Vespa ökocat selfies, one-on-one meetings with famous cats, FREE ökocat postcards, totes and pink sunglasses, were all a big it at the recent CatCon™ festivities in Pasadena, CA. ökocat was a major sponsor of the Meet & Greet with famous Instagram cats, Juno & Klaus, where attendees had the chance to pet, snuggle, take photos and chat with their pet parent, Mick, about life with these two very special cats, while also learning about the benefits of using ökocat natural litter.  CatCon™ welcomed over 16,000 cat enthusiasts and famous cat lovers to their 5th annual, two-day convention at the Pasadena Convention Center in California. Nearly 200 cats were adopted and found their forever homes during the event. Portions of the ticket purchases are donated to cat rescues such as Milo's Sanctuary.  About CatCon:CatCon™, is the world’s original and biggest cat-centric pop culture event, attracting attendees from 45 states, 621 cities and 11 countries to celebrate the latest in groundbreaking products, ideas, and trends for cat people, and has helped over 700 cats find forever homes. Dubbed ‘like Comic Con for cat people,’ CatCon is the ultimate celebration where cat culture meets pop culture. CatCon is owned by Ticket Out Incorporated, along with sister companies Cat Art Show and DogCon.

The Pet Sustainability Coalition (PSC) recently unveiled it's Positive Impact Program designed to increase recognition for suppliers and brands who are continually measuring and improving their environmental impact. Healthy Pet submitted their extensive application for assessment, showing their sustainability practices throughout the organization and received a Tier 3 rating for Top Category Performance. This entitles Healthy Pet for inclusion in promotional emails, social media posts, trade show materials and more to help amplify their sustainability story.  "Sustainable business practices aren’t just good for individual companies. Adopting a 3rd party assessment creates a shared language for what sustainable business practices are, and what terms like natural, sustainable, green, and eco-friendly really mean. By requiring measurement and annual improvement instead of a minimum “score”, the Positive Impact Program incentivizes continuous improvement no matter where the starting line for each company may be." (excerpt for www.petsustainability.org) The program also requires continuous measurement of improvements and updating eligibility each year. Healthy Pet's next assessment will be in July of 2020.  Healthy Pet is proud to be a major sponsor of PSC to help support sustainability in the pet industry. 

Pet Insight recently awarded Healthy Pet their annual Vanguard Award in the Natural Litter category for being a leader in the pet industry for bringing innovative products to market and creating a favorable business climate. Through its annual Vanguard Awards, Pet Insight recognizes organizations that have led the way in areas of category growth, merchandising and innovation. ökocat® natural litter continues to be recognized as a premium product that delivers all the performance consumers expect. Healthy Pet constantly reviews current market trend reports and conducts consumer research to identify unmet needs as well as working closely with retailers and influencers to gain valuable feedback.

Four animal shelters in eco-friendly cities across the U.S. will receive free litter for the shelters and all cat adopters through 2019 FERNDALE, WA. (June, 2019) – ökocat, an eco-friendly brand of cat litter based in Ferndale, Washington, announced the launch of its second annual ökocause4paws Litter Donation Program beginning today, June 5 in honor of World Environment Day. With the goal of supporting cat adoption and saving the world one litter box at a time, ökocat is asking eco-conscious pet parents across the country to submit a vote for their favorite eco-friendly city. Near the end of summer, four animal shelters in eco-friendly cities across the United Sates will receive a donation of over 1,000 pounds of its all-natural litter. Selected shelters will also be able to provide all cat adopters with a free box of ökocat litter through the end of 2019. ökocat, a Healthy Pet® brand, is the only brand in the U.S. producing a natural cat litter that is both 100% compostable and made from reclaimed fallen timber and unused lumber materials — with all suppliers compliant with the Forest Stewardship Council. “Our annual ökocause4paws Litter Donation Program gives us the opportunity encourage cat adoption, while also allowing us to educate cat owners about how they can make sustainable choices when it comes to the products they purchase and use daily in their homes,” said Leslie Ellis, Communications Manager at ökocat. “Our litter delivers 7-day odor control, it’s free of harmful chemicals, additives and synthetic scents and it’s not harmful to the environment, unlike clay litter, which still accounts for the 2.4 million tons of cat litter that ends up in landfills each year.” The voting period is open from June 5 through August 6, 2019. Participants can submit their vote on ökocat’s website for their favorite eco-friendly city. In return, all voters will receive a coupon for $3 off any box of ökocat natural litter and they will be entered to win a 12-month supply (12 boxes) and several 1-month (1 box) giveaways that will be announced on the ökocat Facebook page each week. In addition to voting for their favorite eco-friendly city, there are multiple other ways to enter the giveaways, including a fun cat photo contest, “secret codes” shared via email and by popular cat influencers, learning about the benefits of natural litter vs. clay litter and more. As a result of votes submitted in 2018, ökocat donated more than 3,000 pounds of litter to cat shelters in Portland, Denver, San Francisco — the three eco-friendly cities that received the most votes. To kick off the program, an adoption event was hosted at PAWS near Seattle where 22 cats were adopted and a donation of over 1,000 pounds of litter was made by ökocat. Donations of litter were made to the following shelters in 2018: · Animal Aid (Portland, OR) · Rocky Mountain Feline (Denver, CO) · Give Me Shelter Cat Rescue (San Francisco, CA) · PAWS (Seattle, WA) For more information about ökocat by Healthy Pet, and its unwavering commitment to cat health and care and corporate excellence through sustainability, please visit www.healthy-pet.com/okocat. The free online CSS code beautifier takes care of your dirty code and strips every unwanted

Ferndale, WA (July, 2018) - Healthy Pet is proud to welcome Katie Vaniman and Carroll Ballard to Healthy Pet. Katie has joined the Consumer Marketing Team in a newly created role as a Marketing & Customer Experience Associate, where she will be supporting the growing digital marketing & consumer communication efforts, as well as assisting the Customer Experience Team in crossover areas.Katie joins Healthy Pet with valuable experience in marketing communications via social and other digital platforms. “Katie will be a great asset to us as we continue to grow our digital presence and establish a deeper connection with our consumer through social channels and an omni-channel marketing strategy,” said Jane Wasley, Head of Consumer Marketing for Healthy Pet. Katie and her husband Eric live in Lynden, WA with their daughter Sariah and a Golden Retriever named Maverick. “I am grateful for this opportunity and look forward to working as a part of the Marketing team at Healthy Pet,” states Katie. “I am excited to focus on digital marketing efforts as well as the overall customer experience.” Carroll Ballard is the newest member of the Healthy Pet Customer Experience team.  The skill set Carroll brings with her from previous work with non-profit organizations and their donors translates well to providing a “Best in Class” experience for Healthy Pet’s internal and external customers.  “Her calm, friendly demeanor will allow her to interface and connect with consumers, for mutually beneficial outcomes,” states Sandy Bring, Customer Experience Supervisor.Healthy Pet’s sustainable, natural approach to manufacturing aligns with Carroll’s personal values and her feline companion, Leroi, who is looking forward to becoming an ökofan. Both new hires are an integral part of Healthy Pet’s rapid company growth as they strive to provide the very best, sustainable products for pet parents.