Garfield's Pet Force [SEP] production company
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BooClips


2011, came the release of Garfield's BooClips – Garfield's Pet Force for iPad, produced by Castle Builders in collaboration with Paws Incorporated, which based it on the Garfield's Pet Force movie that Paws, Inc. created with The Animation Picture Company and Davis Entertainment. The Garfield digital books contributed to the visibility of BooClips and Castle Builders, receiving many reviews, and particular attention from The Guardian UK news website. The BooClips digital store was officially released on December 21, 2011. It had been its beta form on the
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off, just as the monster grabs the wings of the ship, wrecking it. The monster chases Garfield. During the chase, Garfield encounters the creature combined with the Pet Force members. They try to attack Garfield, but they miss and end up attacking the monster. Odie chases Garfield using his tongue. Garfield runs around the monsters, and the monster trips. Vetvix falls off and drops the gun. Garfield unscrambles the monster and the Pet Force creature. Garfield and the "Crazy Crew" surround Vetvix, and she
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Garfield's Pet Force


Garfield's Pet Force is a 2009 direct-to-video animation comedy family Computer animation (CGI) film based on characters from the Jim Davis comic strip "Garfield" and loosely based on the Pet Force novel series. It is the final chapter of the trilogy that also includes "Garfield Gets Real" and "Garfield's Fun Fest". It was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on June 16, 2009. It was written by Garfield creator Jim Davis. In 2010 it was released in 3-D. On
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Garfield's Pet Force


Garfield manage to find three survivors: Wally (Neil Ross), Wally's wife Bonita (Jennifer Darling), and Betty. Garfield decides to name himself and the survivors "The Crazy Crew" and form their own plan. Meanwhile, at the tower, Garzooka realizes the zombies are too much for the Pet Force. Luckily Garfield and Wally disguise themselves as Garzooka (Garfield stands on top of Wally to make the fake Garzooka taller)) and get the zombies attention. The real Garzooka and the Pet Force go to
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Pet Force


Pet Force is a series of books for young readers. It is a spin-off of "Garfield", in which the main animal characters of the comic series are portrayed as comic book superheroes. The action takes place on planet Polyester. 20th Century Fox has released a computer-animated direct-to-video film "Garfield's Pet Force". In another universe, one which exists parallel to Garfield's own, a team of five superheroes known as "Pet Force" serve Emperor Jon as protectors of his
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Lorenzo Music


and bone cancer on August 4, 2001. He was cremated and his ashes were scattered at sea. Since Music's death, Frank Welker has often replaced him as the voice of Garfield in recent productions of the "Garfield" franchise including three fully-CGI films: "Garfield Gets Real", "Garfield's Fun Fest", and "Garfield's Pet Force" and the CGI animated series, "The Garfield Show". Also, Bill Murray was chosen to voice Garfield in the live-action/animated
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Garfield's Fun Fest


Garfield's Fun Fest is a 2008 CGI film starring Garfield. It was produced by Paws, Inc. in cooperation with The Animation Picture Company and distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. It was written by Garfield's creator Jim Davis as a sequel to "Garfield Gets Real". The DVD was released in stores on August 5, 2008. It was followed by a third direct to video film, "Garfield's Pet Force," in 2009. Garfield and his friends enter a talent contest, the Fun Fest,
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Garfield's Pet Force


Studio crew, Garfield, his friends, and the Pet Force (on Dorkon) watch Vetvix and Emperor Jon's wedding, Garfield finally wins Arlene's feelings, and two gaze at the stars. Suddenly, a trail of stars goes under them and they float into space and dance, before returning to Earth. 2 minutes in the credits while watching Emperor Jon's wedding, the gang watch a video (showing that the real Pet Force is back) at the Comic Studios. They notice that Betty is there too,
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Pet Force


buys the limited-edition 100th issue, it becomes a portal through which they are pulled into the alternate universe, becoming the new Pet Force. Although they return to their own universe after the initial adventure, they subsequently return to fight Vetvix and other evils when needed. The story was later continued within several "Pet Force" comic stories featured in the Boom! Studios Garfield comic books. The characters in Pet Force include characters from the original Garfield universe, as well as some entirely new characters. Garzooka is the superhero
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Garfield's Pet Force


characters at the studio. Nermal, Odie, Arlene, Jon, and Garzooka escape to the back alley. Garzooka is wondering why the serums haven't taken effect yet. He notices Garfield falling from the sky. Then Odie, Nermal, and Arlene turn into their Pet Force counterparts. They plan to bring down Vetvix's ship using the antenna on top of a tall tower nearby. Vetvix's ship backs up, causing a bill board to break to pieces. The Pet Force hide under one of the broken pieces of
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Pet Force


version of Garfield and the leader of Pet Force. Garzooka's abilities are gamma-radiated hairballs, superhuman strength, and razor-sharp claws in his right hand that can rend solid steel. While the original Garzooka was heroic and a born leader, the Garzooka created from Garfield is lazy and gluttonous, though he still focuses on the task at hand. Odious is the superhero version of Odie and the dumbest of the Pet Force. Odious, like his normal comic counterpart Odie, does not talk. He drools, licks
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Pet Force


Garfield's teddy bear, Pooky. Despite being an inanimate teddy bear in Garfield's universe, in the alternate universe Compooky can speak and is furthermore highly intelligent. Having no real combat abilities, he normally stays on board their ship while the others deal with the crisis. He does not exist in the movie version of Pet Force. A beautiful and powerful sorceress, Vetvix is the main villain of the Pet Force, an evil veterinarian. The source of her evil is a power crystal on her headband. Vetvix's main
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in his space ship to the Comic Strip World leaving Professor Wally behind with Vetvix vowing for revenge. The situation was revealed to be a comic book Nermal (Jason Marsden) was reading during a cookout with the gang. Nermal is really excited about getting the next 100th edition issue. Garfield's friends go to the Comic studio to work their new strip, except Garfield (Frank Welker) who wants to finish all the hot dogs. Nermal gets the new Pet Force issue from a news stand, with Garzooka jumping out of
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Frank Welker


had previously worked together on "The Real Ghostbusters" and the original "Garfield and Friends"). Welker voiced Garfield in "Garfield Gets Real" (2007), "Garfield's Fun Fest" (2008), "Garfield's Pet Force" (2009), and on the series "The Garfield Show", which ran from 2008 to 2016. In 2011, he provided the voice of Batman in a "Scooby-Doo" crossover segment of the "" episode, "Bat-Mite Presents:
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List of Garfield characters


no longer an evil witch anymore. She is voiced by Rose Marie. "Garfield Gets Real" is a direct-to-video Garfield movie released in 2007 and produced by Paws Inc. The characters were made via CGI. It was written by Jim Davis and chronicles Garfield's adventure into the "real world" out of the comic strip. The first one was "Garfield Gets Real" and was followed up by "Garfield's Fun Fest" and "Garfield's Pet Force". Among the characters in these films
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the antenna and use it to bring down Vetvix's ship. Meanwhile, the zombies chase Garfield and Wally to the Comic Studio, and Eil opens the pit in the filming area, in which the zombies fall into. Meanwhile, at the tower, Vetvix shoots the Moscram Ray Gun, using the super scramble mode, combining all the Pet Force members into one creature. However, they move in a different direction, and they fall off the tower. Emperor Jon and Professor Wally break free, and take over the ship
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Garfield Gets Real


Strip World. The comic characters celebrate the return of Garfield at the end of the film. Similar to the 1988 film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", "Garfield Gets Real" has cameo appearances by other comic strip characters: Snoopy of the "Peanuts" fame is mentioned and mocked. It has been announced that there will be a series of fully CG "Garfield" theatrical films following the success of "Garfield Gets Real", and its sequels "Garfield's Fun Fest" and "Garfield's Pet Force"
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List of Garfield characters


by an adult Siamese cat in the neighborhood, and is voiced by David Eigenberg. Unlike his portrayals in previous media, Nermal is Garfield's friend and Nermal makes no attempt whatsoever to brag about being cute and Garfield is only mildly annoyed with him. Nermal is voiced by Jason Marsden in "The Garfield Show", and the movies "Garfield Gets Real", "Garfield's Fun Fest", and "Garfield's Pet Force". First Appearance: August 7, 1978Last Appearance: As a regular: April 24
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BooClips


BooClips is launched, both The Bible BooClips Creation and The Bible BooClips Cain and Abel October 6, 2011 – Garfield's BooClips – Garfield's Pet Force for iPad is released for the iPad, Android, PC, Mac, Nook Color and iBookstore. December 21, 2011 – BooClips digital books store is officially released. January 14, 2012 – The first Hello Kitty BooClips, Hello Kitty Interactive Cookbook, is released for iPad/iPhone, PC and Mac Castle Builders is a software company that develops digital apps for children.
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Garfield Gets Real


Garfield's Fun Fest" (2008) and "Garfield's Pet Force" (2009). Garfield (Frank Welker) lives with canine Odie (Gregg Berger) and Jon (Wally Wingert) in a what appears to be a suburban town inhabited by cartoon characters (known as Comic Strip World). Garfield and the gang work at Comic studios with other comic characters. The comic strip is made in Comic Strip world, and sent to "The Real World" where it is made in the newspaper. Garfield is
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Garfield


direct-to-video films were released, "Garfield Gets Real" on August 9, 2007, "Garfield's Fun Fest" on August 5, 2008, and "Garfield's Pet Force" on June 16, 2009. On May 24, 2016, it was announced that Alcon Entertainment will develop a new CG animated Garfield movie with John Cohen and Steven P. Wegner ready to produce and to be directed by Mark Dindal. A "Garfield" video game was developed by Atari, Inc. for its Atari 2600 home
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(Arlene's superhero counterpart, voiced by Audery Wasilewski), who can freeze her enemies by staring at them. But Vetvix zombifies every member of the Pet Force except Garzooka. He manages to get hold of the Klopman Crystal and escapes with Professor Wally in a secret passageway. The professor uses his computer to search the universe for counterparts with DNA matches with the Pet Force. Professor Wally finds the counterparts, and gives Garzooka their pictures and some serums that will transform their counterparts into the Pet Force, and he flies away
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Garfield's Pet Force


her. She agrees, but only because she wanted to steal the Moscram Ray Gun. She zombifies Emperor Jon's guards. Professor Wally calls the Pet Force: Garzooka (Garfield's superhero counterpart, voiced by Frank Welker), who can spit green hairballs out of his mouth, Odious (Odie's superhero counterpart, voiced by Gregg Berger), who can whack and move objects with his powerful tongue, Abnermal (Nermal's superhero counterpart, voiced by Jason Marsden), who can run at an amazing speed and Starlena
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, and drinks it. But eventually Vetvix's guards get it. Garfield is told by Professor Wally to go over to Emperor Jon and him. He tells Garfield to grab the Professor's lens and puts them on the window. The sunlight burns the Emperor and the professor's ropes. Vetvix order her guards to get rid of Garfield, so they throw Garfield down the garbage chute. Back at Comic Studios, the gang is interrupted by Vetvix, who crashes her war ship into Comic Studios, and zombifies most of the
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Garfield merchandise


" was released on October 31, 1995, Features comic strips from: March 14, 1993 to April 16, 1995 "The Ninth Garfield Treasury" was released on November 11, 1997, Features comic strips from: April 23, 1995 to May 25, 1997 "The Tenth Garfield Treasury" was released on October 5, 1999, Features comic strips from: May 25, 1997 to July 25, 1999 Early-reader adventure novels featuring Garfield Garfield's Pet Force, series of early-reader novels: Garfield Extreme
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The Enterprise Studios


Enterprise Productions, Inc., otherwise known as The Enterprise Studios, was an independent production company co-founded by actor John Garfield alongside producers David L. Loew and Charles Einfeld in 1946, right after Garfield's contract with Warner Bros. had expired. Having recently turned freelance, the idea was Garfield's outlet in obtaining creative control over his own projects, as well as encouraging fellow filmmakers to pursue their own humanistic advocacies through their work. Garfield made two films with Enterprise: "Body and Soul" (1947) and "Force
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throne. Ruling the galaxy from the planet Polyester, Jon's reign is constantly opposed by the evil Vetvix. When Vetvix uses a new weapon and strips Pet Force of their powers, and sends them to a ghostly dimension where they will be trapped forever, Jon is forced to have his right-hand man, Sorcerer Binky, use a dimensional portal to find five alternate versions of the heroes to take their place. In Garfield's universe, "Pet Force" is a best-selling comic book, and when Nermal
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Garfield's Fun Fest


"Garfield's Pet Force", was released as a "direct-to-video" film on "DVD" and "Blu-ray". The film was released on June 16, 2009. It is the final instalment in a trilogy of computer animation Garfield films, including "Fun Fest" and "Garfield Gets Real". Review aggregator Metacritic gives the film a score of 44 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally mixed reviews". Paul Mavis of "DVD Talk" said
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Klopman diamond


of dust. Mark Evanier claims credit for adding references to the Klopman diamond to "Garfield and Friends". As a nod to the old animated series, the more recent series "The Garfield Show" (also written by Evanier) has also included references to the Klopman Diamond, and a crystal referred to as the Klopman Crystal is made a plot device in the direct-to-video film "Garfield's Pet Force". There is also a reference to the Klopman Diamond in the October 2012 issue of the Garfield
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to help him stop Vetvix. But they don't change immediately after they drink the serums. However it's time for Odie, Arlene, and Nermal to go to work and Garzooka follows. Meanwhile, the real Garfield is enjoying a relaxing day all to himself, but is captured by Vetvix (who appeared in Comic Strip World earlier), who threatens him for the Klopman Crystal, but to no avil (because Garfield was a cartoon character). Garfield tried to protect the Klopman Crystal by putting it in his lemonade
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the bill board and escape while being chased by zombies and manage to reach the tower by crashing through walls. Garfield, Jon, and a cartoon trash can are the only ones left in the back alley. Eli saves Garfield from Vetvix, by making the air vent suck him. Jon, however, gets scrambled with the trashcan. Vetvix causes chaos, zombifying all of Cartoon World. Eli scolds Garfield for not helping Garzooka and if haven't been so lazy then Vetvix wouldn't have gotten the Klopman Crystal. Eli and
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backs up into a corner called the "Smile Section", which Betty invented. The "Smile Section" will make anyone who goes into it think of happy thoughts and smile. Garfield shoots Vetvix with the Moscram Ray Gun, and Vetvix becomes nice. Eli opens the pit and Garfield unscrambles the zombies. Garzooka gives the red serums to Arlene, Odie, and Nermal. Garfield gives The Moscram Ray Gun back to Professor Wally. Nermal misses having his super powers, so Garzooka gives him a matching costume. The Comic
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a comic book afterwards. Nermal finds that the events that are happening to them are in the comic book, and the rest of the book is blank because they have not happened yet. Garzooka heads for Jon's house, and is told where Odie, Arlene, and Nermal are by Garfield. Garzooka gives Garfield the Klopman crystal as well, telling him to protect it. In the living room at the Comic Studios, Nermal, Arlene, and Odie notice Garzooka behind them. Garzooka hands them the serums, asking them
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, flying into the air, making Vetvix fall off. However, she makes a giant monster by shooting the ray gun at most of the buildings in the Cartoon World, and decides to use the monster to destroy everything and get her ship back. Meanwhile, Vetvix's ship (with Professor Wally and Emperor Jon controlling it) lands near the back alley of Comic Studio, and the Crazy Crew meet Emperor Jon and Professor Wally, who let Garfield enter the ship. The ship flies above the monster, and Garfield jumps
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Garfield


elephant, monkeys, a seal, a snake, a kangaroo and joey, and turtles are brought to Jon's house for the reward. After a series of events, including Odie being adopted by a small girl, both pets meeting up at a circus that they briefly joined, and both going to a pet shop, Garfield and Odie make it back home. Another story involved Jon going away on a business trip around Christmas time, leaving Garfield a week's worth of food, which he devoured instantly. Garfield then
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George Kallis


campaign for Toshiba's 3D LED Cinema TV displays, and the Sydney Council's "Zero Waste" campaign. Trailer music includes "Garfield's Pet Force" (20th Century Fox) and "Into the White" (Zentropa). Kallis is currently launching Superior Music Audio, a music production house and publisher specializing in high-end music for motion picture advertising from his base in London, with a permanent move over to Los Angeles in early 2013. Kallis' compositions are regularly licensed worldwide on major international and high-
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Chia Pet


they are sold only during the holiday season. Originally made in Mexico, Chia Pets are now produced in China. A range of generic animals has been produced, including a turtle, pig, puppy, kitten, frog, and hippopotamus. Cartoon characters have also been licensed, including Garfield, Scooby-Doo, Looney Tunes, Shrek, The Simpsons, and SpongeBob. Additionally, there are Chia Pets depicting real people, including Barack Obama and Bob Ross. Joseph Enterprises sells replacement seeds for Chia products and also sells chia
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Garfield Goes Hollywood


the mess. This allows Garfield and Odie to come up with a better act for the show. Meanwhile the "Pet Search" finals are underway with a different host named Burt and an announcer named Bob. Bob tells Burt about the prizes the top winner will receive including $1,000,000 and the second place winner will receive a boat. While Jon, Garfield. and Odie watch the other competitors, Jon tells them that even though they were happy they won the first "Pet Search" contest, $1,000, made it
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Neighborhood Newspaper Group


In 2005, Susan Malone, the Editor-in-Chief of Back of the Yards Journal, left the paper to form "City Newshound" community newspaper. Based in Garfield Ridge neighborhood, at 7019 W Archer Avenue, the paper set out to cover Garfield Ridge and Clearing. In keeping with Malone's lifelong passion for protecting pets, the paper devoted considerable space to pet-related articles, and maintained the policy of publishing 'lost pet' ads for free. In August 2007, Malone acquired the Back of the
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My Lover from the Planet Meow


Head of Research and Development at HTDG hair technologies Garfield Sit (Moses Chan), sees a Scottish Fold kitten in the window of a pet shop tangled up in toilet paper and decides to tell the pet shop keeper. Before Garfield gets a chance to give a piece of his mind to the neglectful shop keeper he gets talked into buying the kitten which he later names Miu-miu (Kristal Tin). Mistaken as a cat burglar, Garfield meets dedicated police women Cat Chiu (Nancy Wu). During the mistaken makes
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Garfield (character)


, the owner of Mamma Leoni's had to choose between keeping Garfield or closing down his restaurant; so Garfield was sold to a pet shop. Garfield was adopted from the store by Jon Arbuckle on June 19, 1978. In his cartoon appearances, Garfield usually causes mischief in every episode. In June 1983, comic strips introduced Amoeba Man, one of Garfield's alter-egos, yet he was only shown in six strips (June 20–25). In February 2010, another alter ego was introduced called Super Garfield,
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Pet, Inc.


Pet, Inc., was an American company that was the first to commercially produce evaporated milk as a shelf-stable consumer product and later became a multi-brand food products conglomerate. Its signature product, PET Evaporated Milk, is now a product of The J.M. Smucker Company. PET Dairy is a regional brand of fresh and processed dairy products in the Southeastern United States made by the Land-O-Sun division of Dean Foods. Many of the remaining brands once owned by Pet, Inc. are currently part of General Mills
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Carol Perkins


Teller’s Refrigerator Tour.” An ordeal with a brain tumor and Cushing’s Disease forced her to change direction. Perkins recovered and moved south to start her own pet products company, Harry Barker, named for her Shetland Sheepdog. Perkins is still represented by the Eileen Ford Modeling Agency, but spends most of her time running her multi-million pet products company in Charleston, South Carolina Perkins was born and raised in Sarasota, Florida, where her father was a high school principal and her mother was a painter. She
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Ergis (company)


Ergis Spółka Akcyjna is a Polish chemical company that processes plastics and manufactures PVC, PET and PE products. It is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Its products include LLDPE stretch films (including nanoERGIS films), PVC soft insulating and specialist films, rigid PET, PET/PE and PVC films for food and medicines packaging, PET strapping tapes, PVC compounds, flexible laminates for food packaging, PET flakes, BOPP films. The company is headquartered in Warsaw, while its production facilities are located in Wąbrzeźno and Oława (
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Children's programming on CBS


movie theatre. Another popular series was "Garfield and Friends", based on the Garfield newspaper comics, which debuted on the network in 1988; the episodes featured a mix of longer-length animated segments and short segments known as "Quickies", featuring characters from the "Garfield" and "U.S. Acres" strips. Although the series had still been doing well in the ratings, "Garfield and Friends" ended in 1994 after seven seasons through a mutual agreement to cease production, after the show's production company nixed
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List of Garfield characters


comic strip, tormented by Garfield. For this reason, she regularly calls Jon to complain about him. She also tends to get revenge on Jon for Garfield's pranks. She owns a small pet dog, a regular victim of Garfield's abuse. She also, at one point, had a Weimaraner dog that Garfield had epoxied to a cross-town bus; and she had a bird named Mr. Sweety Wings who was another victim of Garfield's. Mrs. Feeny (originally spelled Feeney) was one of several neighbors,
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An American Opera


An American Opera: The Greatest Pet Rescue Ever! is a multi-award-winning documentary film by Tom McPhee chronicling the events following Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana when pet owners were forced to evacuate without their pets. "An American Opera" follows the pets, vets, owners, officials, rescuers, and adopters of animals as they try to remedy the situation, revealing that not everyone had the same goal of saving animals. Tom McPhee directed, narrated, and produced the film with the production companies Man
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Here Comes Garfield


him. Although Garfield successfully makes it to the pound, the dogcatcher captures him and later imprisons him in a cell, where he learns from another cat, Fast Eddie, that Odie is going to be euthanized the next morning. During the night, Garfield has a series of flashbacks of all the good times that he and Odie had playing together. The next day, Garfield tearfully watches the dogcatcher take Odie down the hall to be euthanized. Meanwhile, a girl arrives at the pound for a pet and chooses Garfield.
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Garfield Goes Hollywood


Garfield Goes Hollywood is a 1987 animated television special based on the "Garfield" comic strip. It once again featured Lorenzo Music as the voice of Garfield. The special was first broadcast May 8, 1987 on CBS and was nominated for Outstanding Animated Program at the 39th Primetime Emmy Awards. It has been released on both VHS and DVD home video. Garfield and Odie believe their dance routines (as performed atop a fence at night) cannot be beaten and so does Jon. They happen to be watching "Pet Search
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John Garfield


Body and Soul" (1947). That same year, Garfield returned to Broadway in the play "Skipper Next to God". Strong-willed and often verbally combative, Garfield did not hesitate to venture out on his own when the opportunity arose. In 1946, when his contract with Warner Bros. expired, Garfield decided not to renew it and opted to start his own independent production company, one of the first Hollywood stars to take this step. Long involved in liberal politics, Garfield was caught up in the communist
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Pet, Inc.


Wildi was instrumental in marketing the product nationally and internationally, especially in areas where fresh milk or refrigeration were scarce. In 1895, the company registered the Pet trademark. In 1907, John Wildi separated from the company and organized the John Wildi Evaporated Milk Company in Columbus, Ohio. During World War I, American troops referred to a Helvetia milk can as a "Tin Cow". In 1923, the Helvetia Milk Condensing was renamed the Pet Milk Company after its signature product "Our Pet Evaporated Cream". In 1929
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. Garfield frees Odie and they exit the train. However, Chapman chases them and eventually corners the two in a suitcase area. Chapman threatens Odie with the shock collar, but is stopped by Garfield's friends and animals from the pound, led by Sir Roland. They swarm and attack Chapman, allowing Odie and Garfield to escape. The shock collar is now on Chapman who gets shocked. Jon and Liz arrive to reclaim the animals and find Chapman disoriented. Jon punches Chapman for stealing "both" his pets in the
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Garfield


is of the strip itself. First appearance: June 19, 1978 Jon (Jonathan Q. Arbuckle) is Garfield's owner, usually depicted as an awkward clumsy geek who has trouble finding a date. Jon had a crush on Liz (Garfield's veterinarian) and is now dating her. Jon disapproves of Garfield's "don't care, not interested," attitude, and often encourages his pet to take an interest in the world around him, sometimes stating an interesting fact, or asking a philosophical question in an attempt
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Garfield's Halloween Adventure


government troops, buried their treasure in the floor of the mansion and signed a blood oath to return for the treasure at midnight 100 years later, even if it meant rising from the grave. The old man says he was the pirates' 10-year-old cabin boy. Garfield and Odie start to leave and Garfield asks the man if he wants to come too, but the old man has disappeared. The man steals their boat and leaves the two pets behind. The longcase clock chimes midnight and Garfield and Odie watch as
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Garfield Minus Garfield


publishes an identically named and themed strip which ran on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays and later every Tuesday. Without the presence of Garfield, the resulting strips consist mostly of his owner, Jon Arbuckle, interacting with himself rather than with his pet cat. The strip's website characterizes this result as "a journey deep into the mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness and depression in a quiet American suburb." "Garfield" creator and artist Jim Davis has commented on the webcomic,
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in the next panel. Jon and Liz began to go out more frequently, Jon has started hiring pet sitters to look after Garfield and Odie, though they do not always work out. Two particular examples are Lillian, an eccentric (and very nearsighted) old lady with odd quirks, and Greta, a muscle bound woman who was hired to look after the pets during New Year's Eve. Most of December is spent preparing for Christmas, with a predictable focus on presents. Other Christmas themed strips include Jon's attempts
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Pet Force


, and barks, which is how he acts in the original Garfield comics. Odious' abilities are a "super-stretchy stun tongue" that causes a total mental meltdown in anyone he uses it against, super-slippery saliva, and superhuman strength. Abnermal is the superhero version of Nermal. Unlike the rest of the team, Abnermal quickly takes to his superpowers and is overjoyed to be a hero. Abnermal's abilities include his Pester Power, the ability to create force fields, and a body temperature of absolute zero
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John Browning


Church) in Georgia beginning on March 28, 1887. He married Rachel Theresa Child (14 Sep 1860 – 30 Sep 1934) on April 10, 1879 at Ogden, Weber County, Utah Territory, and the couple had 10 children, two of whom died in infancy. Production examples of the Model 1885 Single Shot Rifle caught the attention of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, who dispatched a representative to evaluate the competition. Winchester bought the design for $8,000 and moved production to their Connecticut factory. From 1883, Browning
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Garfield (character)


Arbuckle and Jon's dimwitted pet dog Odie, and derives pleasure from satirically teasing their idiotic behavior. Garfield is not particularly fond of Odie (as obviously expected from the common hatred shared by cats and dogs) and enjoys causing him physical harm or insulting him, seldom showing empathy for the beagle. Albeit Odie shows Garfield no belligerence of any kind and would never deliberately cause him harm, Garfield dislikes him regardless and is apt to make rude comments based on the utter lack of intelligence displayed by Odie. However, Odie is
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VetDepot


through LegitScript, the leading source of internet pharmacy verification. VetDepot offers both prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) products, including veterinary medications, nutritional supplements, vaccines, first aid products, grooming products, treats, pet food, toys, and other pet supplies. The company carries lines from dozens of manufacturers, including many of the best known brands in pet care. Products are available for cats, dogs, fish, small pets, exotic pets, birds, horses, cattle, and other animals.
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Kaiser Permanente


Hospital and hired seven physicians. Unlike the workers on Garfield's first project, many workers at Grand Coulee Dam had brought dependents with them. The unions soon forced the Kaiser Company to expand its plan to cover dependents, which resulted in a dramatic shift from industrial medicine into family practice and enabled Garfield to formulate some of the basic principles of Kaiser Permanente. It was also during this time that Henry Kaiser personally became acquainted with Garfield and forged a friendship which lasted until Kaiser's death. In 1939, the Kaiser Company began
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. A webcomic called "Arbuckle" does the above but also redraws the originals in a different art style. The "Arbuckle" website creator writes: "'Garfield' changes from being a comic about a sassy, corpulent feline, and becomes a compelling picture of a lonely, pathetic, delusional man who talks to his pets. Consider that Jon, according to Garfield canon, cannot hear his cat's thoughts. This is the world as he sees it. This is his story". Another variation along the
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Garfield Goes Hollywood


" (a pets' version of "Star Search") when they come up with a great idea to go on the show after seeing a past winner. Jon is hoping to win the $1,000 prize, which Garfield is unimpressed with. They perform as an Elvis style trio called "Johnny Bop and the Two-Steps" (rather reluctantly, because they did not want Jon involved in their act, as they think he's awful at music). Garfield believes it is embarrassing because they all have to wear
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Kurgo


Kurgo is a dog products company based out of Salisbury, Massachusetts founded in 2003 by owners Gordie and Kitter Spater. Kurgo has been on the "Inc., Magazine" 5000 Fastest Growing Company List every year since 2010. It was ranked by "Inc., Magazine" as the "#1 fastest growing pet product company in the United States, #17 fastest growing company in New Hampshire/Massachusetts, and #835 fastest growing company in the United States." Their products are carried by PetSmart, PetCo, Pet Valu
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Garfield


often sets up the strip's punchline (like Jon claiming that pets are good for exercise right before he finds Garfield in the kitchen and chases him out), or give a mere glare when a character is belittled or not impressed. Sometimes, this theme revolves around the conventions of the strip; for example, in one strip, Garfield catches a cold and complains about it, noting, "I can hardy eben understad by own thoughts." One particular semi-recurring storyline features Jon and Liz on a date in
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Garfield Originals


divided into one segment. There will be no dialogue and will focus only on the movements and expressions of the character. "Garfield is a fat lazy, egocentric and greedy fat tabby who loves tormenting everyone around! Eating and sleeping are his two favorite activities, but he also likes to harass his human, Jon, and his dog Odie - when he does not run after spiders, his personal pet hate. Garfield is back with a new look and new adventures that will delight both old and new fans! We will
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Sego (diet drink)


Sego was a US meal replacement diet drink formally marketed by Pet, Inc. (at the time "Pet Milk") as "Sego Liquid Diet Food." Introduced in 1961 and selling for approximately US25¢ each, Sego sales registered US$22 million to the company's Milk Products Division by 1965. The name "Sego" derived from a Salt Lake City-based company, Sego Milk Products Company, that Pet Milk had purchased in 1925. Sold in 10-ounce cans, before the advent of aluminum cans or cans with pull
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Wednesday Theatre


production, by Ron Callanderbr 35. "Almost a Honeymoon" (aired 31 Aug. 1966). Previously aired in the UKbr 36. "The Stag "(aired 7 Sep. 1966) Previously aired in the UKbr 37. "The Interior Decorator" (aired 14 Sep. 1966) Previously aired in the UKbr 38. "A Crack in the Ice" (aired 21 Sep. 1966). By Ronald Eyrebr 39. "Hamlet" (aired 28 Sep. 1966) British production, starring Laurence Olivier.br 40. "Flight into
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Pet food


directions that, at a minimum, state "Feed (amount of product) per (weight) of dog/cat". Feeding frequency must also be stated. Feeding directions are optional for treats, as long as they are labeled as snacks or treats. 8. Name and address of manufacturer or distributor: This names the pet food company as guarantor of the product and gives the company's location. If the company uses a separate manufacturer for actual production or distribution, the label must show that relationship by using the
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2007 pet food recalls


to maintain in terms of nutritional appropriateness and safety, and are best served by store-bought preparations, an assertion disputed by some practitioners of home-made animal foods. American and Chinese authorities investigated the source of the contamination linked to pet deaths, and Chinese authorities closed down Xuzhou Anying Biologic Technology Development Company and Binzhou Futian Biology Technology Co. Ltd., the two companies linked to the contaminated products. Many owners of pets stricken after consuming Menu Foods' product have considered filing lawsuits against the company, but are encountering difficulties with
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Wardley (company)


Wardley is one of the largest domestically manufactured line of aquatic fish foods and remedies in the United States. It was primarily established as a distributor of various aquarium and pet products in 1950 and has grown into a predominant brand of aquatics products within The Hartz Mountain Corporation. Wardley is one of 17 pet food manufacturers that established the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association, and is regarded as one of the most outstanding and successful serving the industry. It was also instrumental in the formation of the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC)
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Drs. Foster & Smith


selling canine medications. As the company grew, toys, pet furniture, and other products were added. Feline and equine products were added in 1988. The Drs. Foster & Smith line of products launched in 1993 includes products ranging from company formulated brands of cat and dog food to medications and pet furniture. In 1998, the company began taking orders online at DrsFosterSmith.com. Online business grew after the collapse of Pets.com in 2000. A series of mergers in the early 2000s added aquarium, bird, ferret, and other specialty
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George Weston Limited


success of the British Isles expansion evident, news headlines back home in Canada hailed Garfield Weston as "Britain’s biggest baker." During World War II, George Weston Limited struggled to maintain production in light of shortages that included basic ingredients such as sugar. Cakes were still made but at times without icing. Labour was also in short supply and salesmen at times served as bakery workers. With most of its biscuit production going to supply the armed forces of Canada and the Allied Powers, the company ran newspaper ads advising customers
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Air Force Network Integration Center


1994 – 30 Jun 1996; 1 Apr 1997 – 30 Apr 1998; 1 Oct 2000 – 31 Mar 2002; 30 Apr 2002 – 30 Sep 2003; 1 Oct 2003 – 30 Sep 2004; 10 May 2005 – 30 Sep 2006; 1 Oct 2006 – 30 Sep 2008; 1 Jul 2011 – 30 Jun 2013; 1 Oct 2013 – 30 Sep 2015; 1 Jan 2016 – 31 Dec 2017. https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/432147/air-force-network-integration-
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George Weston Limited


of the city's bread, George Weston re-entered the bread business in 1921. As World War I dragged on, various shortages arose and some biscuit lines had to be discontinued. In spite of those difficulties the company remained profitable. But with the tragic loss of a youngest son and concern that his eldest son Garfield might not return from overseas duty as a soldier in the Canadian Expeditionary Force, George Weston considered selling the company to competitor Christie, Brown and Company. A letter from Garfield, from the trenches of
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Film Roman


Film Roman is an American animation independently owned company. It was originally owned by Starz Inc., which is now a division of Lionsgate and later by Waterman Entertainment, the production company of producer Steve Waterman. Founded by veteran animator and director Phil Roman in 1984, it is best known for producing source animation for series such as "The Simpsons" (1992–2016), "King of the Hill" and "Family Guy" for 20th Century Fox Animation, as well as "Garfield and Friends" and various "Garfield"
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PET bottle recycling


further treatment process includes crushing, washing, separating and drying. Recycling companies further treat the post-consumer PET by shredding the material into small fragments. These fragments still contain residues of the original content, shredded paper labels and plastic caps. These are removed by plastic granulation, resulting in pure PET fragments, or "PET flakes". PET flakes are used as the raw material for a range of products that would otherwise be made of polyester. Examples include polyester fibres (a base material for the production of clothing,
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Natural Balance Pet Foods


Buffalo and Menu Foods were affected by the contaminated products and issued recalls. Additionally, in July 2007, a small lot of certain Natural Balance canned pet foods were recalled after it was determined that they may have been involved in a large-scale Botulism outbreak, associated with its producer Castleberry's Food Company. No illnesses were reported with the pet food. As a result of this recall, the company invested $800,000 to build a laboratory to test for melamine, acid, and other toxins. All of Natural Balance products
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Tilden Smith


Tilden Smith is a CEO and co-founder of pet product company, International Pet Solutions, which he helped found in fall of 2009. Since the inception of IPS, Smith and his business partner created the company's first product, the PetLawn, an indoor outhouse for pets. In the past year since PetLawn's introduction on the market, The PetLawn is now on the shelf in over 130 stores throughout the United States and Canada. Smith graduated in 2012 from Chapman University, majoring in Business Administration with an emphasis in
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Other People's Money


margin of victory. Garfield concedes to Jorgy's offer to let the matter be settled at the annual shareholder's meeting. Relying on the support of longtime friends and investors, Jorgy makes an impassioned plea to save the company, appealing to the traditions of manufacturing as opposed to the new breed of capitalism which Larry the Liquidator represents, in which buyers of companies create no products or jobs and are interested only in money. The shareholders seem swayed by Jorgy's speech and boo Garfield when he gets up to give a rebuttal.
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Surrendered Enemy Personnel


Surrendered Enemy Personnel (SEP) is a designation for captive enemy soldiers (similar to Disarmed Enemy Forces). It was most commonly used by British forces towards German forces in Europe, and towards Japanese and associated forces in Asia after the end of World War II. On March 1, 1947 the U.S. stated that the SEPs should be regarded as POW's and be treated in accordance with the Geneva conventions. The designation of SEP allowed the Royal Navy to use the German command structure to facilitate the disbandment of the Kriegsmarine.
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Indorama Ventures


consuming regions of Asia, Europe and North America. The further expansion of manufacturing presence with the acquisition of two PET resin facilities from Eastman Chemical Company in Europe in 2008, and a Greenfield investment in the PET business with AlphaPet in North America in 2009. In the first half of 2011, IVL had completed major acquisitions of PET plants in China, Indonesia, Mexico, Poland and United States, leading the company to become the world’s largest PET producer and the largest player in Europe. PET production footprint was expanded to
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EntirelyPets


company rebranded as EntirelyPets in 2000. As of today, both the healthypets.com and entirelypets.com domains are active, although entirelypets.com is the main site. The company also owns and operates a number of smaller pet ecommerce sites. EntirelyPets has been recognized for offering pet medications and pet supplies for lower prices than traditional retailers and will match prices with any US based retailer selling U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Food and Drug Administration approved pet products. In February 2015, the company opened a second location in Newark, California, which includes offices,
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Bob Martin Petcare


Bob Martin Petcare (usually known as Bob Martin) is a British domestic pet healthcare company. The company manufactures across two sites in the United Kingdom, and is based in Yatton in North Somerset. The company also has offices in Germany, Italy, France and Spain and two manufacturing sites in South Africa. The company was founded in 1892, originally producing conditioning powders for dogs. The company now markets and produces a wide range of flea, tick and worm products for family pets, pet nutritional supplements, a variety of
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Nutro Products


multiple cases of diarrhea, vomiting and other intestinal problems in pets fed Nutro products. Nutro stated that their products undergo rigorous safety testing and are 100% safe. Some customers have backed the company, saying that their pets are not having any problems with the food. Veterinarians interviewed stated that it might not necessarily be the food that is causing problems. In September 2008, the Pet Food Product Safety Alliance (PFPSA) tested samples of Nutro dog food in response to the consumer complaints on consumeraffairs.com and found levels of copper in
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Petcube


In March 2017, Petcube announced a treat partnership with Wellness. In June 2017, Petcube acquired Canadian startup PetBot. The company has raised over $14M, including from investors like Y Combinator, Almaz Capital and Aventures. The company’s products are interactive wi-fi connected cameras for pet owners to monitor and interact with their pets when they are away from home. The cameras are controlled via a mobile app. Pet cameras serve multiple purposes. Pet owners use them to fight separation anxiety in their pets and help in
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Paws, Inc.


Paws, Inc. (also known as Paws Incorporated) is an American comic studio and production company. It was founded by American cartoonist Jim Davis to support the "Garfield" series, comic strips and its licensing. It is located in Muncie, Indiana and has a staff of nearly 50 artists and licensing administrators. The current building was established in nearby Albany in 1989, relocated from Davis's own farm. In 1994, the company purchased all rights to the Garfield comic strips from 1978-1994 from United Feature Syndicate.
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George Weston Limited


product line of 40 items instead of 400, Garfield Weston dramatically lowered costs and began selling biscuits at half the price of the competition. Other bakeries followed, as Weston quickly acquired a string of bread and biscuits factories, as the overseas business began to rival that of the parent: All the British and Irish biscuit and bread companies obtained in the last 15 months in the course of Garfield Weston's large-scale British adventure are now reported to have a total volume of sales as great as that of the parent company in
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Entertainment Rights


the founding, Sleepy Kids became a public company. It produced "Dr. Zitbag's Transylvania Pet Shop" and "Budgie the Little Helicopter". Between 1998 and 1999, Sleepy Kids expanded. In December 1998, the company merged with The Richard Digance Card Company, Clipper Films and Ridgeway Films. In 1999, the company acquired Siriol Productions. Also in 1999, Sleepy Kids purchased Boom Boom (owner of "Basil Brush"), Carrington Productions International (owner of the Ventureworld Films and "Dr. Zitbag's Transylvania Pet
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Kurgo


, and numerous other physical and online retailers and, as such, is considered to be a leading manufacturer of pet travel and safety products in the United States and Canada. The company sells car seat covers, harnesses, leashes and collars, dog toys, and travel and outdoor pet accessories. Kurgo products are also available in Europe through the distributor Accapi Group, while MasterPet distributes Kurgo products in Australia and New Zealand. In 2008, Kurgo partnered with Toyota to advocate for safe pet travel. In 2016, the Impact Harness
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Pets at Home


Pets at Home is the United Kingdom's largest pet supplies retailer, with more than 370 stores and 6,000 employees. The company sells products including food, toys, bedding, medication, accessories and pets. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. The first store was opened in Chester in 1991, by Anthony Preston. In December 1999, Pets at Home acquired Petsmart UK, bringing a chain of 140 stores under Pets at Home branding. In April 2004, Pets at
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Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company


Pittsburgh Playwrights Theatre Company is a professional theatre company located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 2003 by artistic director Mark Clayton Southers, the company originally held productions at the Penn Theater in Garfield and moved to a new space on Penn Avenue in Pittsburgh's Cultural District. It now holds productions in a space on Liberty Avenue in the same building used by Bricolage Production Company, as well as the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, where Southers is artistic director of theatre initiatives. The theatre's mission is
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Indorama Ventures


recycled PET and objective is to continue to increase the use of recycled PET in the operations. The recycled products that IVL produce are recycled PET flakes, rPET resins and recycled polyester fibers and yarns. Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited became a public company on September 25, 2009. As of December 31, 2014, the Company has registered capital of Bt 5,666,010,499 with paid-up capital of Bt 4,814,257,245 totaling 4,814,257,245 ordinary shares at par value of Bt 1 per share. The major shareholder of the Company is Indorama Resources Limited,
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Garfield's Pet Force


the planet Dorkon, Professor Wally (The professor counterpart to Wally) shows Emperor Jon (the Emperor counterpart to Jon Arbuckle) his new invention, The Moscram ray gun, a device powered by the Klopman crystal that can scramble inanimate objects and organisms into new creatures under the user's control. But Emperor Jon is concerned about finding a wife to continue the royal bloodline. Soon a warship lands outside the palace. Emperor Jon sees Vetvix (the super-villain counterpart to Liz), and asks her if he can marry
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Virgin TV


V+ or TiVo box, 3D TV and glasses, are able to experience 3D Movies on Demand. The launch of 3D Movies on Demand, powered by FilmFlex, initially featured "StreetDance 3D", "Garfield's Pet Force 3D", "A Christmas Carol 3D", "Step Up 3D" and "Despicable Me 3D". Virgin Media also announced an exclusive 3D TV partnership with Samsung Electronics which would see Samsung 3D TVs featured in Virgin Media stores as well as other joint 3D showcases and marketing opportunities. Virgin
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Pet Fed India


many more which showcased their products and services; and several NGOs working for animal welfare. Many non-pet care brands also showcased their products like Tata Motors, Mahou-San Miguel Group, Panasonic and more. A dedicated off-leash zone & play area for pets was set-up along with dog grooming, fashion show, training workshops and more. For the first time, an award ceremony was also conducted to recognize the work of companies and professionals in the pet care industry. A Guinness World Record for most
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EntirelyPets


EntirelyPets is a privately held online pet supplies company founded in 1999. Based in Union City, California, EntirelyPets sells non-prescription pet medications, as well as other pet products such as pet toys, pet treats, and cleaning supplies, and ships to all 50 U.S. States as well as internationally. They have been featured in TechMediaNetwork's list of top 10 online pet supplies retailers and they were featured on an episode of The View for their pet Halloween costumes. EntirelyPets was founded in 1999 and incorporated as HealthyPets Inc. The
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Richard Mattern Montgomery


staff. Sep 1956-Aug 1959 In 1956 he was assigned as deputy commander of the 2d Air Force (SAC). Following this two-year tour, he became commander of the 3d Air Division at Guam, with responsibility for SAC Forces West of the 180th meridian. Sep 1952-Sep 1956 The assignment which did most to shape his subsequent career was that of chief of staff, Headquarters, Strategic Air Command, Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, in September 1952, a post he held until September 1956. As a principal staff
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Eleven LLC


company has developed an unusual business model, in which the traditional fee for service work is supplemented with licensing and royalties-driven work. The studio has licensed a wide range of its own consumer products. Much of their early licensing work was for products in the pet industry. Working with Aspen Pets, the company designed the walkabout retractable dog leash. Later, the company designed Petmate cat litter boxes such as the Clean Step Litter Box, which is enclosed to prevent the cat from trailing litter out of the box and to
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General Mills


restructuring planned to be completed by the end of 2015. In 2015, citing climate change, General Mills promised to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent over 10 years. In December 2016, the company announced it would be restructuring, splitting into four business groups based on global region, and cutting as many as 600 jobs. In February 2018, the company entered into the pet products industry, paying $8 billion to buy Blue Buffalo Pet Products, Inc. As of 2018, the company ranked 182nd on the Fortune
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