Mars, a confectionery, pet food, and other food products manufacturer, completed the acquisition of Heska, an advanced veterinary diagnostic and specialty healthcare products manufacturer, for $1.3bn. "Today's announcement is a great testament to the quality of our Heska family - we are small, but our people and their creativity, execution, expertise, and value-creation have made us exceptional. We are thrilled to join Mars Petcare on its quest to build A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS™. Working together, Heska's innovations will more quickly reach more veterinarians to help more pet families live better, healthier, longer lives. That's been our mission for over a decade and today is an incredible milestone towards realizing it," Kevin Wilson, Heska CEO & President.