THE INDIAN PET INDUSTRY DIALOGUE

WAS HELD IN WORLI, MUMBAI, AT THE NEHRU CENTRE ON 1 DECEMBER 2022

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The themes of this year's conference were, 'Growing the pet industry post-pandemic, tackling stray problems, The use of media maximise visibility and understanding pet nutrition,' proved popular, attracting 120 delegates representing importers, manufacturers, exporters, pet specialty retail founders, groomers, veterinarians and other pet service providers.

The conference was divided into ten main sessions over one day.

OPENING ADDRESS

Ms Linda Hawke, Publisher of Creature Companion Magazine and Convener of IIPTF started by thanking the Indian pet industry for coming together. She shared recent instances of stray’s problems and realistic solutions to improve this situation.

She ran us through the organisation’s recent achievements. She highlighted the importance of spreading awareness amongst pet parents and be considerate to nonpet lovers.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Mr. Shharat Sharma raised in his keynote address many thought provoking questions. One of them was to go beyond cats and dogs as pets; inculcating compassion and tolerance in children through pet stories etc.