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In this section of the Purina News Center, you'll find our news releases. The releases are listed in chronological order and are archived by year.
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Nov 21, 2016NBC host and Olympian Johnny Weir and his dog Tema are back for the second year to encourage dog owners to join Purina's #DogThanking movementIn celebration of the National Dog Show Presented by Purina and the Thanksgiving holiday, Purina invites dog lovers across the world to share why they are thankful for their four-legged friends.
Nov 17, 2016#MetOnPetfinder 20th Anniversary Video Exceeds 1.9 Million Views;Petfinder, the nation's leading resource for pet adoption, will donate $250,000 to the Petfinder Foundation in celebration of its 20th anniversary.
Nov 14, 2016Blog is Available Exclusively on PawCulture.com Along with FREE Cat Clubhouse Membership for Special Deals from Purina and PetSmartPurina and PetSmart are launching Grumpy Cat's first-ever blog post, which will be housed exclusively on PawCulture.com. Visitors to the site will get a peek at Grumpy's top ten pet peeves and also have the opportunity to join the FREE, members-only Cat Clubhouse.
Nov 4, 2016NBC will present the 15th anniversary edition of its popular holiday special “The NATIONAL DOG SHOW Presented by Purina®" Thanksgiving Day (noon to 2 p.m. in all time zones), Nov. 24, 2016, following the telecast of NBC's "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade."
- Nov 3, 2016Company also asking consumers to vote for their favorite military pet charity - Dogs on Deployment or Pets for Vets - and Purina will donate a total of $100,000
Nestlé Purina is celebrating Veterans Day with three days of military-focused events for Purina associates, spotlighting job opportunities for Veterans across the U.S., and giving a total of $100,000 to split between consumers' favorite military pet charity based on online votes at PureLoveForPets.com*.
Nov 3, 2016Nestlé Purina PetCare Company ("Nestlé Purina") and Blue Buffalo Company, Ltd. ("Blue Buffalo") today announced that they have reached a mutually agreeable settlement of the lawsuits pending between them. The terms of the settlement are confidential.
- Oct 26, 2016First-ever contest, powered by Purina, to award a total of $60,000 to startups that are improving the lives of pets and pet owners
Creators of innovative products and services are being recognized as finalists in the first-ever Pet Care Innovation Prize, a partnership between Nestlé Purina and St. Louis-based investment firms Active Capital and Cultivation Capital
Oct 19, 2016Experts and Innovators Gather for Purina's Better with Pets Summit To Explore the Future of Pet CareThe fourth annual summit in Brooklyn, New York celebrated the evolving pet and owner bond, showcased the latest in pet care and wellness advancements, and revealed a new nutritional blend that will help improve and extend the lives of senior catsNestlé Purina, a global leader in pet care, hosted its fourth annual Better with Pets Summit at the Brooklyn Expo Center in New York City on Tuesday, October 18, bringing together pet community...
Oct 12, 2016Ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Purina Pet Haven celebrates the third park opened as part of Urban Resource Institute and Purina’s partnership to support victims of domestic violence and their petsUrban Resource Institute (URI) and Nestlé Purina PetCare hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Oct. 12 to celebrate the opening of the Purina Pet Haven, a space where residents and their pets can play in safety, located onsite at URI’s Urban Women’s New Beginnings domestic violence shelter.
Oct 6, 2016Purina Canine Sports Medicine Symposium Attracts Top Rehabilitation ExpertsAgility enthusiast Amber McCue of Bedford, New Hampshire, noticed her Border Collie "Notch" had slowed down in his course time. That was three years and a pulled hamstring injury ago. Experience...
- Oct 6, 2016Emerging Specialty Focuses on Rehabilitation and Recovery for Active Dogs
Canine athletes are leaping to new heights, running faster times and retrieving with greater endurance, with the help of proper nutrition and new learnings about veterinary sports medicine. Dogs...
- Oct 3, 2016The “Consider A Shelter Pet” multimedia campaign will feature one of the region’s largest adoption events
Currently only 27 percent of household pets nationwide* – and 40 percent locally – come from shelters**, due mostly to common misperceptions about the behavior, health and age of shelter pets. To address this issue, Nestlé Purina and local pet shelters have launched the “Consider A Shelter Pet” campaign.
- Sep 21, 2016NBC Sports Group, Creator of NBC’s Popular Thanksgiving Day “National Dog Show,” to Produce New Program as Part of Multi-Year Agreement with Kennel Club of Beverly Hills and Purina
NEW YORK, NY – September 21, 2016 – The inaugural Beverly Hills Dog Show Presented by Purina – produced by NBC Sports Group – will air on USA Network at 8/7c on Easter Sunday, April 16, 2017.
- Sep 19, 2016Beneful® and Friends of Beneful Help Dog Owners & their BFFs Celebrate a Happy & Healthy National Dog Week
Relationships between dogs and their owners are reaching new levels – the 2016 Beneful® National Dog Week survey reveals that nearly all American dog owners surveyed consider their beloved pups...
- Sep 9, 2016Just Right by Purina Proves That No Two Pups Are Alike With Cross-Country Tour for Dogs with Most Popular Names
Calling all Lucys, Baileys, Daisies, Charlies and Maxes! Just Right by Purina brand dog food is hosting Same Name Dog Days, events gathering dogs with five of the most popular names together to...
Sep 8, 2016Saint Joseph Animal Shelter Receives $100,000 Grant from Purina for Renovation, Future ExpansionNestlé Purina granted a $30,000 donation to the Friends of the Animal Shelter (FOTAS) of St. Joseph, Inc., to fund an immediate renovation, which will take place September 10-18, and an additional $70,000 to help fund future expansion.
- Sep 1, 2016Actress Busy Philipps Joins Purina Cat Chow to Help Deliver Portion of Food Donation
Thanks to the overwhelming support of cat people across the country, Purina Cat Chow announced today that it met its goal to donate five million meals of Purina Cat Chow to Rescue Bank, a program...
- Aug 30, 2016Just Right by Purina Now Made with Natural Ingredients Plus Vitamins and Minerals
Just Right® by Purina® brand dog food announced today its personalized dog food blends are now made with natural ingredients plus vitamins and minerals with no animal, poultry or fish by-product...
- Aug 29, 2016Petfinder Asks Pet Lovers to Help #MetOnPetfinder 20th Anniversary Video Reach One Million Views to Support Animal Welfare Organizations;
Petfinder, the nation's leading resource for pet adoption, celebrates a major milestone this year – its 20th anniversary. More than 25 million pets and millions of pet parents can claim that...
- Aug 17, 2016Purina® Pro Plan® BRIGHT MIND® and Dognition® Are Helping Owners Understand Canine Cognition with Free Online Tools
Does your dog stare at you for no apparent reason? Does he bark to get your attention? If so, you may be witnessing his cognitive skills in action, even if you didn't know it. A new online survey1...
- Aug 16, 2016New Beneful Recipes Offer Real Chicken or Beef as #1 Ingredient, Eliminate Added Sugar
After listening to dog owners and working with its team of pet nutritionists, Beneful® is unveiling new recipes across its dry dog food line, offering real meat as the first ingredient in the...
Aug 16, 2016To Work Together to Bring Algae Ingredients to Companion Animal Health and WellnessTerraVia, Inc., a pioneer in algae based food nutrition and specialty ingredients, and Nestlé Purina have announced entering into a joint development agreement targeting the companion animal market.
- Aug 15, 2016Three-Part Series Examines Science Behind the Agility, Speed, and Power of Top Dog Athletes vs. One of World's Top Human Athletes
What makes Jack Russell terriers so fast? Why can the Belgian Malinois jump so high? To answer these questions and celebrate the 19th season of the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge, the...
Aug 11, 2016See how the brand's hotel experience empowered cat owners to develop a smart routine and support lifelong whole body health for their catsEarlier this summer, Purina ONE® brand cat food created a hotel experience called The Purina ONE Whole Body Health Hotel at CatConLA to launch its innovative new cat food, Tender Selects Blend....
- Jul 26, 2016Brand empowers dog owners to trigger donation to non-profit with its 28 Day Challenge
Purina ONE® announced today partnerships with television personality and talk show host Andy Cohen and non-profit organization North Shore Animal League America (NSALA) for the Mutt-i-grees®...
