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Comment: More WP:SIRS sources are needed. The WaPo is about the history of cat litter, and doesn't mention Tidy Cat, leaving us with only Bloomberg as an independent source. In solidarity, nil nz 04:51, 9 June 2026 (UTC)
Tidy Cats is a brand of cat litter originally introduced in 1954 by inventor Edward Lowe. The brand was developed following Lowe's creation of one of the first commercially successful clay-based cat litters, marketed as "Kitty Litter", in 1947.[1]
The brand became one of the best known cat litter products in the United States and later expanded to include scoopable, clumping, lightweight, and odor-control litter products.[2]
History
[edit]Before the development of commercial cat litter products, cat owners commonly used ashes, sand, soil, or newspaper in litter boxes. In 1947, Edward Lowe began marketing absorbent clay granules as a cleaner and more odor-resistant alternative.[3]
The success of Kitty Litter led Lowe to introduce the Tidy Cats brand in 1954.[4] The product gained national distribution in supermarkets and contributed to the expansion of the commercial cat litter industry.[1]
During later decades, the brand introduced scoopable and clumping litter products, including Tidy Scoop. Tidy Cats is currently owned by Nestlé Purina PetCare.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Gross, Daniel A. (2015-02-02), "How Kitty Litter went from happy accident to $2 billion industry", The Washington Post, retrieved 2026-06-09
- ↑ "The Birth of Kitty Litter". Bloomberg.
- ↑ LLC, Aquanta. "The History of Cat Litter". www.cathealth.com.
- ↑ https://www.purina.com/tidy-cats/about
- ↑ "Tidy Cats | Purina US". www.purina.com.
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