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RC Pets

Canadian-owned · made overseas · based in British Columbia

Dog and cat harnesses, collars, leashes, coats and accessories, wholesaling to independent pet stores across North America.

Vancouver, BC CA · rcpets.com

RC Pets is a Vancouver company making dog and cat collars, leashes, harnesses and coats since 1987, selling direct and wholesaling to independent pet specialty stores across North America. Collars and leashes are sewn at its own Vancouver facility, while harnesses and apparel are produced through offshore production partners.

Factors

Ownership

100.0 reported

CA 100%

RC Pets was founded in 1987 by Vancouver entrepreneur Rory Carr, who is named as founder and CEO on the vendor's own about page. The operating entity, RC Products Ltd., is named on the terms and privacy pages. No acquisition, private equity stake, or outside investor was found. Corporations Canada's federal registry returns no record for RC Products, so it is a provincial corporation; a BC registries name search turned up no exact match for RC Products Ltd. either, so ownership could not be confirmed against a registry.

  • About Us | RC Pets · the vendor's own site “RC Pets began its journey in 1987 when Vancouver-based entrepreneur Rory Carr faced an unexpected surplus of nylon webbing from his sporting equipment business.”
  • Terms & Conditions | RC Pets · the vendor's own site “RC Products Ltd. reserves the right to change the terms and conditions under which this site is offered”
  • Search for a Federal Corporation · registry record “0 results were found, 0 returned.”

Manufacturing

48.0 reported

CA 35% · other 65%

RC Pets states it produces all of its collars and leashes at its 20,000 sq ft Vancouver head office, and that harnesses, apparel and other accessories go through global production partners. madeinca.ca corroborates this split and names China for some products. Collars and leashes are two of roughly six dog product categories, so the CA/OTHER split is estimated by product line count, not a published revenue or unit share.

People

100.0 reported

CA 100%

RC Pets operates from a single dog-friendly facility in South Vancouver that houses its head office, design team, and sewing staff for collars and leashes. No other office or design studio was found; staff at overseas production partners are not RC Pets employees.

  • Careers | Work at RC Pets · the vendor's own site “a rewarding and growing company with a dog friendly facility located in South Vancouver”

Inputs

24.5 inferred

CA 15% · other 70% · US 15%

No page names material or component suppliers. Nylon webbing, buckles and hardware for pet gear are typically imported from Asia even when sewing happens in Vancouver, so a modest Canadian and US share is an estimate rather than a confirmed figure; the vendor's own account of its 1987 founding mentions a surplus of nylon webbing from a sporting goods business but says nothing about current sourcing.

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