Current Affairs

May- 2016 -

6 May

‘Keep pets safe in the sun’ warns vet charity

Vet charity PDSA is urging pet owners to keep their animals safe in the sun after revealing its vets treated nearly 30 cases of skin cancer* last year. With temperatures set to soar to as high as 25°C (77°F) this weekend, the charity’s vets are warning that it’s not just…

5 May

IAMS® launches new treats range

IAMS® is launching a range of healthy dog treats, giving consumers a low-fat option for their pets. IAMS® Minis are available in three different taste variants: Lamb with Cranberry, Beef with Apple, Chicken with Carrots. The retail launch will be supported across all channels with print ads, online banner ads, PR, online seeding and…

5 May

GB Pet Beds launches new website and two new dog bed brands

UK manufacturer, GB Pet Beds, has launched a new website and two dog bed brands. The company, which is based in Dudley, West Midlands, aims to use the new site to help retailers increase sales and margins. Dog Doza is a practical, durable, waterproof range of beds that keeps dogs…

5 May

BSAVA launches new online resource to help vets

Vets can now develop their practices’ professional and business skills including integration of new graduates, with a new online resource from the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA). Newly qualified vets and their employers will find the BSAVA Professional Development Phase (PDP) Resource Bank particularly useful when it is launched on May 24.…

4 May

Kitten abandoned in taped-shut shoe box

A six-week-old kitten has been rescued by the RSPCA after she was abandoned in Essex, in a shoebox that had been taped shut. Loubi the kitten, short for Louboutin, was found by a member of the public in a bus stop outside a garden centre in South Road, South Ockenden. A member of…

4 May

Employers could face £500 fines

Employers who fail to respond to 28-day warning notices risk a fine that increases each day, a report published today by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) shows. More than 95 percent of the first small employers required to put their staff into a workplace pension have now complied with the law, showing that automatic enrolment…

4 May

PFMA releases new pet food fact sheets

The Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association (PFMA) has released a range of information-packed fact sheets, as part of its ‘Truth about Pet Food’ campaign. The sheets will act as educational tools, tackling and dispelling many of the myths around the manufacture of pet food. The selection currently includes ten fact sheets and two…

4 May

New staff join The Company of Animals

Pet product manufacturer The Company of Animals has welcomed six new staff members. Marketing manager, Stuart Picton, will be overseeing the company’s marketing efforts across the brand portfolio. Stuart has previously worked for LEGO and Spin Master. “I’m thrilled to be joining The Company of Animals at such an exciting time and…

3 May

Wellbeing conference hailed a success

Veterinary and pet health experts met to discuss best practice and share ideas at a two-day conference based at PDSA’s headquarters. The vet charity, based in Telford, Shropshire, welcomed world renowned speakers to the event, which focused on how vets can help improve the main welfare issues facing the UK’s companion animals,…

3 May

PIF calls on pet retailers to set animal welfare standard

The Pet Industry Federation has asked all licensed pet retailers to raise their standards on animal welfare and sign up to the Primary Authority scheme. The call follows OATA’s announcement last week that only half of all local authorities are following the CIEH’s 2013 Model Licence Conditions for Pet Vending when undertaking…