Word: petted
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Florida estate that includes a runway large enough to land his own Boeing 707; it is used, among other things, to fly in wild animals for medical research. One of them, which Jones proudly shows Packard, is a reptilian rarity: the biggest saltwater crocodile in captivity. Nice pet for a man who is a rather awesome rarity himself...
...needed to reduce the projected deficit of $127 billion to the $100 billion mandated under the Gramm-Rudman deficit-reduction law. In a ritual game of budgetary chicken, neither side wants to offer the first specific ideas for cuts. Says a senior Bush transition official: "Cutting people's pet programs is a terribly negative way to start your Administration. We plan to postpone that as long as possible and let Congress clean up its own mess." Democratic leaders of Congress retort that Bush promised to balance the budget without new taxes or restraint on Social Security. Says Senate Democratic leader...
...health-food business is rapidly going to the dogs. Cats too. A growing number of nutrition-minded pet owners have started watching what they feed their furry friends. Worried that Fido has heart trouble? Serve him low- cholesterol biscuits baked by Lick Your Chops of Westport, Conn. Is Kitty overweight? Try a high-fiber, low-fat regimen from Hill's Pet Products of Topeka, Kans. At long last, people who buy fresh pasta and wheat germ no longer have to settle for plain old puppy chow...
Despite the appeal to pet-set snobbery, the premium foods do seem to make a difference. Super dog foods, for example, contain higher-quality protein and less sugar than run-of-the-mill fare. Result: animals that smell good, have shiny coats and do not excitedly jump about. Even the pet-food giants, which control most of the $6 billion industry, have started toeing the health-food line. Last year Ralston Purina introduced O.N.E., or Optimum Nutrient Effectiveness, for snooty canines. And Quaker Oats has revamped its Cycle products for young, old and overweight dogs...
Though quality comes at a price -- 30% to 40% more than regular pet foods -- proponents of the premium brands argue that the animals do not consume as much because the food is better. Some pet owners, however, suggest that the animals eat less simply because they don't like the stuff...