announced that it and its participating retailers will provide over $3 million in direct financial assistance to local animal shelters across the USA this month through grants administered by The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The grants are meant to cover costs associated with preparing animals for adoption, veterinary expenses, and more. The grants are part of the Subaru Loves Pets initiative, an effort to improve...

Women who crammed 172 animals in home face jail term, lifetime ban

Two New Jersey women who were arrested in December 2022 after police found them to be keeping 129 dogs and 43 cats in the house where they lived with the teenage daughter of one have pleaded guilty to two counts of cruelty to animals, the website NJ.com reported. Two dead dogs were also found in the home on the day of the search. Michele Nycz, 60, of Brick, pleaded guilty to the two charges on...

U.S. FDA clears generic from India to treat heart ailment in dogs

The first generic of veterinary drug pimobendan, used to manage congestive heart failure in dogs due to clinical myxomatous mitral valve disease or dilated cardiomyopathy has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The drug is manufactured by Cronus Pharma Specialities India Pvt Ltd, the Hyderabad-based manufacturing subsidiary of privately held U.S. veterinary drug research company Cronus Pharma based in East Brunswick, New Jersey. The FDA on Thursday approved Pimomedin chewable tablets for...