HISTORY

PetAg has been producing successful companion animal products for over 70 years.

Founded in the 1930's as a division of Borden, Inc., PetAg invented the category of neonatal nutrition. Our first product, Esbilac®, a milk replacement powder, became the world's first commercially prepared, nutritionally balanced formula for feeding puppies. By the end of the 1950's, many dogs and their owners had grown up with the brand.

In the early 1960's PetAg introduced Esbilac in a ready to feed liquid form, which provided added convenience to the emerging new breed of consumer.

Soon after, we developed two equine products - Foal-Lac®, a balanced milk replacement for foals, and our powdered Mirra-Coat® skin and coat nutritional supplement. These offerings, the first of their kind, became the cornerstone of our equine line.

In the mid 1960's, we replicated the long-running success of Esbilac with KMR®. Another first in the industry, this milk replacer for kittens was an immediate success.

In 1986, PetAg began a new chapter in its history as a separate company independent of Borden. At that point it expanded into new markets both domestically and internationally, and began to make strategic acquisitions. In 1991 we acquired Rawhide Brand®, a leading line of dog chews. Then in 1995, we purchased Pink Parrot's® innovative line of bird toys and in 1999 we added Doggy Giggles™ vibrantly colored and durable exercise dog toys.

Seven decades of success do not happen by accident. They are a direct result of three PetAg priorities: · Offering innovative nutritional and health oriented products of the highest quality; · Serving customers efficiently. We nurture our close relationships with wholesalers, retailers and pet owners around the world; · Dedicated employees that are committed to innovation and service

Many of our employees have been with the company for over 25 years and 90% have been with the company for five years or more. We offer a motivating and challenging environment for each employee.

Our manufacturing as well as product research and development are conducted out of our 60,000 square feet of manufacturing space and Quality Control Lab located in Hampshire, Illinois. We have been serving our customers from this location, a northwest suburb of Chicago, for over 50 years.

The Hampshire facility houses PetAg's technical services department, which manages the Consumer Care Hotline and the PetAg Breeders Club. Our trained technicians are on hand to answer questions related to the care and feeding of orphan animals as well as concerns and questions about the full line of PetAg products.

We also coordinate our work with local and world-renowned veterinarians on product development initiatives from Hampshire.