AMERICAN PET PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION INC
225 HIGH RIDGE ROAD NO W200, STAMFORD, CT 06905 www.americanpetproducts.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: APPA'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP AND ADVANCE PET OWNERSHIP AND THE PET PRODUCTS INDUSTRY, AND TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES NECESSARY TO HELP ITS MEMBERS PROSPER.

FOUNDED IN 1958, APPA IS THE LEADING NOT-FOR-PROFIT TRADE ASSOCIATION MADE UP OF OVER 1,000 PET PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS, THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, IMPORTERS AND LIVESTOCK SUPPLIERS. OUR MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF A DIVERSE GROUP REPRESENTING BOTH LARGE CORPORATIONS AND GROWING BUSINESS ENTERPRISES WORLDWIDE.APPA'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE, DEVELOP AND ADVANCE PET OWNERSHIP AND THE PET PRODUCTS INDUSTRY AND TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES NECESSARY TO HELP ITS MEMBERS PROSPER. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE OBJECTIVES AND TO PROVIDE APPA MEMBERS WITH VALUABLE BENEFITS, THE ASSOCIATION WORKS HARD TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS AND SERVICES WHICH SERVE OUR MEMBERS' UNIQUE NEEDS. BY CONDUCTING INDUSTRY-RELATED MARKET RESEARCH AND HOLDING EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS AND TELECONFERENCES, APPA HELPS KEEP YOU IN THE KNOW ABOUT IMPORTANT INDUSTRY INFORMATION, AND GIVES YOU THE TOOLS YOU NEED TO MAKE IMPORTANT BUSINESS DECISIONS.

GLOBAL PET EXPO:GLOBAL PET EXPO, THE PET INDUSTRY'S LARGEST ANNUAL TRADE SHOW, IS PRESENTED BY THE AMERICAN PET PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION (APPA) AND PET INDUSTRY DISTRIBUTORS ASSOCIATION (PIDA). 2018 GLOBAL PET EXPO FEATURED APPROXIMATELY 1,164 EXHIBITORS, 3,523 BOOTHS AND 3,000 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES AND CLOSE TO 6,508 PET PRODUCT BUYERS. GLOBAL PET EXPO IS OPEN TO INDEPENDENT RETAILERS, DISTRIBUTORS, MASS-MARKET BUYERS, AND OTHER QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.IN 2018, GLOBAL PET EXPO ONCE NAMED "THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH" BY TRADE SHOW EXECUTIVE MAGAZINE, WILL TAKE PLACE MARCH 21-23 IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. TO BETTER ACCOMMODATE BUYERS AND EXHIBITORS, THE SHOW FOLLOWS A WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY FORMAT. GLOBAL PET EXPO IS OPEN TO INDEPENDENT RETAILERS, DISTRIBUTORS, MASS-MARKET BUYERS, AND OTHER QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.GLOBALPETEXPO.ORG

INDUSTRY GROUP SUPPORT:APPA PROVIDES ANNUAL SUPPORT TO VARIOUS INDUSTRY GROUPS. IN 2018, APPA GAVE AWARDS AND PROVIDED SUPPORT TO THE FOLLOWING ORGANIZATIONS: THE PET CARE TRUST, THE PET INDUSTRY JOINT ADVISORY COUNCIL, AND THE HUMAN ANIMAL BOND RESEARCH INITIATIVE FOUNDATION, PET LEADERSHIP COUNCIL. OVER THE YEARS APPA SUPPORTED THE PET INDUSTRY IN THE TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

PROMOTING PET OWNERSHIP & THE PET INDUSTRY: IN 2005, APPA IMPLEMENTED THE PAL (PETS ADD LIFE) PSA CAMPAIGN. THE PALCAMPAIGN IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO APPRECIATE THE VALUE OF PET OWNERSHIP, TEACH PEOPLE TO BE RESPONSIBLE PET OWNERS, AND PROMOTE THE IMPORTANCE OF PET OWNERSHIP TO GOOD MENTAL HEALTH, COMPANIONSHIP AND LOVE. THE PAL CAMPAIGN DELIVERS A WIDE VARIETY OF IMPORTANT PET RELATED MESSAGES TO A VAST AUDIENCE USING PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, DISPLAY ADS, POSTERS, BROCHURES, AND NEWS STORIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.PETSADDLIFE.ORG. TO FURTHER PROMOTE THE PET INDUSTRY AND TO MORE CLEARLY DEFINE ITS GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, APPA HAS PLAYED AN INTEGRAL ROLE IN ESTABLISHING PET LEADERSHIP COUNCIL, A GROUP COMPRISED OF A COLLABORATION OF DIVERSE LEADERS WITHIN THE PET INDUSTRY. THIS GROUP HAS IDENTIFIED KEY ISSUES FACING THE INDUSTRY AND IS CURRENTLY TAKING STEPS TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES.

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