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Interzoo Interzoo

Interzoo captivates There was plenty of activity in

almost all the halls on the first
two show days in particular.
the pet sector

The first Interzoo since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic
was characterised by a happy, positive mood. 1 328 exhibitors

from 59 countries and 27 861 trade visitors from 129 countries
helped to make the world-leading show a success.

A decline in visitor numbers of “High level of confidence” year, too, but the verdict of the In-
around 11 000 compared with In- The anticipation of finally being terzoo organising body WZF was
terzoo 2018 was almost irrelevant. able to make personal contact extremely positive: “The fact that,
This year’s Interzoo fair took place once again with existing and new despite the continuing uncertainty,
under incredibly challenging con- business partners was already so many players in the sector had
ditions, and so any comparison huge in the run-up to the show. made Interzoo a firm date in their
with 2018 would be frivolous. What On account of the pandemic and diaries is for us evidence of a high
was important, as unanimously the war in Ukraine, however, exhib- level of confidence in Interzoo and
affirmed by the organisers, ex- itors and visitors from China and its organiser WZF,” emphasised
hibitors and visitors, was that the Russia were considerably fewer in WZF managing director Gordon
global pet sector managed to re- number than has normally been Bonnet. And Norbert Holthenrich,
convene at all in Nuremberg this the case. Many regular attendees president of Interzoo’s conceptual
year. from Germany were absent this sponsor ZZF, praised the “stagger-

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