«ParkZoo 2024», an international pet industry exhibition, took place on September 25-27 in Moscow's Crocus Expo exhibition center. 337 companies producing goods for pets were registered for the exhibition. The exhibition was visited by more than 13.5 thousand people, almost half of them (47.2%) came to the event for the first time.

Most of the guests (93.8%) were from Russia - mainly from the Moscow region (68.2%), Central (8.3%) and Volga (6.4%) federal districts. Almost 2% of visitors came from Belarus and another 1.8% from China.

The exhibitors and guests of «ParkZoo 2024» were interested in the Records Zone, where a fragment of the world's tallest claw tower (its full height is 12.77 meters) and a bag of food with a record weight of more than 400 kg were on display.

However, the most popular place at the exhibition was the New Products Showcase, where more than 200 exhibits were presented, 140 of which were Russian developments. Especially many new products were among dog and cat food.

On September 25 at 11:30 a.m., a press tour for journalists will take place. It will start from the press-zone equipped for journalists...«ParkZoo 2024» showed that the Russian pet business is coping with the challenges, in particular, with the task of import substitution. Our country is producing more and more diets, fillers, veterinary drugs and other important pet products. The desire for personalization and premiumization of products is very noticeable - manufacturers are trying to create products that meet the needs of different categories of pets: from young to old, from active to sedentary, from healthy to those with special needs. In addition, manufacturers and distributors are attentive to changes in consumer behavior and understand that owners want to provide their pets with the best, so they pay special attention to the environmental friendliness and ethics of the products they offer.