The canine economy extends from breeding records to the businesses that support an animal throughout its life. Four published sources from Equanine’s home markets show how that chain is organised: a British trade federation, India’s national kennel club and two trade fairs, one in Dubai and one in Mumbai. Each describes a different part of the business, and none of them measures the whole market.

The trade body: Pet Industry Federation

The Pet Industry Federation says it has supported pet businesses across the UK for more than 75 years. It represents retailers, manufacturers, distributors and service providers including groomers, kennels, catteries, dog walkers and trainers. Its membership page lists five groups of eligible businesses: pet retailers; pet food and product manufacturers; distributors, wholesalers and suppliers; groomers, kennels and catteries; and dog walkers, trainers and other pet service providers.

The federation says one of its most important roles is making sure the voice of pet businesses is heard when policies affecting the sector are developed. Through the Canine and Feline Sector Group, which it describes as a coalition of animal welfare, veterinary and enforcement organisations that advises Defra, it says it has helped develop sector guidance including grooming guidelines, a code of practice for recreational canine swimming pools and professional dog walking guidelines. Fees are banded by turnover, with the first band covering businesses under £500,000, and organisations based outside the UK can join as international members for £2,000 a year.

The registry: Kennel Club of India

The Kennel Club of India’s downloads page lists the forms behind its formal workflows. They include registration of litters, registration of a prefix or affix, change of name, transfer of ownership, single dog registration, an annual return form, an application to hold a dog show, judge and overseas judge contract forms and a professional handler application form. The page also links to a revised tariff sheet effective from 1 April 2024 and notes a temporary arrangement while a new website is deployed.

These documents describe administrative processes. Registration records a process handled by the club; it is not a substitute for an independent assessment of welfare, health or the quality of a breeding business.

The trade fairs: Petworld Arabia and IIPTF

Petworld Arabia describes itself as an international trade exhibition and conference for the pet care industry in the Middle East and the GCC. Its organisers have rescheduled the event to 17 and 18 April 2027 at Dubai World Trade Centre, citing concerns from international participants about recent developments in the region and the resulting travel uncertainty. The organiser, Al Fajer Information & Services, says it was founded in 1975. The site also promotes a grooming competition and masterclass programme under the Dubai Groom name.

In India, IIPTF describes itself as a business-to-business exhibition and the only pet trade fair in the Indian subcontinent, with the NESCO Exhibition Center in Mumbai as its venue; its contact details name L B Associates Pvt Ltd and Creature Companion magazine. Its business visitor page lists dog products from food, treats and pharma to beds, toys, hygiene and grooming, and its registration form invites manufacturers, breeders, groomers, veterinarians, dog trainers, pet shops and kennels, among others.

Equanine’s reading

  • Together these sources map the canine trade from registration to products and services, but none of them gives market size, margins or consumer demand.
  • A trade fair’s visitor categories describe who is invited, not who attends or what is bought.
  • Membership and registration describe affiliations and processes. They do not establish the welfare standards or commercial quality of an individual business, which need their own evidence.