Current Affairs

Jun- 2016 -

14 June

72-year-old vet cycles from Norfolk to Cape Town

72-year-old retired vet, Graham Duncanson, is marking 50 years in the profession with a two-year cycling trip from the UK to South Africa. Graham worked at Westover Veterinary Centre in Norfolk for 40 years. He hopes the 8,000km bike ride will raise money for the British Veterinary Association’s charity, the Animal…

14 June

‘Large-scale fraud’ conviction for vet and dealers

A vet and two dealers have been convicted of a ‘large-scale fraud’ where they sold ill and dangerous horses to unsuspecting buyers. Aniela Jurecka, 28, Charlotte Johnson, 28, and vet David Smith, 66, were found guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation today at Maidstone Crown Court, reports…

13 June

UK spends five times world average on pet food

Market research company Euromonitor International has named the world’s highest spending pet food markets. Australia, the USA and New Zealand top the table as the three countries with the largest expenditure. The UK enters the chart at number four, paying 201.30 (calculated in US $) for pet food per household in 2016. UK…

13 June

Guinea pig found in filthy hamster cage

A guinea pig was found hurt and dumped in a small, filthy hamster cage near some bins on an estate in Hemel Hempstead, according to the RSPCA. The boar was found dumped next to a lamppost and a rubbish area by a block of flats on Perry Green in the…

10 June

Jollyes Petfood Superstore opens first grooming salon

Jollyes Petfood superstores has teamed up with Tracy Herrick to open the company’s first dog grooming salon, J & H Community Dog Grooming. Tracy, who has 26 years of experience, introduced the new salon based within the Stevenage Jollyes store. The new salon opened at the start of May with…

10 June

Lost cat rescued from the Victoria Line

Lucky the cat has been discovered in the London Underground three days after escaping from her owner’s cat carrier. The pet disappeared at Green Park Underground Station on June 5. She was spotted chasing a mouse on the tracks of the Victoria Line by a Transport for London worker in the early hours of June 10.…

10 June

Paul O’Grady named the nation’s favourite dog owner

Paul O’Grady has knocked the Queen the top spot and been named as the nation’s favourite dog owner. The ‘For the Love of Dogs’ presenter came out top dog ahead of Her Majesty, chat show host Graham Norton and X Factor’s Simon Cowell. The poll by tails.com also found that a third of people…

10 June

Scruffs® grabs attention with ‘country manor’ Interzoo stand

Manchester-based luxury pet bedding company Scruffs® was flying the flag for the United Kingdom at the 2016 Interzoo trade event. The show, which took place in late May 2016, saw the introduction of the latest products in the Scruffs® collection and the launch of the new 2016-17 catalogue. With distribution in over…

9 June

Cold pressed dog food firm set to debut at Dog Fest

A new cold pressed pet food supplier is set to make its début at Dog Fest in Cheshire next week. Guru, founded by husband and wife team Andrew and Lisa Clarke and based in South Lancashire, is making its first ever appearance at a big show and is hoping to…

9 June

How healthy are the UK’s pets? PDSA launches new survey

Vet charity, PDSA, has launched an appeal to vets and vet nurses across the UK. The veterinary profession has been invited to contribute to the 2016 PDSA Animal Wellbeing (PAW) Report. Vets, vet nurses and students can share their views on the issues affecting the health and welfare of UK pets today…