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  • Apr- 2018 -
    25 April
    Man charged with murdering veterinary practice receptionist

    Man charged with murdering veterinary practice receptionist

    Florin Ion, 31 has been charged with the murder of Vets4Pets Thurrock receptionist Julie Hunt. Hunt was on her way to work on the morning of 20 April when she died in what was described by police as an “awful attack”. Ion, the man charged with her murder comes from…

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  • 25 April
    RCVS

    Warrington vet surgeon given formal warning for false certification

    The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Disciplinary Committee has given a formal warning to a Warrington-based veterinary surgeon after it found she deliberately provided incorrect certification about the conditions of a Greyhound kennel. The hearing for Natalia Oakes MRCVS took place from Monday 16 April to Thursday 19 April…

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  • 24 April
    Barking Mad closes Glossop branch after Crufts-qualifying dog killed

    Barking Mad closes Glossop branch after Crufts-qualifying dog killed

    Dog boarding company Barking Mad has announced it has stopped trading in Glossop following an incident where a dog was hit by a car and subsequently killed whilst being looked after by a host family. The Glossop branch was supposedly not following the guidelines set out by Barking Mad, with…

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  • 24 April
    ‘Nazi dog’ prankster asks public for £100,000 to appeal guilty verdict

    ‘Nazi dog’ prankster asks public for £100,000 to appeal guilty verdict

    Mark Meechan, the man behind the now infamous ‘Nazi dog’ YouTube video has turned to the public in order to make a High Court appeal. The video showed him making his dog perform a Nazi salute to videos of Hitler and the Nuremberg Rally. The public appeal for £100,000 has…

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  • 24 April
    PFMA

    PFMA meets World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to discuss UK role in trade

    PFMA (Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association) visited Paris in April for a meeting with the International Office of Animal Health (OIE), with an aim to find out more about its standard-setting work on animal health and its role in international trade. Michael Bellingham, chief executive of PFMA, said: “Our meeting with OIE…

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  • 20 April
    Arrest made after pet food store burglary

    Arrest made after pet food store burglary

    A suspect has been arrested after The Pet Food Shop in Evesham was raided during the early hours of the morning on 10 April 2018. Overall the suspected and his accomplices made off with just £50 from the shop till. Police however say they are taking the incident seriously and…

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  • 18 April
    Pet shop owner threatened with legal action after feeding wild birds

    Pet shop owner threatened with legal action after feeding wild birds

    Antrim pet shop owners Stephen and Jeannie Hanna have been warned that they will face a £60 fine and possible court action should they continue to feed the local birds. The action from the council came as a shock to the retailers.Stephen said: “We’ve fed the birds for years, we’ve…

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  • 13 April
    Low-skilled jobs rebadged as apprenticeships by firms, says report

    Low-skilled jobs rebadged as apprenticeships by firms, says report

    Employers are relabelling low-quality, low skilled and and often low-wage roles as ‘apprenticeships’, according to a new report. As part of the Government’s wider package of reforms to apprenticeships, groups of employers have come together to write the new ‘apprenticeship standards’. Some employers have used this opportunity to generate high-quality…

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  • 13 April
    4 Paws centre closed following police raid

    4 Paws centre closed following police raid

    A 4 Paws centre in South Killingholme has been closed following a raid by the police and RSPCA. The intelligence-led raid saw more than 160 cats and dogs taken away from the clinic. Evidence was then released showing the squalid conditions the animals were kept in and the owner Jodie Fairbrother…

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  • 13 April
    Kennel Club

    Victory for dog owners in UK’s first successful PSPO legal challenge

    The Kennel Club was involved in the successful challenge of part of a Public Spaces Protection Order in Richmond, which could have seen dog owners criminalised if their dogs urinated whilst out on a walk. The landmark decision, which will help to protect dog owners up and down the country,…

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