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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

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

Resource seeks to help protect human and animal health by improving animal care practices and reducing spread of zoonotic diseases LAS VEGAS – August 21, 2019 – The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) and the Pet Industry Distributors Association (PIDA) previewed a new Pet Store Pro Zoonotic Disease Prevention chapter during the SuperZoo pet… Learn More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 9, 2019 Statement from Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council President and CEO Mike Bober on the Use of Pet Vaccinations in Promoting Animal Health and Protecting Human Health “The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council joins the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA), Centers for Disease Control and… Learn More

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC), along with co-sponsors the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), today announced the re-launch of the Habitattitude™ educational campaign during the Reduce Risks from Invasive Species Coalition’s (RRIS) agency fair on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Habitattitude… Learn More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement from Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council President and CEO Mike Bober on the Humane Society’s 2019 Horrible Hundred Report: “The Humane Society of the United States’ 2019 Horrible Hundred report stirs the public’s emotions and probably helps their fundraising, but it does little to improve animal well-being. It targets regulated, inspected… Learn More