Current Affairs

Feb- 2017 -

13 February

Scampers’ team become raw food pros with Natures Menu

Seven staff members at Scampers Natural Pet Superstore have passed Natures Menu’s raw food training module. Raw pet food specialist Natures Menu provides education and CPD in the raw sector. The company has created a specialist pet store training programme in conjunction with its veterinary team. It includes raw adviser, raw expert and raw…

13 February

Benyfit joins forces to help overweight pet

Benyfit Natural has joined forces with House of Hugo to help an overweight pet. Gibbs the dog weighs in at 53 kilos and has been set the goal of losing 19 kilos in the next eight weeks. Gibbs became heavily overweight after his owners followed guides on the back of food…

10 February

Ceva Animal Health reveals 2017 awards shortlist

Ceva Animal Health has released its shortlist for the seventh annual Ceva Animal Welfare Awards. Spanning seven categories, the shortlist for each award was decided following a day of deliberations. The panel of judges is chaired by retired veterinary surgeon, Chris Laurence MBE MRCVS. Chris is the chairman of the Animal Welfare…

10 February

Brand new look for Royal Canin’s wet cat food

Seventeen ROYAL CANIN® products have a brand new look. Packaging for the Feline Health Nutrition and Feline Care Nutrition wet ranges has been re-designed. Easy to navigate packs draw attention to the food’s premium quality. The format (gravy or jelly) is highlighted, as are the key product benefits. Retailers will be offered in…

8 February

Unlicensed pet shop owner found guilty

A Dewlish pet shop owner has been found guilty of offences under the Pet Animals Act 1951, following an investigation undertaken by the West Dorset District Council Dog Warden Service. Mr David Parsons, 57, was found guilty of three offences relating to keeping keeping premises as a pet shop without a licence…

8 February

Pet clothing company supports fight against human trafficking

Pet clothing company Lulu & Robbie is showing its support for the United Nations’ Blue Heart Campaign against human trafficking. One of Lulu & Robbie’s four new styles, released with Liberation Kilt Co, features the campaign’s official ‘Blueheart’ tartan. Liberation Kilt Co designs textiles promoting worthy social causes, from fossil fuel divestment…

7 February

Euthanasia drug found in dog food

A US pet food company has recalled its ‘Hunk of Beef’ product after drugs used for euthanasia were detected. Evanger’s Dog & Cat Food found traces of the contaminant Pentobarbital, which is often used to euthanise pets and can be fatal to humans. Pentobarbital can affect animals that ingest it, and…

7 February

Equine company branches into the dog sector

Established horse rug brand Masta is launching a new label for smaller pets, Woofmasta. The company is using its many years’ experience creating tough, safe, problem-solving horsewear utilising the latest technologies to create designs for dogs. “This was a logical next step for us,” says Woofmasta’s Rachel Bowles. “Masta has brilliant…

7 February

RSPCA to keep powers of prosecution

Private prosecutions will continue to be made by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a new report reveals. MPs called for the government to lessen the prosecution power of the RSPCA in November 2016 so it only acted in exceptional cases. This followed allegations of pets being wrongly taken from homes…

7 February

PIF responds to Defra’s ‘next steps’ for animal establishment licensing

The Pet Industry Federation (PIF) has broadly welcomed DEFRA’s Next Steps document on the review of animal establishment licensing, which includes pet shops and boarding establishments. The trade association represents the interests of over 2,500 UK pet businesses. In its joint submission with OATA and REPTA to the original consultation…