European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse In 1986, National but year wildlife groups attempted to dispel the creatures. Image As disease Ridden evil dirty Luila things Hal get stuck in your hair said the Flora and Fauna preservation society. U by a protected animals end discouraging hem from using their favorite Roost is an offence under the1981 wildlife end Countryside Protection act. 4 the Porter family of great it njord i England had to temporarily leave Home in 1984 because they could t stand the Nocturne squeaking of a protected Pipistrelle species in the loll the Bals by Law Musl not be disturbed during the Breeding season animal welfare groups have persuaded dozens of local authorities to refuse licenses to circuses thai use performing dogs ducks and horses. It is Legal to use performing animals but circuses that do to say they Are harassed in some areas by having cancelled stickers put on i her Street advertising. In Spring motorists will gel an annual warning to Lake care and not Squash a Load. The department of transport posts warning signs Al nearly 200 Sites around Iho country wharf toads Are known to Migrate to Ihler Breeding grounds. The signs firs used in 1084, show a Load inside a Rod Triangle. They slay in place through May 30. In addition to the Royal society for the prevention of cruelly la animals scores of animal rights groups have operated throughout the country. Extremists have attacked butchers shops sabotaged fishermen and sent Tetter bombs to politicians. Paul Hannon Secretary of Blue Cross the animal welfare group however said the National love of animals Rise e certain degree of rationality about the English Are supposed to be somewhat reserved and that May explain Why Many people Teel particularly affectionate toward Ihal pets Hannon said. Perhaps we re a society that does t tend to mix As Well As other Peoples prefer him secret oof Ogicia it Reni Ului i nil w Crittl ctr warm butt thou tunning Overto Adf. One Stop shopping for pet people Byers Schmitt new York times growing number of ardent Pel owners in the United states is scrapping traditional pet food including Homes Lyla potluck pc and feeding dogs and cats so called natural Branda. Companies such As Cornucopia and Hills pet products which scorn such labels preferring simply to Call their products High Quality often sell their wares Only through veterinarians. One of the most aggressive of the new american natural pet food companies is lick your chops inc., which has developed a Loyal following willing to pay More for what some pet owners say is a More healthful food. The company founded by veterinarian Brothers and situated in Westport. Conn., stresses a holistic disease prevention approach to animal care. The veterinarians Robert and Martin Goldstein with Robert s wife. Susan began the company in 197b. Today lick your chops has live stores in the Northeast including one in new York City which opened last november. Lick your chops has also been a Strong seller in the specially foods department Al Bloomingdale s in Manhattan and the company plans to open a franchise in Cora Springs Fla. We re a one Stop shopping Center for the animal with an optimum approach to nutrition said Goldstein who opened the company s foal shop next door loner husband s veterinary practice in Yorktown Heights . The growth of uck your chops coincides with the rapid diversification of the pet food Industry now estimated to be Worth $5,4 billion a year. Especially Strong Are expensive Premium foods using higher Quality ingredients the Ralston Purina co., for example last summer introduced Purina pro plan a line of 19 cat and dog foods containing More protein and choices ingredients. The products Are sold through veterinarians specially pet food stores and certain Purina retail outlets. Pel owners have led homemade concoctions to their cats and dogs for years. But lick your chops says its pet program goes beyond Mere dog Chow Day March 10,1987 the stores feature grocery and Frozen food s actions an apothecary and a bakery uttering freshly baked liver and seafood biscuits for dogs and Catnip crackers for cats. There is even a gift Section Selling monogrammed bandanas for cats and dogs among other fashion oriented items. The pet foods formulated by the Goldstein Brothers use Choice meats and whole grains but eschew preservatives chemicals or dyes. People Are More conscious about eating healthy and that their Pels eat healthy too said Williams Lane group buyer of 8loomingdaa s food division. They re projecting themselves onto their some veterinarians and Pel food Industry analysis scoff at the notion that natural pet foods including lick your chops Are More healthful than the mass Market brands furthermore according to them this natural food trend represents Little More than bands of owners doling on their pooches. The Only application for that Market is in pseudo towns and Dulles Hal typically go with any fad observed George v. Novelty an analyst Al . Hut Lon this is for the certain percentage of pet owners who treat their pets like Jason Judd is among Hal percentage for him Ordinary Kibble won t do. Why risk your family asked Judd who recently stopped by he lick your chops Manhattan store with his 8-month old bearded Collie to buy eight pounds of Puppy Chow. You Don t skimp on your own yet some expert doubt whether Pel owners Are getting a Good value for their Dollar. I m sceptical of almost All the holistic approaches said or Michael a Gervey chairman of the medical department at the animal medical Center in new York. They Are supported by purely testimonial types of documentation instead of Good scientific lick your chops says that its products have been approved for Sale by stale regulatory agencies and the food and drug administration the company s brands Are about twice As expensive As Hose of larger commercial competitors. A 14.5-ounce can of moist dog food for example which lists such ingredients As Brown Rice and filtered Well water costs $1.10. According to Goldstein the Choice of ingredients May add More calories but it also helps fill up an animal on about one third Leas food. In the Long run a lick your chops dial costs Only about 25 percent More she said. I love my animals so i think it s Worth it said Andrea Liegeois of Yor mown Heights ., who has served her seven cats and two Dags lick your chops Lor about five years. The bulk of customers buying lick your chops or their pets Are women Between 30 and 45 years old and retired people said Goldstein whose company has grown steadily in the past two years. It opened corporate Headquarters in Westport in 1984, later adding franchises in Branford conn., and Richboro a. Sales approached $800,000 last year up from $450.000 in 1985. The company big break however came when Bloomingdale s agreed to give its brands a three week tryout last october. It surpassed our sales projections by at least 50 percent said Lane of Bloomingdale s. Though he declined to give exact sales figures Lane said Hal lick your chops sales rivalled sales of coffae. The department store s Bassl Selling food item. We be always turned natural Pel foods Down because they were gimmicks Lane said. We went with this because it s a whole program. It s fresh healthy and the Goldsteins decided logo Public with heir venture seven years ago after they they said was a successful regimen for easing the pain of their arthritic Golden retriever. Somyot thepaut specialities tar Sale the stars and St Lopes Page to
