ADVERTISEMENTSales of pet food and accessories rose a higher-than-expected 13.5 percent in 2020 from the previous year, according to the Brazil Pet Institute, an industry body, after nearly doubling in the past five years. Pet adoption has soared too — the upside of a rise in abandonments as the pandemic cost many people their income. Sergio Zimerman, the founder of online pet store Petz, said the company grew 46.6 percent in 2020 from 2019. The country of 212 million had some 54.2 million dogs in 2018, according to the Brazil Pet Institute. Brazil is the world’s second-biggest market for dog food after the United States, and the third for pet food in general.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 21, 2021 03:33 UTC