Tim Wall
Staff Reporter at Petfood Industry
Senior Reporter at WATT Global Media
Senior Reporter WATT Global Media
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5 days ago |
petfoodindustry.com | Tim Wall
Poland’s high per capita cat ownership, in line with its elevated dog ownership rate, suggests a robust companion animal culture relative to population size.
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3 weeks ago |
petfoodindustry.com | Tim Wall
In 2025, 94 million U.S. households own a pet of some species, according to the most recent American Pet Products Association (APPA) National Pet Owners Survey. In the 2023-2024 survey, respondents’ answers reflect that 66% of U.S. households owned a pet in 2023, which equated to approximately 86.9 million households with a companion animal. In the most recent survey, U.S. households reported ownership of approximately 68 million dogs, up from 65.1 million in the 2023-2024 survey.
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3 weeks ago |
petfoodindustry.com | Tim Wall
The U.S. pet industry has seen sustained retail sales growth from 2018 through a projected US$157 billion in 2025, according to American Pet Product Association figures. The pet food industry has maintained this overall upward course though both pandemic-driven surges and a post-pandemic stabilization in pet owner’s consumer behavior.
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3 weeks ago |
petfoodindustry.com | Tim Wall
Dogs live longer now as they eat balanced nutrition and spend more time in safe environments, as opposed to roaming the neighborhood and eating scraps. Those older dogs have different nutritional needs, but formulations designed for them may be based more in marketing than science, Claire Timlin, Ph.D., director of research and development at Four Rivers Kennel, said during her presentation at Petfood Forum 2025.
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3 weeks ago |
petfoodindustry.com | Tim Wall
Inflation and a slowdown in pet population growth affected the pet care market in 2024. Nevertheless, global retail sales of pet food, treats and other products continued to grow, reaching US$200 billion in 2024 with a growth rate of 1.6%. Liseth Gálvez-Cortes, pet care consultant with Euromonitor International, shared that data during her presentation at Zoomark 2025 in Bologna, Italy. For food giants Mars and Nestle, pet care is compensation for low birth rates in Western Europe, she said.
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