Current Affairs

Jul- 2012 -

9 July

Vets welcome welfare group’s dog breeding report

The Associate Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare (APGAW) has released an update report on dog breeding issues. Working alongside the British Veterinary Association, Dogs Trust, Kennel Club and the RSPCA, the report looks at what has been done since the first APGAW report in late 2009 and the airing of…

9 July

UK business lending improves in May, says CBI

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has revealed that business lending fell to 3.1 per cent in the year to May – a marginal improvement on the 3.5 per cent from the year to April. Lending growth in general was subdued in the UK, with net mortgage lending falling from…

5 July

Industry taskforce launched in aid of town centre retail

A British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC) led taskforce has been launched to encourage investment in desolate towns’ retail property. The Distressed Retail Property Taskforce has been set up by the BCSC with the aim of addressing issues such as physical degeneration, falling footfall, reduced investment and associated social decline…

3 July

Petlog encourage microchipping

This month is National Microchipping Month, an annual campaign which encourages responsible pet ownership, and Petlog has taken the opportunity to explain why it is so essential. Petlog, a lost and found database, has revealed that pets are nearly 25 per cent more likely to go missing in summer than…

Jun- 2012 -

27 June

Sharples ‘N’ Grant issues sun risk reminder

Ultra violet rays are well renowned for being detrimental to our health but research has shown that dogs are just as likely to get skin cancer as humans. The study has shown that a third of all tumours in canines are related to the sun’s harmful rays, but using human…

26 June

Dogs given Prozac for behavioural problems

A Prozac-style drug has been launched for dogs as a study reveals that 6.4 million dogs are suffering from behavioural problems. A study carried out on 1,300 dog owners who observed their dogs’ behaviour for a period of two weeks, has found that up to 80 per cent of the…

26 June

Virginia Harvey joins Beaphar UK

As part of its business growth, Beaphar has appointed Virginia Harvey as pet product manager. Harvey has been given the task of providing first class marketing support for the company’s cat and dog product ranges, launching new and innovative products and providing product support to both retailers and pet owners.…

25 June

Mitchell Charlesworth gives advice on payroll law changes

Accountancy firm Mitchell Charlesworth is urging businesses to prepare for the major changes in payroll law that will take place in April 2013. Real Time Information (RTI) is being introduced by HMRC in April 2013 to improve the operation of Pay As You Earn (PAYE). HMRC has published a consultation…

19 June

BBC Springwatch star believes pet cats are ruining the environment

Chris Packham, star of the BBC’s Springwatch, has claimed that domestic cats are wrecking natural ecosystems. Packham believes that feral cats could have a devastating effect on the environment by decimating indigenous fauna and, as a direct consequence, the natural ecosystem. Using the destruction of the Australian wildlife as an…

13 June

Dogs Trust gives advice on caring for canines in hot weather

This summer, Dogs Trust has issued health advice and instigated a campaign to highlight the dangers of leaving dogs in hot cars. Dogs can suffer from the same problems that humans suffer from in the hot weather: overexposure to the sun, overheating, dehydration and even sunburn. Despite this, a survey…