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Andis Co. of Racine, Wis., has promoted Roxanne Zenner to regional sales manager of the animal division. more>>

K&H Manufacturing of Colorado Springs, Colo., has hired Larry Cobb as vice president of sales. more>>

Doskocil Manufacturing Co. Inc. of Arlington, Texas, has promoted Tom McGuire to vice president of global sourcing. more>>

Michael Kern of Palo Alto, Calif. has won Exo Terra’s 2005 Nactus Award for photography from more than 600 entries. more>>

Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Inc., a Chalfont-Pa.-based division of Mars Inc., promoted national sales manager David Bowen to North American sales director. more>>

Earl O. Strimple, DVM, has been named Hartz Veterinarian of the Year by The Hartz Mountain Corp. more>>

PetEdge, a Topsfield, MA-based mail-order distributor, appointed Sue Steffey as its vice president of merchandising and product development. Steffey will expand the distributor’s line of pet products and will also be responsible for merchandising, vendor relations and product development. more>>

Contech Electronics of Victoria, British Columbia, appointed Mark Grambart its chief executive officer. Grambart also became a major shareholder in the company. more>>

President Bush has selected Nebraska Gov. Mike Johanns to succeed Ann Veneman as secretary of Agriculture, the president announced today. more>>

More than half of pet owners report that they are spending more on their pets than they were three years ago, according to the 2004 Pet Owner Survey released by the American Animal Hospital Association today. more>>

In a bid to add more experienced management to oversee its future development, Planet Dog of Portland, Maine, hired Bill Franklin as its chief executive officer. more>>

Old Mother Hubbard of Lowell, Mass., appointed Michael Meyer as its chief financial officer. more>>

K-mart Holding Corp. of Troy, Mich., appointed Aylwin Lewis as its president and chief executive officer, effectively immediately. more>>

Vibrac Corp. has appointed Erik R. Martinez, DVM, as its president and chief executive officer. more>>

United Industries Corp. of St. Louis, better known as Spectrum Brands, divided its company into three operating groups, and added a new face to the business. more>>

Central Garden & Pet Co. of Lafayette, Calif., has appointed Jim Heim as the new president of its pet products division. In addition, Andrew Beaurline has been appointed vice president of corporate development. more>>

BowTie Inc., publisher of Pet Product News, appointed Chuck Kruder president of Global Distribution Services LLC. more>>

Doolittle’s Chateau-Animaux, a pet supply and grooming shop in Washington, D.C., has broken ground on its future location, designed to allow the company to expand its current offerings. more>>

Virbac Corp. has hired Jean Nelson, CPA, as chief financial officer. Nelson was most recently vice president and chief financial officer of AMX Corp. more>>