Current Affairs

Feb- 2018 -

1 February

Discount stores push pet supplies company to sell up

A South Yorkshire pet supplies company is up for sale following “increased competition.” The business and assets belonging to a Sheffield online pet supplies company are up for sale. Aristocrat Pet Supplies, a family owned and run business, milled its own feed and seed on-site in Sheffield and has been…

1 February

Pet obesity crisis targeted by PDSA Pet FitClub

Excessive food consumption and a lack of exercise is causing a pet obesity crisis, warns PDSA vets. To help tackle the problem, the charity is searching for the UK’s chubbiest cats, dogs and rabbits, as it launches its annual pet slimming contest: PDSA Pet FitClub. Now in its 13th year, the national competition has helped 124 overweight…

Jan- 2018 -

30 January

4,500 calls received in five years linked to airgun attacks

The RSPCA is calling for mandatory licensing of airguns in England and Wales, as it is revealed the charity received 4,500 calls in five years about attacks on animals using such weapons. The charity will be giving the recommendation as part of a submission to the UK Government’s current review…

26 January

Health products take the lead in the pet market

With 54 million people in the UK owning a pet consumers are continually on the hunt for pet food products with multiple benefits as demonstrated by the pet food products winners at this year’s Product of The Year awards. With more than 10,637 shoppers choosing the winners across 50 FMCG categories, Product…

25 January

England is ‘lagging’ behind in animal welfare, claims charity

Blue Cross has written an open letter to Michael Gove to clarify Westminster’s position on a ban on electric shock collars for England following the decision by Scotland to outlaw the cruel and unnecessary devices. The national pet charity is calling for Westminster to follow in the steps of Scotland…

24 January

Scottish government confirms electric shock dog collar ban

The use of electric shock dog collars is to be banned in Scotland, the Scottish government has confirmed. The decision comes off the back of a long-running campaign by Scottish Conservative MSP Maurice Golden, the Kennel Club, the Animal Behaviour and Training Council, and the Scottish SPCA. The government initially decided…

24 January

Bird flu prevention zone declared in Wales

An avian influenza prevention zone will be set up in Wales by midnight tonight (24 January) to reduce the risk of infection to the bird population. Wales Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths, Lesley Griffiths, took the action as a preventative measure, after three separate cases…

22 January

Pet flea treatment polluting Britain’s freshwaters

A new study by insect and small animal charity Buglife has found that British freshwaters are heavily contaminated with neonicotinoids, which are used in flea treatments and greenhouses. The study took 23 samples from different sites in 2016; 16 from England, four in Scotland, three in Wales and three in…

22 January

Shop worker hurt trying to stop snakes being stolen

Robbers pushed a member of staff to the ground before making off with ten snakes at a pet shop in Warrington. Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a robbery took place at a Warrington Pets and Exotics. At approximately 5pm on Thursday, 11 January two suspects were driven to the…

19 January

Pets Corner to invest £9m in new stores

Pets Corner plans to invest £9m over the next three years in new stores and rolling out over 60 of its pet grooming spa, Dogwood. The company also reported that over 98 percent of its sales are attributed to its network of 149 stores, rather than online. Reporting on its financial highlights…