15 Sep 2021

Covid-19: Lockdown exacerbates pet food shortage

From Morning Report, 6:11 am on 15 September 2021

Pet food shortages have been exacerbated over lockdown, clearing out supermarket shelves faster than normal.

Global shipping challenges have led to less pet food in the aisles for some months, with shoppers saying there has been panic buying.

Watties managing director Neil Heffer spoke to our Hawke's Bay reporter Tom Kitchin about the shortage.