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  • Health Alert.

    Update on Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Pet Turtles

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health officials in several states have completed an investigation of a multistate outbreak of human Salmonella Oranienburg infections linked to contact with pet turtles. Twenty-six cases of human Salmonella Oranienburg infections have been reported in 14 states between May 29, 2019, and October 31, 2019.… Learn More

  • Health Alert.

    CDC Announces Outbreak of Multidrug-resistant Campylobacter Infections Linked to Contact with Pet Store Puppies

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that the agency and public health officials in several states are investigating a multistate outbreak of multidrug-resistant Campylobacter jejuni infections linked to puppies purchased from pet stores. Thirty people with the outbreak strain have been reported in 13 states, with the illnesses starting between January… Learn More

  • Press Release.

    Therapy Dogs Provided Much-Needed Stress Relief On Capitol Hill

    WASHINGTON – Pet Partners, the nation’s leading organization in registering therapy animals for animal-assisted interventions, and the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC), the advocacy voice for the responsible pet care community,  teamed up to bring therapy dogs to Capitol Hill on Wednesday – the same day public impeachment hearings began. Stress levels were high… Learn More

  • Health Alert.

    Investigation Notice: Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Pet Turtles

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has announced that the agency and public health officials in several states are investigating a multistate outbreak of human Salmonella Oranienburg infections linked to contact with pet turtles. Twenty-one cases of human Salmonella Oranienburg infections have been reported in 13 states between May 29, 2019, and September… Learn More

  • Press Release.

    Pet Care Community Shares Power Of Pets During Capitol Hill Fly-In

    ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Sept. 19, 2019 – Yesterday members of the responsible pet care community spread across Capitol Hill to discuss the benefits of animal interactions to veterans and schoolchildren, along with other issues, during the second annual Pet Care Community DC Fly-In organized by the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council. Participants represented a broad… Learn More

  • Press Release.

    PIJAC Joins International Organizations In Open Letter To Cites Secretary General

    An open letter to CITES Secretary General, Ms. Ivonne Higuero CITES Secretary General, Ms. Ivonne Higuero CITES Secretariat Palais des Nations Avenue de la Paix 8-14 1211 Genève 10 Switzerland 4 September 2019 Dear Madame Secretary General: We at the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC), International Wildlife Management Consortium – World Conservation Trust (IWMC),… Learn More


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