Animal Crackers. (L.A. Stories).Holistic food, pink futons and day spas are all part of the Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. culture -- for dogs and cats, that is. "Wedding gowns and clothing are hot this year," said Doug Poindexter, executive vice president of the World Wide Pet Supply Association, which will be holding its 53rd annual pet industry trade show, called SuperZoo in Anaheim starting July 11. The trade group, founded in 1951 as Animal Crackers Animal crackers are a popular children's snack, in which the crackers are shaped like zoo animals. Animal Crackers may also refer to:
Poindexter believes Los Angeles culture encourages more lavish spending on pets than, say the Midwest or East Coast. He owns an English setter English setter, breed of large sporting dog developed over hundreds of years in England. It stands about 25 in. (63.5 cm) high at the shoulder and weighs about 60 lb (27.2 kg). , two cats and more than a dozen koi and goldfish goldfish, freshwater fish, genus Carassius, of the family Cyprinidae, popular in aquariums and ponds. Native to China, it was first domesticated centuries ago from the wild form, an olive-colored carplike fish up to 16 in. (40 cm) long. . "When there's a downturn, people tend to spend more time at home and their family," he said. "We're all spending more on our pets." |
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