health

PetsMart and GNC create line of pet supplements

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PetsMart and GNC recently announced a partnership to create a line of pet supplements available exclusively through PetsMart retailers and website.  The supplement line launches in fall, 2010 according to an article on financial news site CDTV. This is interesting development marks the convergence of several trends.  Vitamin and supplement usage is increasing for humans,  … Read more

Low calorie dog food study reveals problems

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A veterinary study reported on dogchannel.com found that dog foods labelled low-calorie had inconsistent labeling and feeding recommendations.  Content analysis showed that the food in the container  did not always match package claims. Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University did an analysis of  44 different dog foods with labels indicating they would support … Read more