Petsource by Scoular has completed a $75 million expansion at its Seward, Nebraska, plant that delivers extra capacity to help current customers grow and space to accommodate new customers seeking production at its state-of-the-art facility.

The company says the tripling of capacity also enables customers to more efficiently introduce new products to the market, with the expansion providing an additional 70,000 square feet of freeze-dried pet food ingredient manufacturing space. Freeze-dried products are among the fastest-growing pet food categories.

“Petsource identified a need in the market to help brands expand their product offerings in freeze dried,” Chad Kucks, director of

In real wolf packs, there are no alphas, betas or other Greek letter designations for degrees of dominance and submission. Nevertheless, the concept of alpha male appears repeatedly in business leadership guides and advice, not to mention the misogynistic depths of the internet.

“Highly intelligent, confident and successful, alpha males represent about 70% of all senior executives,” reported the Harvard Business Review. “As the label implies, they’re the people who aren’t happy unless they’re the top dogs—the ones calling the shots. Although there are plenty of successful female leaders with equally strong personalities, we’ve found top women rarely if ever

At this point, it’s old news that meat is environmentally unsustainable and needs to be reduced if we have any chance of remaining below 1.5 degrees of global warming. Most of this discourse focuses on humans eating meat. But there’s another factor that’s critical to this conversation: our companion animals, and the environmental impact of pet food.

There are at least 78 million dogs and 58 million pet cats in the United States today, and between 60 to 70 percent of households have at least one pet. Worldwide, we’re talking about a pet population in the 10 digits. That’s a

From puppy brain trainers to personalized food bowls and anti-anxiety weighted pet blankets, our appetite for pet accessories is matched only by our appetite for cute online content: that is, both ravenous and bottomless.

One industry that has boomed in response to our desire to meet our furry family members’ every developmental and emotional need, is the raw pet food industry.

Worth an estimated $214 billion dollars as at

Pet food maker Purina is struggling after a surge of online allegations that their Purina Pro Plan products are causing pets to fall ill and even die after suffering symptoms including “lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle weakness, seizures, rapid weight loss and rectal bleeding, ” NBC News reported.

The rumors began spreading in the Facebook Group Saving Pets One Pet @ A Time. A group administrator says she has received reports of Purina Pro Plan sickening 969 cats and dogs, with 234 reported deaths. As often happens in the social media sphere, the rumors spread beyond their initial home on

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Rising costs for pet food, veterinary care and other animal needs have become a struggle for some pet owners in Calgary.

Rosie Taylor said that before the pandemic, food and litter for her two cats would have cost about $60 per month.

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“Now, it’s probably like $130, if I’m lucky,” said Taylor, who has turned to Calgary charity Parachutes for Pets to help foot the bill.

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When faced with a vet bill of nearly $3,000 a couple years ago, Mary Dbrick thought she might have to put down her dog, Daizy.

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Latest news from UK Pet Food…

UK Pet Food, formerly known as PFMA (Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association), hosted its highly anticipated Annual Convention on 29 November at the prestigious Stationers’ Hall in central London. Under the theme ‘Our World & Our Pets’, the event brought together pet food companies, representatives from the welfare and veterinary sectors, and policymakers.

The convention served as a platform for industry leaders and experts to engage in discussions on pivotal topics such as innovation, sustainability, food security, and the evolution of future food systems. Participants explored ways to enhance the well-being of pets while addressing