Current Affairs

Mar- 2017 -

31 March

Natures Menu adds to senior team

Natures Menu has strengthened its senior team with the addition of a number of appointments to the management team. James Langan takes up role as commercial director, Dawn Spiby as marketing director and Richard Franklin as production manager. James has an extensive career within FMCG at board level and is…

31 March

Velcro Companies invests in Petface

Velcro Companies has acquired a minority stake in Hertfordshire-based pet product company, Petface Ltd. The agreement will add further momentum to the company’s global consumer business and supplements its innovative product development capabilities. Established in 2011, Petface has over 3,000 products across the dog, cat, small pet and wild bird…

31 March

12 million UK households have a pet, says new PFMA report

There are 54 million pets in the UK, reveals The Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association (PFMA). The organisation’s new Pet Data Report found that 33 million fish and 21 million non-aquatic pets are kept throughout the country. Overall, 12 million (44 percent) of UK households have a pet. The report discovered an increase in the UK’s cat population.…

31 March

Growing numbers of men keep cats as pets

Growing number of men in the UK are opting for cat ownership, reveal new statistics from the Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association (PFMA). The UK’s cat population has risen 500,000 to stand at eight million. The new Pet Data Report discovered that the number of cat-owning households has risen from 17.1 percent (4.8m) in 2016…

29 March

Little BigPaw launches premium complete wet food for dogs

UK pet food brand, Little BigPaw has launched a brand new, premium complete wet food for dogs. In March 2017, the company also exhibiting for the first time at both Crufts and PATS Sandown. PATS Sandown was a busy and extremely positive couple of days for the Little BigPaw, who…

29 March

Charities highlight problems in brachycephalic cats and rabbits

In recent months the issue of health problems in short-faced or brachycephalic dogs has been highlighted to the public, in the media and following high profile events like this year’s Crufts. Three major animal welfare charities have now united to send the message that this problem is not limited to…

29 March

Theresa May signs letter to formally begin Brexit process

Prime minister Theresa May has formally signed the letter which will signify the UK’s departure from the European Union (EU). Triggering Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, the document will be the beginning of the end of the United Kingdom’s forty-four year relationship with the EU. The letter has now…

29 March

5% rise in animal cruelty cases

There has been a rise of nearly 5 percent in animal cruelty cases investigated in comparison to the previous 12 months, claims the RSPCA. The RSPCA investigated more than 400 allegations every day last year. Calls to the RSPCA’s 24-hour cruelty hotline also rose by nearly 4 percent, which amounted…

29 March

Five things you need to know about the new £1 coin

The new £1 coin came into circulation as of yesterday, we took a look at five things you will need to know about the new currency. 1.The new pound will be harder to counterfeit Not only is the coin twelve-sided but it has a special security feature. According to The…

27 March

Brand Britain expands into the pet sector

Brand Britain, a brand design agency working with some of the world’s leading brand owners and retailers, has announced plans to expand into the pet sector. Following the success of its work in the grocery sector, Leeds-based Brand Britain is broadening its reach and expanding its packaging design, POS and…