Issue #64
May 9th, 2024
This Week
💰 Business Roundup: Offleash’d raises $$, Salmon in China is selling swimmingly, acquisitions, and much more…
🌎 In The News: Internet for pets, New CDC rules, Interzoo sets new record, and much more….
🥓 Pet Food: 2 companies working on new food technologies
💼 Job Board: Please contact us if you want us to post a job listing.
Quick Hits:
The future is here - Boehringer Ingelheim recently celebrated the opening of its state-of-the-art facility that is set to revolutionize the development of future products, including biotherapeutics.
Chinese cats want salmon - Seafood sales in the Chinese pet food market are skyrocketing due to clever marketing.
When two leaders meet - Rover, the world’s leading online marketplace and Wagmo, a leading provider of employer-based pet wellness plans have announced a strategic partnership.
Bow Wow Wow Yippie Yo Yippie Yay- Camp Bow Wow had a great Q1.
First step in pet - Borgman Capital just made its first acquisition in the pet space by acquiring Buck Bone Organics.
Offleash’d on point - The AI-powered platform just secured $700k in funding.
Sprouting cash - Blue Sky Nutrition LLC just acquired Maltwerks’ Food & Feed division to bolster its offerings for the pet food, feed, food, and supplement markets.
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Zoom for pets - Scientists suggest that parrots prefer live chats vs pre-recorded videos and can tell the difference.
New Rule - Dogs entering the US must be 6 months old and microchipped.
Deadly eye drops - Two dogs tested positive last year for a dreaded, extensively drug-resistant bacterial strain spread by contaminated artificial eye drops manufactured in India which have killed at least 4 people.
Puppy dog eyes - Maybe it’s not only the domesticated dog that can make the “irresistible puppy dog eyes.”
Toxic or not - A full list of plants that are, and are not toxic for your cats.
Raw milk = Bird flu - A few cats have died in Texas after drinking raw milk affected by bird flu.
The zoo is growing - Interzoo, which is currently happening in Germany just set a new international exhibitor record.
For AAPI month we wanted to highlight an entrepreneur with an impressive story and a brand new company!
Ivana spent 8 years at Google before quitting her six-figure job to pursue entrepreneurship in 2021. That same year, she welcomed Bailey, a spunky labrador and basset hound mix, into her life. As a newly minted dog mom on the go, Ivana found that most products in the pet market offered limited functionality, poor design, and in many cases, poor quality. Her disappointment as a consumer turned to passion for creating better solutions for pets and their people. In April 2024, Ivana officially launched Playfield with The Bailey Kit - their patent-pending, modular, multifunctional dog walking kit - the first in a series of premium solutions.
Ultra premium is evolving - Ziwi has worked tirelessly on developing the Z-MicroSteam™ process to improve their air drying technology.
First of its kind - Just announced at Interzoo, Dr. Clauder’s has partnered with Calysta to launch the world’s first dog treats made with FeedKind® Pet protein, a revolutionary new pet food ingredient.
Manager of Clinical Growth & Development at Nightingale
AI Operations Specialist at Groom Club
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Finally, What’s a dog's favorite type of homework?
A lab report!
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