Features

Nov- 2017 -

21 November

Content Marketing: Reaching your customers

JESSICA MACCIO, DIRECTOR AT PR, SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL AGENCY, WOLFSTAR, EXPLAINS HOW TO REACH PET OWNERS USING CONTENT MARKETING Content marketing is a relatively new term for the same tactics PR professionals have been using for many years. Creating content that tells a story, engages with the reader and…

Oct- 2017 -

23 October

Legal drugs – are you safeguarding your employees?

It’s a scenario any employer could imagine. A trusted employee – let’s call her Ellie – has been absent with a slipped disc but is now back at work. She’s still in some discomfort, but she’s taking codeine tablets prescribed by her doctor to control the pain, and seems to…

12 October

How is the modern lifestyle affecting the UK’s pet ownership?

For millennials opportunities to purchase a house are minimal. With stagnating wages and housing being not only smaller but harder to find, the pet population, like everything else is taking a knock on effect. The total dog population decreased by two percent since 2012 according to Euromonitor. Larger dog-ownership also…

12 October

Do people who commit animal cruelty offences deserve harsher punishment?

In the last few weeks the maximum sentence given to those who commit animal cruelty has been changed from six months with an unlimited fine amount to five years within England. The Scottish Government also recently announced that it is introducing a Bill to increase the maximum prison sentence for…

11 October

Meet the entrepreneur behind Bruce’s Doggy Daycare

Entrepreneur and former dog walker Bruce Casalis (above, left) turned his passion for pets into a thriving business. In 2009 he opened Bruce’s Doggy Daycare in Cobham. Rising demand and a long waiting list led to the launch of a second premises in Ripley. He now has over 42 staff…

11 October

Outgoing BVNA president Samantha Morgan looks back on her time in office

In October 2017, Samantha Morgan hands the presidency of the British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) to her successor, Wendy Nevins, during the BVNA Congress 2017. Pet Gazette caught up with Sam to to discuss her two years within the role. What would you say were your greatest achievements, as president?…