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BY PAMELA MITCHELL & CHRIS BURSLEM In our 2024 Big Survey, the PETS+ team asked 75 questions of more than 500 independent pet retailers and service...
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Welcome to the results of our second annual Big Survey! Nearly 500 independent pet retailers and service providers from across the U.S. and Canada answered 68...
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520 self-qualified North American pet pros (all owners or top managers) took the 2022 PETS+ Big Survey! It ran from mid-August through October online, and responses...
Let’s learn more about the amazing, generous indies who took the time to take our first-ever Big Survey!
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