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Doing good, doing well by pets and people
By Gina Spadafori
November 21, 2006
One of the things I love about the pet industry — and yes, it is an “industry,” with lots of people who think of pets as nothing more than widgets to sell — is the astonishing number of small companies that start up on a dream, produce high-quality merchandise and thrive in the shadows of the big crap-merchants.
In the Portland Oregonian, pet columnist Deb Wood profiles three Oregon companies — Castor & Pollux Pet Works, Ruff Wear and Rad Cat:
[The] three companies from Oregon are not just surviving but thriving in a tough environment. These companies are notable for their Oregon-style values, including putting the health of animals first; packaging and manufacturing in an environmentally friendly way; and giving a healthy portion of their profits back to the community.
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