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Statement From PIJAC On Lawsuit Against Hawaii Board Of Land And Natural Resources
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Alexandria, Va. – July 16, 2021 – The following statement can be attributed to Robert Likins, PIJAC’s Vice President of Government Affairs: “PIJAC believes that the Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources (BLNR) arrived at the correct decision and followed Hawaiian law in accepting the revised final environmental impact statement (RFEIS)… Learn More
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Statement On Acceptance Of Environmental Impact Statement In Hawaii
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Alexandria, Va. – July 8, 2021 – The following statement can be attributed to Robert Likins, PIJAC’s Vice President of Government Affairs: “The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council is pleased that the Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resoures (BLNR) has accepted the most recent comprehensive and data-based Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)… Learn More
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Update on Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Small Pet Turtles
June 21, 2021 – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that 11 more illness cases have been added to the agency’s investigation of a multistate occurrence of human Salmonella Typhimurium infections linked to contact with small pet turtles. In addition, CDC has identified a second, separate outbreak of Salmonella Poona infections… Learn More
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Statement On The One Health Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Alexandria, Va. – May 27, 2021 – The following statement can be attributed to Mike Bober, President and CEO of PIJAC: “The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) urges Congress to pass S. 861 and H.R. 2061, the Advancing Emergency Preparedness Through One Health Act (One Health Act). As the COVID-19 pandemic… Learn More
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Pet Store Worker Uses Tiktok In An Effort To Remove Stigma
Spectrum News NY 1 – Mike Bober, president of the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, said small pet store owners build their business around establishing connections with customers. Once they sell someone a pet, that customer is likely to come back to buy food and other supplies, sicne these small stores have a harder time… Learn More
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Legislators Consider Proposal To End Pet Sales In Stores…
Spectrum News NY 1 – Mike Bober, CEO of the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council, a trade group that represents retailers like pet stores, says the issue is one that should be addressed on the federal level. The group maintains that, at the state level, the legislation will actually be more hurtful than helpful. Learn More
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