Program areas at American Pet Products Association
Global Pet expo, the Pet industry's largest annual trade show, is presented by appa and the Pet industry distributors Association (pida). The 2022 expo featured approximately 722 exhibitors, 2,695 booths, more than 1,000 new product launches and 5,400 Pet product buyers. The expo is open to independent retailers, distributors, mass-market buyers, and other qualified professionals. For more information visit www.globalpetexpo.org.
Promoting Pet ownership & the Pet industry:in 2005, appa implemented the pal (pets add life) psa campaign. The pal campaign is designed to encourage people to appreciate the value of Pet ownership, teach people to be responsible Pet owners, and promote the importance of Pet ownership to good mental health, companionship and love. The pal campaign delivers a wide variety of importnat Pet related messages to a vast audience using public service announcements, display ads, posters, brochures, and news stories. For more information visit www.petsaddlife.org.to further promote the Pet industry and to more clearly define its goals and objectives, appa has played an integral role in establishing Pet leadership council, a group comprised of a collaboration of diverse leaders within the Pet industry. This group has identified key issues facing the industry and is currently taking steps to address those issues.
Industry group support:appa provides annual support to various industry groups. In 2022, appa gave awards and provided support to the following organizations: the Pet care trust, the Pet industry joint advisory council,the human animal bond research initiative foundation, and Pet alliance of greater orlando, Inc. over the years appa supported the Pet industry in the tens of millions of dollars.