In 1900, the southern white rhinoceros was the most endangered of the five rhinoceros species. Fewer than 20 rhinos remained in a single reserve in South Africa. By 2010, white rhino numbers had climbed to more than 20,000, making it the most common rhino species on the planet. Saving African Rhinos: A Market Success Story: […]
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What would you do to promote your business? Would you eat your product? Hanna Mandelbaum and Alison Wiener are the co-founders of Evermore Pet foods, and they have pledged to eat their own dog food for one month to help market the product reports Poughkeepsie Journal. Starting March 1, the two will subsist on “human-grade
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For Jane Grant, creating the perfect dog bowl meant not only making her dog happy but helping dogs all over the world, according to her article on Sky News. Travelling worldwide with work, I searched in vain for a bowl that would make it easy for my family dog to eat with less mess and
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How often do you find a business idea within an insult? Lynn Thompson has a soft spot for cats, to say the least. She’s been a cat-lover since she adopted her first one over 20 years ago. Frustrated by the lack of resources for the products she wanted and inspired by a need for a
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One Israeli who got fined for failing to pick up the droppings decided to contact Prof. Oded Shoseyov of the Hebrew University, a renowned biotech inventor, for a better solution. And Shoseyov rose to the challenge. His novel idea is AshPoopie, a pooper-scooper with a critical difference: After it gathers the droppings, it turns them
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BBC: Mark Post has been given €300,000 to make a hamburger, in one year. Easy money, you might think, but try doing that without using meat that has come from an animal. Professor Post is one of the few people on the planet who can. As head of the department of vascular physiology at Maastricht
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Frances Franzoni has always been passionate about animals and grooming. So, it came as no surprise to the people around her when she decided to enter that industry. After working as a groomer for another company, that was when she decided it was time to go into business for herself, too. “I like grooming dogs,
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Linda M. Ferguson didn’t want her dogs couped up inside all day long, so she created her own style of doggie door. Instead of having to cut from the front door, her doggie door fits into the screen door area. The contraption fit on their back screen door. It seemed a cheaper and simpler solution
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Kid-friendly business ideas are everywhere. With a little imagination and time, kids have been finding unique ways to make money for many years. Cole Amyx is one. At 13 years old, he currently runs a dog toy business that sells through an online website, dog parks, and street fairs. This line of dog toys by
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As Shannon Mathews’ son prepared for Kindergarten, she knew it was time for her to go back to work. But what should she do? She assumed she would just leap back into the home decorating business. However, that question was quickly answered for her when her kids adopted two puppies, reports al.com. The Mathews family
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