Who owns FURminator?
FURminator is owned by Spectrum Brands (the United States, NYSE: SPB).[1]
Evidence: Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-18, SEC EDGAR, 18 November 2025. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, Middleton, Wisconsin
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 2003
- Category
- Pet & animal care › Pet supplies & services › Pet supplies
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: SPB
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About FURminator
FURminator makes deshedding tools for cats and dogs, using a blade that reaches the undercoat without cutting the topcoat. The design created a category that had not previously existed in pet grooming retail. Spectrum Brands owns it, and the tool is sold on the claim of removing loose undercoat before it is shed onto furniture.
How often Spectrum Brands names FURminator in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of FURminator
- Current owner Spectrum Brands [1] verified
Where FURminator sits in Spectrum Brands
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Spectrum Brands
Spectrum Brands controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in pet & animal care.
Also in pet & animal care
- Tetra (1951)
Other brands in pet supplies, and who owns them
The 28 brands in pet supplies on Brandtree belong to 14 owners. The largest is Tractor Supply, with 3; Spectrum Brands has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Aqueon | Central Garden & Pet | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Frisco | Chewy | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Musti | Sonae | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
| 4health | Tractor Supply | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BarkBox | BARK | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Fresh Step | Clorox | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Melo Pet & Garden | Grupo Melo | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| Cat's Pride | Oil-Dri | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Spectrum Brands
Spectrum Brands is a publicly listed company headquartered in Middleton, Wisconsin, United States, founded in 1906. Brandtree records 6 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: SPB.
Spectrum Brands is a diversified consumer products company built by acquisition, now focused on home and garden, pet supplies and home appliances after selling its battery and auto care businesses to Energizer in 2019 and its hardware business to Assa Abloy in 2023.
Spectrum Brands: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 FURminator and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; FURminator is not one of them.
- 4health — Tractor Supply 🇺🇸
- Advantage — Elanco 🇺🇸
- American Journey — Chewy 🇺🇸
- Apoquel — Zoetis 🇺🇸
- Aqueon — Central Garden & Pet 🇺🇸
- Aureomycin — Phibro 🇺🇸
Official recalls involving FURminator products
1 recall notice from government regulators matched to FURminator. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
- FURminator deShedding Ultra Premium Dog Conditioner (1 Gallon) — CPSC,
Reason given: The recalled conditioner can contain bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, an environmental organism found widely in soil and water. People with weakened immune systems or…
Recalling firm: Spectrum Brands Pet Care
Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of FURminator?
The parent company of FURminator is Spectrum Brands, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is FURminator American?
Yes. FURminator originated in the United States in 2003 and its owner, Spectrum Brands, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is FURminator still owned by Spectrum Brands?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, FURminator is still owned by Spectrum Brands. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2025-11-18 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 18 November 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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