Pets Market Shift
Microchips, Tags and Bluetooth Trackers: What Each One Does When a Pet Goes Missing
A collar tracker tells you where a pet was. A microchip tells a shelter who owns one. Shelter data shows why the cheap, boring…
Industry
Pets: Mainstream
Pets Price Trail
Cat Litter Prices in 2026: Costs Per Ton Are Rising Faster Than the Shelf Price
The official index that contains cat litter rose 1.9% in the year to August 2026, but the company that mines much of the clay…
Pets Buyer’s Brief
Dog Grooming at Home: 51% of Owners Do It, and Pet Service Prices Keep Climbing
More than half of U.S. dog owners now groom at home, and pet service prices have outpaced inflation since 2020. What the data say,…
Pets Price Trail
Pet Food Prices Hit a Record in 2026, Yet Rose Slower Than Overall Inflation
The government’s pet food price index set a new high in July 2026, but the annual increase is small. The price trail since 2019,…
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