"Puppy mills" are not unique to the retail pet industry.
Eliminating all of Europe's internal barriers will not be easy since many countries are eager to protect certain pet industries.
The pet industry, which supports captive breeding programs, is wary of further regulation.
Much of their early licensing work was for products in the pet industry.
The pet industry was responsible for 84% of the 137 non-native species introduced from 1863-2010.
The same thing is happening in Japan's fast-growing pet industry, estimated at more than $10 billion a year.
"People have an unrealistic expectation of the pet industry."
Gerbils were first introduced to the pet industry in 1964.
Her talk examined her projections for the future of pets and the pet industry.
Much of this is perfectly legal and supplies the pet industry.