Current Affairs

Jul- 2016 -

27 July

Profits double for pet food manufacturer

Pre-tax profits have more than doubled for an international manufacturer and distributor of wild bird and pet food products as revenues exceeded the £10m mark, recently filed accounts have revealed. Unipet International posted turnover of £10.8m for the year ended 30 November 2015, an increase of about 22 percent of…

27 July

Pond barley straw is not a biocide, confirms HSE

Chopped barley straw made into pouches for ponds is no longer covered by the Biocides Regulation in the UK, according to the Health and Safety Executive. The Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association used an exemption made for chopped lavender flowers bagged to repel moths to argue the case for barley straw,…

26 July

NatWest and RBS could introduce charges for business customers

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which owns NatWest, has said small businesses could be forced to pay charges on credit balances if interest rates dip below zero. The BBC reported that 1.3 million NatWest and RBS business and commercial customers received a letter outlining the potential changes. Personal customers’ accounts will not be…

26 July

Forecast of rise in pet fish sales

‘Children charmed by the heroine of new family film Finding Dory will spark a wave of fresh interest in pet fish ownership’, according to experts from AQUARIAN. As cinemas welcome thousands of youngsters to screenings of Pixar’s animated fish tale, the sequel to 2003’s Finding Nemo, AQUARIAN scientists are encouraging…

26 July

Dogs help out Alzheimer’s Society

Three dogs from The Mayhew Animal Home’s TheraPaws pet therapy programme recently visited people with dementia at an outreach event with Alzheimer’s Society. Volunteers Deborah Taffler and her dog Noodle, Carol Bolland and her dog Shadow, and Bill Thorpe and his dog Tess, all spent time with people living with dementia and…

26 July

Silentnight launches new dog bed range

Silentnight has launched a brand new range of memory foam dog beds. The beds have been created from the ground up by Silentnight. The technical dog bed set includes a, Silentnight engineered, FurTex™, pocket sprung dog bed topped in memory foam. The company is producing memory foam dog beds with a durable…

26 July

Global pet food market will reach $85.6bn by 2021, says Euromonitor

International market research company, Euromonitor, predicts that the global retail value of the pet food market will increase to US$85.6 billion by 2021. Retailers and suppliers within the UK can expect to see an increase in spending on pet food. The UK market currently stands at US$5,506.30 but is expected…

25 July

Battersea calls for review of Dangerous Dogs Act

Battersea Dogs and Cats Home has called on the Government to review the 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act in light of new research released today. The new report, What’s Breed Got To Do With It?, marks the 25th anniversary of the introduction of the 1991 Act, which outlawed four breeds of dogs from…

25 July

Most expensive pet revealed

A parrot has been found to be the most expensive pet to own in the UK, new research has found. A study conducted by PromotionalCodes.org.uk looked into the real costs of owning ten of the most popular pet breeds in the UK, including a dog, cat and rabbit. It was revealed that…

25 July

Fire breaks out at Pets at Home depot

On July 22, the fire service was called to Pets at Homes’ Trentham depot. A container of animal bedding had been set alight, activating the depot’s sprinkler system. The Stoke Sentinel reported that three fire crews arrived at the scene, with an aerial ladder. A Pets at Home spokesperson said: “On Friday morning…