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Pennsylvania will make the animal sedative xylazine a controlled substance
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will sign legislation to criminalize the misuse of a powerful animal tranquilizer called xylazine that is showing up in supplies of illicit drugs and contributing to a growing number of human overdose deaths, his office said Wednesday. ...
PetIQ: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
EAGLE, Idaho (AP) — EAGLE, Idaho (AP) — PetIQ Inc. (PETQ) on Wednesday reported first-quarter earnings of $14.9 million. On a per-share basis, the Eagle, Idaho-based company said it had profit of 48 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and non-recurring costs, came...
Central Garden: Fiscal Q2 Earnings Snapshot
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) — WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) — Central Garden & Pet Co. (CENT) on Wednesday reported fiscal second-quarter net income of $62 million. On a per-share basis, the Walnut Creek, California-based company said it had net income of 93 cents. Earnings,...
Freshpet: Q1 Earnings Snapshot
SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Freshpet Inc. (FRPT) on Monday reported first-quarter profit of $18.6 million. The Secaucus, New Jersey-based company said it had net income of 37 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 21 cents per share. ...
Editorial Roundup: Michigan
Traverse City Record-Eagle. April 28, 2024. Editorial: The point is this: State must honor its contracts It’s called sleight of hand – and it’s epitomized by the submitted opinion elsewhere on this page about auto no-fault reform. The claim is that these reforms...
Four decades in, the Pet Shop Boys know the secret to staying cool
LONDON (AP) — Chicken Kiev, AI-generated press releases and the annoyance of fan selfies while performing — there was a lot on the minds of the Pet Shop Boys as the iconic British duo prepared to release a new album. Their 15th studio album, “Nonetheless,” comes Friday — 40...
Music Review: Pet Shop Boys have done it yet again with catchy and bittersweet 'Nonetheless'
Once upon a time, on Pet Shop Boys ' first single, “West End Girls,” vocalist Neil Tennant sang the lines, “We’ve got no future / We’ve got no past / Here today, built to last." Fifteen studio records later, there possibly isn't a better verse that captures the timelessness...
Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid 'pointless plastic'
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Nature wraps bananas and oranges in peels. But in some modern supermarkets, they're bagged or wrapped in plastic too. For Judith Enck, that's the epitome of pointless plastic. The baby food aisle is similarly distressing for her, with its rows and rows of...
Finding an apartment may be easier for California pet owners under new legislation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California pet owners struggling to find a rental that accepts their furry, four-legged family members could have an easier time leasing new housing under proposed state legislation that would ban blanket no-pets policies and prohibit landlords from charging additional...
A 9-year-old boy's dream of a pet octopus is a sensation as thousands follow Terrance's story online
The one thing 9-year-old Cal Clifford wanted more than anything since he was a toddler was a pet octopus. The boy's family in rural Edmond, Oklahoma, humored him with toy versions of an eight-legged mollusk, but as Cal got older it became clear that only the real thing would do. ...
