Another One Bites the Dust...

So the news is....another one bites the dust, or how Natura was swallowed up be P&G

I was minding the store this weekend and had a few conversations with clients about the new "merger" of an independent Company, Natura, with the conglomerate, Proctor and Gamble. These Natura products, known for their quality foods, may now become standard fare of the large retail stores (Petsmart and Petco, for example). Many of these were a great source of steady clientele for the independent retailers of dog and cat products up until now. In addition, it is speculated that P&G still uses live animal testing for their products...something that many of us cannot stomach.

So who wins? Certainly not the independent retail stores who strive to provide specialty food for their clients. Definitely not the dogs and cats who become research subjects for P&G. Not the consumers who have looked to Natura to provide a variety of quality products for the animals in their lives. Just P&G....at least the way I see it...