GREENWICH, CT., December 20, 2005— The American Pet Products Association (APPA) is pleased to welcome 80 new members whose applications were approved by APPA’s board of directors in October and December. Congratulations to the following members:

• Active Pet Feeds – El Cajon, CA
• ADER Enterprises, Inc. – San Diego, CA
• Alglow, Inc. – Los Angeles, CA
• Apperon dba Complete Natural Nutrition – Toronto, ON, CANADA
• Aqua Ultraviolet – Temecula, CA
• Arjan Impex Pvt. Ltd. – Delhi, INDIA
• ARTICO – San Francisco, CA
• Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. – Hauppauge, NY
• Best Frenz – Woodridge, IL
• Canine Genius – San Diego, CA
• Charlee Bear Products (Div. Of Wixon, Inc.) – Madison, WI
• Country Dog Bakery & Sundries – Waco, TX
• CPR Aquatic, Inc. – Arcata, CA
• Creative Homes – Manalapan, NJ
• Creativity, Inc. – Van Nuys, CA
• Darford Industries, Ltd. – Vernon BC, CANADA
• DogToys.com, Inc. dba RetailPets – West Chester, PA
• Droll Yankees – Danielson, CT
• E. F. Williams & Company – Stowe, VT
• Elias Ceramics – Salem, OR
• Evergreen (China) Limited – Yuen Long, N. T., HONG KONG
• Fab Dog, Inc. – Lodi, NJ
• Farfetched, Inc. – Bozeman, MT
• Firstmate Pet Foods – No. Vancouver, B.C. CANADA
• Flipo Group, Ltd. – LaSalle, IL
• Furniture For Pets – San Ysidro, CA
• Galaxy Products Limited – Kowloon, HONG KONG
• GET SERiOUS! Products – Anaheim, CA
• Gift Link, Inc. – South Plainfield, NJ
• Good L Corp./Big Basket Co. – LaVergne, TN
• GPS Tracks, LLC dba GlobalPetFinder – Jericho, NY
• Halo, Purely For Pets – Palm Harbor, FL
• Hang Zhou Tian Yuan Pet Products Factory – Hang Zhou, Zhejiang, CHINA
• Happy Tails – El Paso, TX
• Hi-Craft, Inc. – Scottsdale, AZ
• Iceland Pure – Oceanside, CA
• Imagilin Technology, LLC – Rockville, MD
• Inline Supply, Ltd. -Chilliwack, BC, CANADA
• International Dental – Rancho Cucamonga, CA
• JMH International Design – Spring Valley, CA
• Juno’s Garden – Pacifica, CA
• Kits ‘N Kaboodle, Inc. – Santa Barbara, CA
• Komfort Pets, LLC – Revere, MA
• Landy Corporation – Federal Way, WA
• Lang Companies, LLC – Delafield, WI
• LIFE4K9 Pet Food Corp. – Atlanta, GA
• Lucky Litter, LLC – Chicago, IL
• Matworks Ltd. (The) – Alpharetta, GA
• Nisway Corp. – Brooklyn, NY
• OllyDog – Berkeley, CA
• Paper Russells, LLC – Belmont, CA
• Paw Paw Pet Products – Paw Paw, MI
• Paws Wholesale – Costa Mesa, CA
• Petacure, Inc. – New York, NY
• Petailing, Inc. – Lake Mary, FL
• Pet I.D., Inc. – Fort Myers, FL
• Pet Ventures, Inc. – Agoura Hills, CA
• PetLift Equipment Corp. – Sarasota, FL
• Petropics, LLC – Chino Hills, CA
• Pets Choice by Innovative Designs – Leominster, MA
• Pingyang Kongying Pet Products Co., Ltd. – Wenzhou, Zhejiang, CHINA
• Planet H, Inc. – Brooklyn, NY
• Regalo International – Prior Lake, MN
• Restoration Products Co., Inc. – The Dalles, OR
• Ruff Wear – Bend, OR
• Shanghai Seahow International Trade Co., Ltd. – Shanghai, CHINA
• Sojourner Farms – Minneapolis, MN
• Solid Gold Health Products For Pets, Inc. – El Cajon, CA
• Swag Company, Inc. – San Diego, CA
• Sweet Petatoes – Vernon Hills, CA
• Trade Winds, Inc. – St. Joseph, MO
• Twelve Timbers – Richfield, UT
• Vet Brands International, Inc. – Miramar, FL
• V. P. Products / Five Star Pet – So. El Monte, CA
• Wilderness Foods Manufacturing Ltd. – Mount Maunganui, NEW ZEALAND
• Xiamen Sundog Import & Export Co., Ltd. – Xiamen, Fujian, CHINA
• Yangzhong Jiangya Artware Co., Ltd. – Yangzhong, Jiangsu, CHINA
• Zhongshan Jia Ying Metal Product Co., Ltd. – Zhongshan, CHINA
• Zuba, LLC – San Mateo, CA

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.

Founded in 1958, the American Pet Products Association is the nation's leading not-for-profit trade organization serving the interests of the pet product industry and educating the public on the many joys and health benefits associated with pet ownership.APPA's membership consists of more than 800 companies, which include both small businesses, as well as the nation's leading pet product companies.