Current Affairs

Feb- 2018 -

28 February

British dog breeds at risk of disappearing

British breeds of dogs are at risk of ‘disappearing’ as newer and ‘more fashionable’ foreign breeds increase in desirability. According to dog charity’s Kennel Club ‘At Watch’ list, historic British breeds have fallen to ‘dangerously low’ levels of popularity. However, due to the popularity of Netflix television series, The Crown,…

27 February

Lifetime Achievement Award given to John Burns

Veterinary surgeon and business owner, John Burns of Burns Pet Nutrition has taken home the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Swansea Bay Business Awards. John launched Burns Pet Nutrition back in 1993 while working as a vet in practice. Believing diet to be the primary cause of many pet ailments…

27 February

Shock collar ban could be announced in England

A ban of the sale and use of shock collars is to be announced across the UK shortly, following a consultation period on the terms of such a ban, including a total import ban and a possible amnesty, according to the Kennel Club. The Kennel Club is delighted that following…

27 February

International Cat Care reaches 1000 Cat Friendly Clinics

International Cat Cat has accredited 1000 clinics as ‘Cat Friendly Clinics’. In 2012, International Cat Care launched a project to raise the standard of feline care in the veterinary clinic: the ‘Cat Friendly Clinic’ programme. One of the main aims of this accreditation scheme is to reduce the stress experienced…

26 February

Beco Pets launch local dog mess campaign

Beco Pets has launched its first localised campaign near Newark, tackling the problem of owners not cleaning up after their dog in public places. 17 million poops are deposited by dogs every day in the UK. With people living in denser environments than ever before, when owners don’t clean up…

26 February

Millions of un-neutered pets risk fuelling pregnancy crisis

Millions of pet owners risk unwanted litters and unexpected financial costs because they haven’t neutered their four-legged friend. An estimated 1 million cats and 2.7 million dogs in the UK* have not been neutered. The 2017 PDSA Animal Wellbeing (PAW) Report found that a seventy percent of kitten litters were…

23 February

Pet food brand partners with Ben Fogle

Harringtons has unveiled a £1.5m investment into a new integrated brand awareness campaign, starring TV’s Ben Fogle. Coinciding with Harringtons’ continued sponsorship of the Channel 5 documentary, ‘Ben Fogle’s: Return to the Wild’, the well-known presenter and dog-lover has partnered with the brand for its ‘Walkies on the Wild Side’ campaign,…

23 February

Cereal maker to buy Blue Buffalo for $8bn

Cheerios cereal maker, General Mills inc is set to buy Blue Buffalo Pet Products Inc for almost $8billion, the company announced today. Blue Buffalo is the top pet food company in the US with 6.1 percent of the market and is the seventh globally with 2.4 percent of the market,…

22 February

Pet shop has license refused after ‘failing to improve’

A Barrow pet shop has had its license refused after ‘failing to improve’ its care for animals in the store. Wayne Moffat who runs Living World in Dalton Road, attended a two hour meeting when he was told he had not improved on recommendations given to him by the council and vets.…

22 February

CatsMatter propose legislation to make cat RTAs a reportable offence

Feline road safety charity, CatsMatter, is hoping to see a change in the treatment of cat road traffic accidents (RTAs) with the help of the Labour party. In January, the charity’s co-founder Mandy Lowe met up with MP Sue Hayman, Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs,…