Recent APA Approved Products!
The following are a few of our recent APA Approved Products and/or product lines. We do not sell advertising and these companies have not paid a fee to be highlighted here.
Walkie Way View Report
Snoozer Pet Products View Report
UGODOG Indoor Pet Potty View Report
Pet Doors USA View Report
North State Industries View Report
Litter Robot - BEST cat litter box! View Report
Storm Defender:
Anxiety
reducing pet coat. Very effective for thunder storms!
January 29, 2012 View Report
Previous Highlights
Covercraft View Report
Rok Dog Stretch Leash View Report
BioBubble Pet Habitat View Report
Covercraft View Report
Rok Dog Stretch Leash View Report
BioBubble Pet Habitat View Report
WhatsNew:
Humane Services
The
APA is planning a major expansion of our Humane Services Department in 2012.
Stay tuned!
Updated: February 10, 2012
CurrentNews:
Scholastic Fundraising
Plan a fundraiser for your school this year.
Learn more.
Updated: February 5, 2012
RecentEvents:
Business Approval
The APA Approval Process
is the most efficient
and reliable in the world.
Updated: February 12, 2012
American Pet Association
The American Pet Association is an association of pet owners for pet owners. We are here for the people that wake up every morning, brush their teeth and walk the dog. People who end their long days and as they near their home, get a smile on their face thinking about their furry friend waiting for them. We are here to help you choose the right pet, know where to adopt or in some cases purchase them, get ready to bring them home, train them, keep them safe, make a good environment for both of you and have daily life spent enjoying each others lifelong friendship. Plus we can help make your pet owing life a little easier and less expensive.
But we're different...
Few organizations today are able to maintain the ethics and honesty of the past, with the technology and opportunities of the future.
At the APA we resist the trends of today, like selling our members' information, questionable cross promotions, corporate sponsorships and filling our web sites with advertisements.
What we are left with is an organization unlike any other. One that serves the companion animal and humane organizations first, and pet community and related businesses a very close second.
While we might be an independent and stand alone organization, we are happy to stand side by side with some of our nation's greatest local humane agencies and pet businesses, doing what is right by the companion animals that put their complete faith in our love and humanity. More About us
Community Pet Plan
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American Pet Association Planned Pet Communities are the fasted growing area of the APA Community Family. See why here |
More serious concerns about Microchips
While the APA does not have a problem with microchips theoretically, in reality there are issues that should be addressed.
The short list is here:
1) Chips are not tracking devices. You cannot call a microchip company
when your pet is lost and have them tell you where your pet is. In a
recent poll, a staggering 67% of microchipped pet owners thought their pet was
trackable.
2) Not all vets or humane agencies have scanners and not all scanners can read
all brands of microchips. This is a huge hole in the system.
3) A microchip recovery requires multiple steps that most people are not willing
to do. A microchip is not visible and therefore a pet has to be taken to a
facility that not only scans, but scans for that pets particular brand, or has a
multi brand scanner.
Since the majority of lost pets are found by an individual, this is asking allot
of a stranger, especially in the world today.
4) Once or twice a year there is a microchip story in the press that tells about
an unlikely pet recovery. These stories result in thousands of microchip sales
because people mistakenly believe that they are THAT effective, when it reality
it is just a fluke. A great article about that from Reuters is
here.
A new more serious concern is the link between cancer and microchips. While there has been no solid evidence yet, we should watch this development carefully.
This was clearly a real concern when we saw that Pharmaceutical giant Merck is being sued. The lawsuit alleges that Merck's HomeAgain pet microchip induced cancer in a cat.
Dr. Katherine Albrecht, a consumer advocate and expert on implantable microchip reactions, said that, "Based on the alarming number of microchip-linked cancers we're discovering, I predict this lawsuit will be just the tip of the iceberg."
Chip Me Not reports that there are "... [A] growing number of adverse reactions to microchips, including the chip-related cancer deaths of two dogs within the past year."
Source: Chip Me Not October 13, 2010
At this point we would recommend you bring this to your vets attention and let him or her make a recommendation for you how to proceed. All APA Approved Veterinarians has reviewed this material and have made a decision how to advise their clients.
School season is here!
School Season is always an exciting time. New schools, new friends, new clothes, new classes; but it is also a time of adjustment for our family pets. Be sure to incorporate them into you and your children's new schedules!
Scholastic Fundraising Program
This school year brings big change for the APA. We have launched our Scholastic Fundraising Program, designed not to raise pennies, but thousands of dollars for our nation's financially strapped schools.
APA Approval growing daily
A great addition to the APA in 2010, and the pet community in whole, is our Business and Product Approval Departments.
You asked, we answered. What products can I trust? What businesses are going to treat my pet properly? What businesses are reputable?
- Business Approval is designed to allow pet owners to know, nation wide, not only which pet businesses they can trust their pets with, but which businesses use ethical, safe and fair business practices.
- Product Approval allows pet owners to know at a glance which product is not only safe and effective for their pets, but that they will not be wasting their hard earned money on a product that is ineffective.
