Organizers of Pet Fashion Week NY (Aug. 23-24) plan to raise funds for The Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals with its ECOuture efforts before and during the show. more>>

U.S. Petland stores have placed 212,534 homeless cats and kittens and 59,945 homeless puppies and dogs since 1998, when the company began tracking adoptions made though its Adopt-A-Pet program. more>>

Spectrum Brands today reported a net loss of $111.7 million on sales of $647.1 million for its second quarter ended March 30, compared to a net loss of $237.5 million on sales of $634.5 million in the year-ago period, during which Spectrum took a goodwill impairment charge of $214 million. In 2008, more>>

Although the company is still open to the sale of assets to pare its debt and boost shareholder value, Spectrum Brands has curtailed efforts to sell its home and garden business, according to documents filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission. more>>

Procter & Gamble Co. reported that its pet care sales volume for its third quarter ended March 31 were down from the year-ago period by “low-single digits due to continued impacts from the voluntary wet pet food recall.” more>>

Responding to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration press release Thursday, Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food Co. reported Friday that it is continuing to make and distribute its products with FDA approval. more>>

Hill’s Pet Nutrition of Topeka, Kan., has launched its 2008 Second Chance for Love program, with the hope that the program will lead to more than 1 million pet adoptions this year. more>>

France yesterday reported its second canine rabies case of 2008, again attributing it to the illegal movement of animals into France from other countries. more>>

Hill’s Pet Nutrition Inc. of Topeka, Kan., recently reported that revenue for its first quarter ended March 31 grew 16.5 percent. Revenue was $503.2 million, compared to $431.1 million in the year-ago period. more>>

Organizers now expect more than 1,400 exhibitors from more than 50 countries will display pet products in Interzoo’s largest display area ever--about 960,000 square feet in all—at next month’s trade show in Nuremberg, Germany, May 22-25. more>>

Qian Hu Corp. Ltd. of Singapore reported profits for its first quarter ended March 31 climbed more than 30 percent to about $1.2 million from about $911,000 in the year-ago period. more>>

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans a May 13 public meeting to collect information about pet-food standards from various stakeholder groups. more>>

The European Pet Organization, a trade group representing European pet trade associations, and the International Pet Advisory Council, a coalition of national trade associations, have organized a conference on European pet import legislation to take place during Interzoo in May in Nuremberg, Germany more>>

Drivers carrying a dog or cat on their lap or in their arms on California roads might fetch a fine if a bill that cleared its first legislative review early this week becomes law. The message from the bill’s author to motorists: Fido’s unpredictability makes him a dangerous driving buddy. more>>

The World Wide Pet Industry Association is organizing “Canine Runway: The search for America’s most paw-pular pooch,” a dog model competition designed to unite dog owners and media with pet specialty retailers, who will host local competitions, and pet product manufacturers, who will provide prizes. more>>

Two weeks after its majority owner Pegasus Capital Advisors brought former Hill’s president Steve Marton as an operating advisor, Los Angeles-based Halo, Purely for Pets named Marton its new chief executive officer. more>>

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The U.S. House of Representatives have appointed 49 of its members, including 29 Democrats and 18 Republicans, to serve on a conference committee to resolve differences between Senate and House versions of the Farm Bill. more>>

Larry Rembold is once again chief executive officer of Doskocil Manufacuring Inc., replacing the retiring Gary Baughman, who held the position for six years. more>>