Pet owners’ desire to give health and wellness benefits to their pets using natural ingredients may lie at the heart of the hemp and CBD pet supplement and treat trend.

While some hemp and CBD product makers have moved into the pet space from human supplements, existing pet companies have launched their own cannabis-derived supplements. In both cases, the hemp and CBD pet products tend to resemble their human counterparts in marketing, health claims and packaging. Read more.

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Wall, Tim. “Hemp, CBD Pet Brands Mirror Human Counterparts.” PetfoodIndustry.com, PetfoodIndustry.com, 30 Sept. 2019, https://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/8545-hemp-cbd-pet-brands-mirror-human-counterparts.

A fully automated pet food store is designed to help retailers lower personnel costs to better compete with e-commerce.

In August, an Israeli pet food and pet supplies retailer, NowPet, launched Tel Aviv’s first unmanned pet supplies store. This was done in collaboration with Cyb-Org Auto Shop Ltd., an Israeli technology-intensive retail and wholesale management company, established in 2016. Read more.

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Sipra, Hassaan. “Cyb-Org Opens First Unmanned Pet Food Store in Tel Aviv.” PetfoodIndustry.com, PetfoodIndustry.com, 21 Sept. 2019, https://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/8506-cyb-org-opens-first-unmanned-pet-food-store-in-tel-aviv.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration updated its report on its ongoing investigation into Salmonella infections connected to pig ear dog treats.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials updated their report on the federal agency’s continuing investigation into Salmonella infections connected to recalled pig ear dog treats. As of August 27, the Centers for Disease Control reported 143 cases of human infection by Salmonella enterica related to exposure to pig ear dog treats. Of these, 33 people were hospitalized. Many of the Salmonella infections in people have proven to be resistant to multiple drugs. Read more.

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Wall, Tim. “143 Salmonella Cases Tied to Pig Ear Dog Chews from 3 Firms.” PetfoodIndustry.com, PetfoodIndustry.com, 12 Sept. 2019, https://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/8480-salmonella-cases-tied-to-pig-ear-dog-chews-from-3-firms.