Grants & awards
We partner with key scientific and academic organisations globally in order to advance pet care research, share knowledge and support the education of scientists, veterinarians, and human-animal inter...
Careers
What does A Better World For Pets™ mean to us?  Why join Mars? Explore more career opportunities at careers.m...
Mars Petcare Nutrition Philosophy
It reflects our respect for pets and the importance of the foods we make. At Mars Petcare we have always taken pet nutrition seriously and in 2010 we constructed our guiding principles for pet food an...
Addressing the loneliness crisis through the power of pets
The report, presented by our parent company, Mars Petcare, and the Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI), with support from a broad consortium of human health advocates, mental heal...
Study to examine why therapeutic horseback riding has positive and long-lasting effects on children with autism spectrum disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is notoriously challenging to treat. As the Mayo Clinic says, there is no “one size fits all” treatment. That is why, when a study shows a treatment that enables ch...
VMX2020: How technology can drive preventive pet care
Our biomarkers research and pet obesity insights have been instrumental in the development of some of these tools, which aim to promote proactive pet health and wellness.Join leadi...
Celebrating our breadth of pet research through unveiling our new name – Waltham Petcare Science Institute
WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition opened its doors as a dedicated science centre for Mars Petcare in 1973. The name reflected the commitment to understanding the nutritional needs of pets to improve th...
AI-driven diagnostic can predict chronic kidney disease in cats two years early
Antech Diagnostics, part of Mars Petcare, has launched a new diagnostic tool that was developed using artificial intelligence and veterinary records. The resulting biomarker model allows the accurate ...
