This week is Pet Appreciation Week , a time I believe should be not only for pet owners to appreciate their pets, but for the pet industry to appreciate the customers who have taken what was once a niche industry and made it a powerhouse:
The 2011-2012 APPA National Pet Owners Survey showed that 62% of U.S. households now own a pet—which equates to 72.9 million homes.
According to some estimates, more than $50 billion dollars are spent by consumers in the US....