Nicola Davies, who runs Paws n Claws, a dog walking and pet sitting company in Welshpool, welcomed the council's plans but said the town needed more dog fouling bins.
More slimming-down came in 2002, when Johnson spun off his old pet food business (9 Lives, Kibbles 'n Bits), StarKist tuna, infant foods and store-brand soups into a new company and handed it to Del Monte.