by Nancy Hassel, American Pet Professionals This week, here in the US, we had an unprecedented action take place, a ban against the widely popular social media platform TikTok. If you have been on the app for a while now, you know the word ‘ban’

by Nancy Hassel, American Pet Professionals Are you feeling helpless watching the coverage of the LA Fires?  Perhaps you made a donation to a rescue, or collected items to send to a relief shelter – but you still want to do more.  Maybe you’re far

by Nancy Hassel, American Pet Professionals Earlier this month, I attended my 5th Pet Connect USA Summit held in Los Angeles, CA. It was another incredible event hosted by the UK team at Kisacoresearch. When this event first came about back in 2018 in Austin,

by American Pet Professionals For the past 12 years, we have been producing the annual Pet Industry Events Calendar for the pet industry. When this calendar first started we were at about 30 events annually, and while compiling this year’s calendar, we are at nearly 100 business-to-business

  APP NEWS:Press Release: American Pet Professionals Secures the Trademark Registration for Pet Industry 101® (Babylon, NY) – December 13, 2024 – American Pet Professionals (APP), announces the successful trademark registration of Pet Industry 101®.  The trademark was registered earlier this year in September of 2024.  American Pet

by Nancy Hassel, American Pet Professionals After speaking with multiple pet retail store owners recently, observing discussions online, and witnessing the closure of two pet retail stores within a 5-mile radius of my location over the past four months, it’s clear that pet retailers are

By Nancy Hassel, American Pet Professionals The first ‘Art for Paws’ Opening Reception we co-hosted with the Islip Arts Council (IAC) on Friday, May 17, 2024, was a huge success! The turnout of attendees excited to see the incredible artwork featuring pets of all kinds,

By Nancy E. Hassel, American Pet Professionals I know our normal content here on our American Pet Professionals blog page is all about the business side of the pet industry, our events, pet articles, tips, and know-how - but what leads us to the pet

APP Press Release: American Pet Professionals brings dreams to life! Hosting the first ever ‘Art for Paws’ featuring pet artists from across the region!   American Pet Professionals and the Islip Arts Council are joining together to host the first-ever ‘Art for Paws’ exhibit this

by Nancy Hassel, American Pet Professionals The pet industry in the USA is $107 Billion dollars more annually than when I started back in 2008. If you were at Global Pet Expo in Orlando, FL, a few weeks ago, then you may have heard the