EPO President, Svein A. Fossa receives the Nancy G. Knutson Lifetime Achievement Award
“We’re proud to celebrate these inspiring leaders and organizations making invaluable contributions to the responsible pet care community,” said Mike Bober, President and CEO of the Pet Advocacy Network (PAN)
“Their exceptional dedication has helped improve the lives of pets, their owners, and the businesses that serve them.”
On March 25th, 2025, our President Svein A. Fosså received the Nancy G. Knutson Lifetime Achievement Award from Pet Advocacy Network.
This award recognised Svein’s global advocate for responsible pet ownership, who has worked in pet industry leadership for several decades, supporting international collaboration on pet trade policies.
While receiving this award, Svein thanked the Pet Advocacy Network for the tremendous support, collaboration, and inspiration it has provided over the years, and shared this honour with his peers:
” I feel obliged to share the honour that comes with this award with the members of the NZB. Without their continued trust in me making the right decisions and priorities in my efforts for our sector, it would have been difficult to be as active internationally as I have been for the last several years. I must also extend my gratitude to my colleagues in EPO, in OFI and in other associations I work with, and my many, many friends in the global pet trade and industry who never fail to assist me and inspire me to go on!
I must admit, that the fact that I now have been presented with a “lifetime achievement award” feels a little definitive. But… even though I must realise that I have fewer years ahead of me than behind me, I choose to see the award foremost as an encouragement. I haven’t reached all my goals yet, and if health and funding permits, I promise to go on for still some years.
After all, experience makes a lot of work all the more interesting. At times even fun!Thank you again for having now made my future work even more enjoyable! Thank you”
Congratulations to our President for this well deserved recognition.
