‘Godpawrents’ arrive to help Singapore’s pet owners

A recently launched consumer-to-consumer pet services marketplace in Singapore, aptly named Godpawrents, allows pet owners to find and book trusted, affordable pet sitters and other service providers. Founded in 2023 and launched in March this year, Godpawrents is a pet services marketplace that helps pet owners find pet sitters who are godpawrent-worthy. These ‘godpawrents’ are home-based freelances who will visit the pet owner’s home to take care of their pet, walk their dog, groom the...

Value becoming focus of pet industry as inflation bites, says market study

If you thought only pet owners in India were struggling to cope with constantly rising costs of pet food, care products, and services, think again. A survey report in the USA suggests the pet industry in the USA, currently the world’s largest, is at an inflection point due to macroeconomic and industry-specific factors, and providing value to pet owners has come to the fore as a competitive strategy. Packaged Facts, based in Rockville, Maryland, provides...

German pharma company introduces broad-spectrum tablet for parasite control in pet dogs

Boehringer Ingelheim, a German family-owned research-driven biopharmaceutical company and global leader in animal health, has announced the launch of NexGard SPECTRA® chewable tablets in India following its approval by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation. After the launch of NexGard X and L in 2020 and NexGard S and M (afoxolaner) in 2023, this represents an expansion of the NexGard product line for dogs aged at least two months and weighing 2 kg or more....

Preventing dog bites is not rocket science

It’s National Dog Bite Prevention Week… in the USA. During the week (April 7-13), a coalition of veterinarians, animal behaviour experts, and insurance representatives are urging people to understand the risks dog bites pose to people and other pets, and to take steps to prevent them. According to the latest data from the American Veterinary Medical Association, 45% of households in the USA include a dog or dogs, for a total of 88 million canine...

Record-breaking attendance at Global Pet Expo 2024

The 20th Global Pet Expo, held in Orlando, Florida, on March 20-22, was the biggest edition yet of the pet industry’s premier event, with nearly 20,000 attendees from over 85 countries and over 1,100 companies booking 343,500 net sq ft of exhibition space, the organizers said in a press release. The event is hosted annually by the American Pet Products Association and the Pet Industry Distributors Association at the Orange County Convention Center. Global Pet...

Global pet care market seen crossing $400 billion by 2028

The global pet care market is expected to cross U.S. $400 billion in value by 2028 from U.S. $295 billion in 2022, growing at a compounded annual growth rate of 5.22%, according to an outlook and forecast report for 2023-28 released on ResearchAndMarkets.com. A press release from Research And Markets said that while the global pet care market is highly fragmented with multiple players across various segments, it continues to be dominated by international players...