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Americans Spent $53B on Pets in 2012

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    Hollywood Premier Pets Owner Dan Barton on America’s spending obsession with their pets.

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Proof no matter how bad the economy gets we apparently will always spend money on now pets justice in this.

Last year alone one year we spent 53 billion dollars on Al -- that's what just over a billion a week.

Our next guest is cashing in on that he is down bomb of of Hollywood from India -- and he joins us I've forgive me I shouldn't say cashing in.

You'll -- of this industry I I wanna know why it is that what -- supposedly got the recession.

We spend even more on -- acts he went -- -- -- why do we -- this.

Well pets are our.

You know part of the family these days -- -- many years ago now you've got a lot of empty gestures.

And the -- is part of the family that pat has replaced the kids that are off to college.

Pets replace the bad kids in the family because.

You can talk to your -- if you're stressed out.

You can -- your pet about obamacare her what are the cases and you feel better after talking your -- you feel better taking your dog.

For a walk outside and there's been studies that are proven that you instantly feel in -- stress relieve your body by simply taking your dog for a walk.

Consumed that it -- I'm just I'm just -- of putting it in contrast to.

Some of the misery that's going off of human beings in this economy.

And we still all the spending.

For example 33 billion dollars just on pet food I believe that's.

Reasonable thing -- Yeah absolutely.

The food business.

44 pets has increased quite -- -- There's a lot more available there's more research now.

Pets are living longer just like humans.

So owners -- in -- to not only their own health and fitness.

-- -- also intend to -- health and fitness of their pets so they're looking for products that are natural.

They're looking for products that are made here in the US are looking for the all natural.

Better source ingredients for their pets just like you and I would in every -- life.

OK if it's 53 billion last year.

I believe you think it's gonna go up some law -- gonna hit sixty billion a year in -- supplies and stuff soon.

Absolutely what -- company splash and dash for dogs.

Is a spot membership program where you pay one monthly fee you can bring your dog and an unlimited number of times throughout the month and real business results and your business is up.

Up this we -- up we have locations reporting the top.

Two thirds of our local actions are reporting over same store sales by twenty to 40% increase -- fuel -- that's huge.

That's I'm sorry I -- a -- is that that is huge that is huge I would thank you for bringing us that number.

Dennis I'm out of time I got a rush but some -- have you back because it's an interesting subject thanks very much.

Fight everybody got to go to break we'll be back in a moment.

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