Current Affairs

Animal refuge owner jailed for neglect

A woman who owned an animal sanctuary has been jailed following neglect of animals within her care and also keeping dead pets within a freezer. Zara Brown, from Ayrshire Ark Refuge, left pets without water or food and abandoned them in a dark old school for days. Brown charged owners to…

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Pet company invests £1.5m in campaign

Lily’s Kitchen is set to invest in media worth £1.5 million in its first ever above the line campaign, to further drive brand awareness and brand love, from September 2017. ‘It’s not loopy, it’s love’ is a playful celebration of all things we do out of love for our pets. The 360 degree campaign…

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Exciting new product range for pets and wildlife launched

Brambles Pet and Wildlife has launched a new product range with the help of Law Print Pack. The pet company set the packaging company a challenge to deliver retail ready packaging within six weeks from brief. This only allowed two weeks for design work and four weeks for production, delivering…

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BETA searches for equestrian ‘Retailer of the Year’

The search is on to find the winners of the British Equestrian Trade Association’s 2018 SEIB Retailer of the Year awards, with members of the public invited to nominate a tack shop, saddlery, feed merchant or website offering exemplary service. Nominations can be made online at www.retaileroftheyear.org.uk or by completing…

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Unlicensed pet shop owner convicted of selling imported puppies

An unlicensed pet shop owner has been sentenced for failing to ensure the needs of a protected animal. Alexandru-Constantin Ghita, of Old Reading, Harrow, was convicted of two counts of landing an animal, one count of trading an unlicensed pet shop and one count of failing to ensure the needs…

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Pets set their sights on bank holiday BBQ food

With the bank holiday upon us, many Brits will be planning a summer barbeque with friends and family – and that includes pets. With research from IAMS highlighting that one in five (20 percent) British Bank Holiday BBQs are expected to have animal guests, the survey of 2,000 pet owners…

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RCVS launches new website

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has today launched a redesign of its website, www.rcvs.org.uk, with a key focus on improving user experience to help people find what they want, faster. The redesign includes a complete overhaul of the layout, structure and navigation of the College’s whole family of sites:…

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Rescue centre benefits from LazyLawn®

Dogs at an animal rescue centre in Burton-on-Trent can now relax on soft artificial grass in their kennels this National Dog Day, thanks to LazyLawn®. In support of the national awareness day, LazyLawn® has donated offcuts of high quality artificial grass to the Hillfield Animal Home (RSPCA Burton-on-Trent and District Branch).…

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Eukanuba launches new grain free pet food

Eukanuba has launched NaturePlus+ offering directly answers the calls of consumers by providing a grain free, low allergen diet, made with natural ingredients, for dogs with skin or stomach sensitivities. With a selection of natural ingredients, the six grain free SKUs (one all-breed formula for puppy and one all-breed formula…

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Cotswold RAW may request protected status for dog-centric sausages

Cotswold RAW the producer of Biological Appropriate Raw Food (BARF) for dogs, may be about to register its ‘dog sausage’ with the protected food name scheme. If successful, it would gain the protection afforded to other culinary luminaries, such as the iconic Yorkshire Pud. The sausages are sold in a selection…

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