In lieu of its usual in-person event, the association will offer a self-paced learning and networking experience for pet food and feed manufacturing professionals.

Annet Palamba, general manager of Hill’s Pet Products’ Benelux business, will step in as president of The European Pet Food Federation.

The organization is inviting companies to apply for its annual, incentivized accreditation program.

Organizers of the pet industry trade show are getting a jump on ensuring attendee safety and minimizing financial burdens for exhibitors.

The association said most businesses have implemented proactive measures to remain open and keep consumers safe in uncertain times.

The educational event will be hosted live virtually July 13-16.

The event, originally set for April 29-30, has been rescheduled to fall of 2020 and moved to a virtual format in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in the United States.

The agency has updated its population estimates for two major animal species based on data from the American Veterinary Medical Association and the US Department of Agriculture.