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Natura Pet Products announced that its EVO canned dog food has been selected as first place winner in the first annual Pet Lovers’ Choice Awards, according to a Natura press release.

The award was presented by www.ZooToo.com, the online community and resource for pet owners, and the American Pet Products Association (APPA), the leading pet products trade association.

Announced at the 2009 Global Pet Expo, Orlando, Florida, USA in February, the awards highlighted the best products and services in the pet world in a variety of categories, rated by hundreds of thousands of pet owners and consumers on the ZooToo.com community.

“We are extremely honored to receive this award from two such prestigious groups. But most importantly, we are grateful for our customers’ loyalty and support,” stated Don Scott, president of Natura.

Bravo! and Nature’s Variety, leading brands in the raw petfood diet category, are teaming up to offer a free educational seminar at the H.H. Backer Spring Show in Baltimore, Maryland, USA on Saturday, April 4, according to a Bravo! news release.

The seminar will focus on the explosive growth of the raw diet category and the business opportunities for petfood retailers.

“Bottom Line Raw” is an introductory educational seminar targeted toward retailers who are contemplating carrying raw diet product lines, or those who are beginning to explore the raw diet category.

Registration for the seminar is now open:. Please send your request to seminar@bravorawdiet.com.

In an article on www.TheStar.com, suggestions are made on how pet owners can cut back on costs when it comes to petfood and treats.

Several tips in the article are: choose food based on nutritional value, not price; take advantage of frequent-buyer programs; buy smoked bones at substantial savings from local, independent butchers; be cautious when feeding raw homemade food as it can carry Salmonella; and calculate the actual cost of the petfood based on the daily serving.