Ethical Products (SPOT)

Ethical Products, Inc. is a privately owned pet products company in Bloomfield, New Jersey, that markets dog and cat products under the SPOT brand and a group of related brand names. The company says it was established in 1952 and that its Bloomfield facility serves as its distribution center and corporate offices, employing approximately 50 people. It also says it has won new product awards at the Global Pet Exposition show and that its brands have been cited as leaders in an annual Pet Age magazine survey.

According to its website, SPOT covers dog and cat toys, dishes, waste management products and other accessories, its Fashion Pet division markets dog apparel, and its Fieldcrest Farms division markets natural, long lasting dog chews. Its online product archive lists 1,364 products, each with an item number.

Products and brands

Its brands page names these lines:

• Spot: toys, dishes, beds, treats and other accessories for dogs and cats
• Sleep Zone: pet beds in an assortment of styles, sizes and colors
• Fieldcrest Farms: all natural, grain free, single ingredient dog chews
• Nothin’ to Hide: collagen based dog chews in beef, chicken, bacon and peanut butter flavors
• Play Strong, Bam-Bones, Dura Fused Leather and The Barrett Ball: durable toys made from TPR rubber, bamboo fiber, real leather and solid rubber
• Skinneeez and Seek-A-Treat: stuffing free dog toys and treat puzzles
• Doc & Phoebe: cat products from feeding to toys
• YowUp! and PUP ICE: liquid snacks and frozen treats

Feeding, accessories and treats

For bowls and feeding, its dish range includes stoneware crocks and saucers from 3 to 7 inches, stainless steel bowls with non skid bottoms or rubber rings such as the Barcelona, Tribeca and Honeycomb lines, and the Animal Instincts slow feed bowl. Its accessories section lists Soothers calming lick mats and a sound machine, Clean Paws mats, waste bag dispensers and refill bags, poop scoopers, litter scoops and a mesh car barrier. Dog toys are sorted by type, including latex, rope, rubber, tennis, vinyl, plush and puppy toys. Under treats and chews, Fieldcrest Farms lists bully sticks, Bully Crunchers, liver treats and natural beef and pork chews. The YowUp! range adds liquid snacks and dog yogurts for digestive and skin and coat support. Recent news covers a Tito’s Handmade Vodka licensed pet toy collection and Arctic Chews fish treats.

Trade accounts and ordering

The company offers downloadable catalogs and charts, including the Spot Full Line Catalog, Spot POG Catalog, Sleep Zone Catalog, Treats & Chews Catalog, a New Product Supplement and charts for its cat, bed and dog toy ranges. Its newsletter sign up asks whether you are a retailer, consumer or wholesale buyer. Minimum orders and trade terms are not published online. More suppliers based in the country are in the United States hub.

Source: ethicalpet.com, ethicalpet.com/company/about-us, ethicalpet.com/brands