The pet industry is the market industry associated with companion animals, covering the production, consumption and cultural activities linked to that market. Alongside long established segments such as nutrition, toys and animal healthcare, newer services and products including pet taxis, day care, boarding hotels, IT appliances, broadcasting, theme parks and funeral services have been entering the market.
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SectorPet products and services 1 FAQs
Where does the money in the pet industry go?
Food and treats are the largest share of roughly 158 billion dollars spent on pets in the United States in 2024.
The American Pet Products Association reports about 158 billion dollars spent on pets in the United States in 2024. Pet food and treats took the largest share at 68.3 billion dollars. Veterinary care and product sales came next at 41.0 billion dollars, then supplies, live animals and over the counter medicine at 34.4 billion dollars. Other services, including boarding, grooming, insurance, training, pet sitting and pet walking, made up 14.3 billion dollars.
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Source PETsMART, Inc. History (FundingUniverse)
Source PETsMART, Inc. History (FundingUniverse)
Source Petco Story: Profile, History, Founder (SuccessStory)
Companies In Industry
Source PETsMART, Inc. History (FundingUniverse)
Sources
1. Wikipedia, Pet industry
Wikipedialead sectionQuote, lead section
The pet industry is the market industry associated with companion animals. It includes things that are associated with the production, consumption and cultural activities linked to the market.
PETsMART, Inc. History (FundingUniverse)
Companies In Industry: PetSmart, Company History, opening paragraph
The largest operator of pet food, pet supplies, and pet services superstores in the United States
Associated With: Samuel J. Parker, Samuel J. Parker Heading Up Expansion Efforts
Under Parker's stewardship, PETsMART evolved into a one-stop pet shopping center
Associated With: Jim Dougherty, Company Origins
it was the first time the high-volume, low-priced approach of retailing products to consumers had carried over to the pet industry
View the SourcePetco Story: Profile, History, Founder (SuccessStory)
Associated With: Walter Evans, IndustryQuote, Associated With: Walter Evans, Industry
In 1965, Walter Evans founded a mail-order veterinary supplies business called UPCO in San Diego, California.
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