Press Releases: Article Detail

January 7, 2005

Contact:
Tierra Bonaldi / Julie Rowe
The Impetus Agency
(775) 322-4022
tierra@theimpetusagency.com /  julie@theimpetusagency.com

APPA Welcomes New Members

- APPA’s Board of Directors Approves Fifty-Nine Companies for Membership -

GREENWICH, CT., January 7, 2005— The American Pet Products Association (APPA) is pleased to welcome 47 new members and 12 new associate members whose applications were approved during the association’s most recent board meeting. Congratulations to the following members:

• 1-800-PetMeds – Pompano Beach, FL 
• All Star Dogs – Marlboro, NJ 
• Animal Graphics (Div. of Pet Connection, Inc.) – Bennet, NE 
• AquaVista Enterprise, Inc. – Menlo Park, CA 
• Blizzard’s Bones/Twins 23, Inc. – Long Grove, IL
• Burns Sales & Marketing – Lewisville, TX
• The Clorox Company – Oakland, CA 
• Conscious Grieving dba CBI – Brattleboro, VT 
• Country Artists – Columbia, MD   
• Crate Haven – St. Petersburg, FL 
• Dog Ventures, LLC – West Palm Beach, FL 
• Doggy Style Designs – Providence, RI
• Dogswell, LLC – San Francisco, CA 
• Dorel – Columbus, IN 
• Douglas Paquette Accessories – Providence, RI 
• Evriholder Products, Inc. – Anaheim, CA 
• Fascinations Toys & Gift s, Inc. – Seattle, WA 
• Foppers Pet Bakery – Lafayette, IN 
• Freedom Aquarium Products, LLC – Ft. Lauderdale, FL 
• FURminator, Inc. – St. Louis, MO 
• Glo-Marr Products, Inc. – Lawrenceburg, KY 
• Global Sales & Marketing – Fort Wayne, IN
• HomeoPet LLC – Westhampton Beach, NY  
• The Kingsheart Forge, Inc. – West Bend, WI 
• Koko’s Gourmet Baking  – North Vancouver, CANADA
• Living Color Enterprises, Inc. – Ft. Lauderdale, FL  
• Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums, Inc. – Ft. Pierce, FL 
• Oil-Dri Corporation of America – Chicago, IL 
• Oliver’s Closet – Rhinebeck, NY 
• Orthobird/R.L. Wilder Mfg. – St. Augustine, FL 
• P. J. Fox Mfg. – Graham, WA
• Paws Aboard – Fishers, IN 
• Pet Brands, Inc. – Columbus, OH  
• Pet Health Institute – Tualatin, OR 
• Pet Sticks Naturals – West Point, CA 
• Petz Plus USA – Carson City, NV 
• Pill Pockets, Inc. – Raleigh, NC 
• Pro Clear Aquatic Systems – Jacksonville, FL 
• RGO Enterprises Company – Cordova, TN  
• S & S Products, Inc. dba Butcher’s Bones – Tulsa, OK
• Skamper Industries LLC – Mt. Pleasant, SC
• Sport Pet Designs – Okauchee, WI
• Swibco, Inc. – Lisle, IL
• TQM Associates dba Creature Comforts-Petstairz – Jupiter, FL
•  Up Country – Rumford, RI
• VIP Products/Tuffie’s Pet Toys – Phoenix, AZ
• Wagner Bros. Feed Corp. – Farmingdale, NY
• Westminster Industries Ltd. – Surrey, CANADA
• WOOF, LLC – Ridgefield Park, NJ

 

Associate Members:

 

• C-Blue Co., Ltd. – Fengshan City, Kaohsiung Hsien, TAIWAN
• Catsize Entertainment Pty., Ltd. – Broadway, AUSTRALIA
• Da Yang Pet Products Manufacturing Co., Ltd. – Foshan City, Guangdong, CHINA
• Dynavet SAS – Clermont Ferrand Cedex, FRANCE
• Flagship International, Inc. (USA) – San Gabriel, CA
• Guangzhou Mozoo Aquarium Co. Ltd. – Fanguen District, Guangzhou, CHINA
• Hengtong Aquarium Co., Ltd. – Chaozhou, Guangdong, CHINA
• InnoCare Enterprise Limited – Hong Kong
• Mimo Development Company – Foshan, Guangdong, CHINA
• PLB International – Boucherville, CANADA
• Rivera Patentes Internacionales S. L. – Barcelona, SPAIN
• Salmopet A/S – Skiftun, NORWAY
• Veterinary Companies of Australia Pty. Limited – Kings Park, AUSTRALIA

Members of APPA have access to the premier trade show of the pet product industry, Global Pet Expo, as well as public relations and legislative representation and state-of-the-art member service programs. For more information on joining APPA call 1-800-452-1225 or visit www.americanpetproducts.org.