Your Super Sunday party may be dangerous to your pet. The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP) offers tips to pet owners to make sure their Big Game party activities don’t end up with an overtime veterinary emergency for your dog or cat.
National Pet Obesity Awareness Day
SEE BELOW FOR DOWNLOADABLE DATA SHEETS On Wednesday, October 10, 2012, the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention will conduct our Sixth Annual Pet Obesity Awareness Day survey. In order to do this, we need your help. On October 10 we are asking you to record simple information for each pet that you perform a routine examination [...]
Fat Pets Getting Fatter According to Latest Survey
Over Half the Nation’s Dogs and Cats Now Overweight Costing Pet’s Years and Owners Millions.
Top pet fitness and weight loss products of 2010
Half of the nearly 171 million dogs and cats in the US are now overweight. The pet industry is helping combat the pet obesity epidemic by developing innovative and effective exercise and weight loss products. Once again the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP) is proud to announce its annual Top Pet Fitness and Weight Loss Products for 2010. If you’re looking to give your pet a healthy gift this holiday season, consider these offerings.
Pet Weight Translator
Did you realize a 12 pound Yorkie is the same as an average female weighing 218 pounds and a 14 pound cat is equivalent to a 237 pound man? Did you consider that a 90 pound female Labrador retriever is equal to a 186 pound 5’ 4” female or 217 pound 5’ 9” male or a [...]
Kibble Crack – Vet Exposes Sugary Secret of Pet Treats
Click here for pdf of press release: Kibble Crack – Vet Exposes Sugary Secret of Pet Treats (Calabash, NC – June 17, 2010) Sugar is being added to many pet treats contributing to the growing pet obesity epidemic. Today’s pet treats aren’t the dog bones of your childhood. Over the past decade, a surprising ingredient has begun [...]
Founder of APOP Writes Book on Dog Obesity
CHOW HOUNDS (2010 HCI) by Dr. Ernie Ward explores the factors that have contributed to the gradual deterioration of our pets’ health over the past several decades: the ways that veterinarians are educated and how they practice nutrition; the seduction and manipulation by major pet food companies; this country’s insatiable urge to incorporate food into [...]
Top Pet Fitness and Weight Loss Products of 2009
Click here to download PDF of press release With half of America’s pets now estimated to be overweight, the demand for pet fitness products has never been greater. This year the Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP) is proud to announce its Top Pet Fitness and Weight Loss Products for 2009. If you’re looking to [...]
