Now Bush Will Have to Cope With Indian Pet Food Demand!

For those who may have missed it, President Bush has enraged much of the nation of India, by appearing to blame its growing middle class for rising food prices.

In addition to a series of articles on this subject, WORLDMEETS.US just posted this tongue-in-cheek warning to President Bush, about the growing demand for pet food among new members of India’s middle class.

Amit Baruah writes for the Hindustan Times of India:

U.S. President George W Bush should be a worried man. Not only are Indians eating more and better and driving up food prices, their dogs and cats are eating better, too … Indians are entering the packaged pet food buying race. Many of the new Indian middle class have pets – so this may well drive up the prices of dog and cat food in the U.S.”

By Amit Baruah

May 6, 2008

India – Hindustan Times – Original Article (English)

New Delhi: U.S. President George W Bush should be a worried man. Not only are Indians eating more and better and driving up food prices, their dogs and cats are eating better, too. Indian spending on pet food rose from $20 million in 2004 to $29 million in 2007.

By comparison, Americans spent $15.2 billion feeding their cats and dogs last year, as opposed to $13.8 billion in 2004, according to euromonitor.com. But the worrying factor for President Bush would be that Indians are entering the packaged pet food buying race.

Many of the new Indian middle class have pets – so this may well drive up the prices of dog and cat food in the U.S.

“A surging middle class, ongoing free-market reform, double-digit increases in dog ownership … guarantee strong performance in this emerging market for the foreseeable future,” said the Petfood 2011 global outlook.

READ ON AT WORLDMEETS.US, along with continuing foreign press coverage of how the world perceives our nation.