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By Darrell Zahorsky, About.com Guide to Small Business Info since 2002

Business Opportunity: Booming Pet Business

Wednesday June 22, 2005
June 24th is Take Your Dog to Work Day by Pet Sitters International. The benefits of having a dog at work range from reducing the level of stress hormones in the body to improved staff morale. For home-based small business owners everyday is take your dog to work day. Pets are big business. According to The American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA), over 60% of all households in the U.S. have a pet, the highest level ever recorded. Annual sales of pet products is over $31 billion. Check out the business opportunity in "Huge Gap In Pet Insurance"

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