Two Executive Board members for APOP were featured in the February 22, 2011 issue of the Wall Street Journal. Reporter Gwendolyn Bounds looked at the issues surrounding the pet obesity epidemic in an in-depth review.
The article may be read here.
Pet obesity prevention
Two Executive Board members for APOP were featured in the February 22, 2011 issue of the Wall Street Journal. Reporter Gwendolyn Bounds looked at the issues surrounding the pet obesity epidemic in an in-depth review.
The article may be read here.
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Thank you so much for listing the calorie content of various pet foods on your website. That information is not readily available otherwise. We have been able to select a lower calorie variety that our cat likes and now can more easily keep him at a good weight. (Of course he is always pushing the envelope.)