The growing pet market “The Pet Economy” is an article where the authors Diane Brady and Christopher Palmeri expose how the pets market is growing in America and how is impacting our economy. It also explains the factors that have made American spent $41 billions last year on their pets. In today’s America society, the demographic is pushing to a significant growing in the pets market. Most of the young adults in the United States are professionals, singles or couple without children who are spending dollars on pet products. Pets are considered “best friends” and a family member; playing an important key in the isolated modern life that prevalence in our society. Most of the household in the United States own at least one pet. As a result there is a considerate increase in the demand …show more content…
Not only new services had emerged in the last years, but new products; fancy organic food, luxury beds, clothes, indoor potties, pet perfume. Therefore quantity supplied have increased as well as a result of the increased quantity demand. As a consequence, there is a market equilibrium due to the equality between quantity supplied and quantity demand. Prices is the relationship between demand and supply, so in the pets market, high demand leads to a higher production, and an increase in the supply. As an effect, famous brands like Versace, Louis Vuitton, Ralph Laurent, Swarovsky, Channel, and Roberto Cavalli have designed luxury products for pets. Some of these accessories that we can find in the market are a $58,000 Louis Vuitton dog carrier, $6,995 Swarovski Crystal Dog Bath, $999 Cat Tree, $150,000 Diamond Dog Collar. Evidently Americans do not care about how expensive is a service or a product when it comes to their
Pets, Inc. may argue parody under 15 U.S.C §1125(c)(3)(A)(ii), to assert that they have not impaired the distinctiveness of Chapels mark, parody is not a complete defense under Trademark Dilution due to Pets, Inc.’s use of the mark as its designation of source i.e. as its trademark.
Have you ever wondered how much it costs to have and maintain a pet? Burkhard Bilger, the author of “The Last Meow”, explains how Americans spend a lot of money on their pets and that people's “love affair” with their pets has gotten out of control. An observation I have made is that in many movies dogs are treated very well. When I was younger, I watched a movie called Bratz and one character would always have her dog inside a dog purse and they would even get manicures and pedicures together. The dog always had shiny clothes on and it was always very clean. Therefore, I agree with Bilger's argument that Americans “love affair” with their pets has gotten out of control.
The pet industry is undoubtedly thriving. According to a survey conducted by American Pet Products Association, 56% of families in the United States owned a pet in 1988. This year, 2017, has seen a rise in the figure to 68%. Among all kinds of pets owned in the U.S. households, dog dominates with an ownership of 60.2 million. (American Pet Products Association, 2017)
The exotic pet trade is a booming industry, raking in millions of dollars every year. Everything from harmless leopard geckos to hyenas can be found in 30 of the 50 states. Of those 30 states, only 21 require permits to own these animals (Webber 2010). Indiana has just recently withdrawn its own requirement for permits, making 10 states that allow any kind of exotics without documentation (Kelly 2015). It is estimated that 15,000 big cats are being kept as pets in the United States alone, with more captive tigers in Texas than there are in India. Approximately 15,000 primates and 7.3 million reptiles are also being kept in the US (Webber 2010). What does all of this mean and, more importantly, what can be done about it?
Thousands of animals are put to sleep each year due to not having any available homes for them to be adopted. According to Jennifer Sexton and Tom Warhol in Domestic Animal Overpopulation, “The average female cat can produce two litters of six kittens per year, a female dog can produce one litter of six or more puppies per year, making pet overpopulation a significant problem.” Animal overpopulation is costing money and you can help the pets with spay and neutering programs. A new solution is mandatory contracts for breeders and spay and neuter programs. This paper will talk about spay and neuter programs, contracts for breeders, and why some people don’t think animal overpopulation is a problem. Thankfully there are solutions to this issue of animal overpopulation.
Animals from pet stores are a corporation whose sole purpose is to make a profit. Resulting in a much higher price, than the adoption fee at the Humane Society.
The lack of awareness programs attributes to animal hoarding greatly. The Robinson Rescue is an organization that “educate[s] pet owners about the importance of spay/neuter as a means of ending pet overpopulation.” ( ). This organization shows children how they should think of animals so that they do not abuse their animals like a case in which the defendants argued “that pets are classified as personal property…” and that they have feelings too (Donaghey 2011) (Gunnarson). Few people realize that 354 animals are eutha...
Ideally, pet supply would be equal to the demand for wanted pets. There may never be enough caring homes for all the pets as is evident by the fact that only about 25 percent of the pets in shelters are ever adopted. F...
How many of us have seen stray animals around? How many of us have been affected by stray animals in a negative fashion? To help get a good idea on what pet overpopulation is and how it's a problem, some ideas need to be explored. We need to know the major factors behind pet overpopulation and cause it to perpetuate. We need to know pet overpopulation's larger, over reaching effects and the scale of the problems pet overpopulation causes. Lastly, we need to know what has been done and what could be done to help stem the tide of the problem known as pet overpopulation. Just to show how big of a problem pet overpopulation is there is an estimated 70 million stray cats in America alone. ("Pet statistics") That should be a sobering number on how
Have you ever had the pleasure of sitting beside an animal on the Skytrain on your commute to work or stood in line beside one at the grocery store? Did you know that there's a difference between service dogs and emotional-support animals? These are one of the many struggles that individuals are faced when in public. The article "Pets Allowed" written by Patricia Marx gives you an inside look on the struggles people are faced with while also explaining the rules and laws regulating emotional-support animals that many aren't aware of. Many business owners are being taken advantage of by pet
From the Australia’s population of 19.387 million (2001) 40% which is 7.4 million households owned at least one dog. There ...
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“A dog is a man’s best friend” goes much deeper than the phrase might initially imply. Recently many medical journals have begun to identify with the many and varied benefits of pet ownership. Men have always relied upon animals for work, transportation, and survival. As times have changed, man has begun to appreciate a different bond with animals. Gone are the days of animals running free outside around the homestead, for now animals are allowed inside and are considered by many to be an integral part of our daily lives! Medical studies have found that animals have a much greater intelligence level than originally thought. Through proper training and experience, animals are not only household pets, but also are becoming an accepted form of medical treatment.
Research from Nielson’s PRIZM Zip Code Lookup, suggests that the“God’s Country” segment is highly prevalent in both geographic areas of Amherst and Reno (The Nielsen Company, 2016). The reason for an initial rollout in Amherst is due the five colleges in the region, which, in addition to the 30,000 students that swarm the area each year, employs many affluent professors and professionals. This segment’s demographic is college-educated, 45-64-year-olds without children, and is “the most affluent of the nation’s exurban lifestyles” (The Nielsen Company, 2016). Further, the psychographic of this market shows that they drive SUVs, order from Orbitz, and balance high-powered jobs with laid-back leisure. Further, they are adventurous baby-boomers, who are very health-conscious, and inclined to favor quality over cost. Therefore, it can be assumed that they will want only the best food for their pets, and they can afford 10% higher price. Consequently, working business and higher education professionals would be a great market for Farm to Bowl pet
In order to own a pet you have to be very responsible. Therefore, you have to be able to see your pet every single day and check on them if they are doing good. Also the most important thing that a pet needs is shelter either you get them a cage or a dog house in a horse case you have to get a stable. Horses have to be in a stable and buying one or even renting one can be v...