Events

AQUA confirms 2017’s dates and venue

Water gardening and aquatics trade show, AQUA 2017, will take place at the Telford International Centre on October 18-19 2017. Preparations for the biennial event are already underway. Organiser Annie Foord said: “I am delighted with the enthusiasm shown by exhibitors and visitors to our biennial event. “The record-breaking attendance…

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Mars Petcare receives two products of the year awards

Mars Petcare UK is celebrating following the annual Product of the Year Awards. The company received recognition for the WHISKAS® Pouch and PEDIGREE® Dentaflex. Product of the Year is the world’s largest consumer-voted annual award for product innovation. Tom Lindley, Marketing Director at Mars Petcare UK said: “We are proud that our continued focus on innovation…

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Great British Bake Off star lends helping hand at small animal show

Great British Bake Off star, Sandy Docherty, launched the ‘Great British Bake Hop’ at Burgess Premier Small Animal Show. Alongside Burgess Pet Care’s expert vet nutritionist Suzanne Moyes, Sandy will host the show’s first-ever cookery theatre from January 30 to 31 at the Yorkshire Event Centre, at the Great Yorkshire…

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PATS Sandown has sold out!

Pet industry trade show, PATS Sandown, has sold out of exhibitor space with two months still to go before the show.  The two day event takes place in the Surrey and Esher Halls at Sandown Park on Tuesday 22 March and Wednesday 23 March 2016. Over 140 companies are expected to exhibit…

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PDSA medal for heroic French police dog

French police dog, Diesel, will be awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal following his death during a raid on the Paris terror cell in November 2015. The medal is a supreme honour for gallantry and was instituted by the UK’s leading vet charity, PDSA, in 1943. It is the highest animal honour in the world…

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OATA in favour of sentence on illegal coral trader

The Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association has welcomed the sentence on Lee Webster at Manchester’s Minshull Street Crown Court last week for his part in illegally importing corals. “We do not believe deliberately evading the controls that apply to the import of corals should be regarded as a trivial offence,” said…

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PATS exhibitions prepares for 2016

Following a record-breaking amount of visitors in 2015 to PATS Telford, organisers of the pet trade exhibition are confident that 2016 will see even greater success for the event. Plans are now in motion for PATS Sandown, which takes place on March 22-23 2016, with over 140 companies within having already secured their stand…

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Sneyd’s Wonderdog enjoys success at I.G.L Retriever Championships

Sneyd’s Wonderdog has announced gundog success in the 2015 I.G.L Retriever Championships.  The pet food company sponsored John Halsted who recently won the Championships, held at the Queensberry Estate, Dumfries & Galloway, after qualifying a total of five dogs for the finals. Dave Latham, also sponsored by Sneyd’s Wonderdog, qualified two dogs…

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Ceva opens nominations for animal welfare awards

Do you know an animal welfare hero? Help your favourite pet-lovers gain the recognition they deserve in Ceva’s upcoming annual awards. Ceva’s 2016 Animal Welfare Awards will celebrate the achievements of inspirational people from the farming, veterinary and charity industries. Welfare heroes can be of any age and come from anywhere in the world. They can be nominated for…

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Six miracle pets nominated for national prize

A Stafordshire Bull Terrier that was shot through the head with a crossbow and a Pointer that was run over by a 50mph lorry are amongst six pets nominated for the title of PDSA Pet Survivor 2015. The vet charity issued a nationwide search for pets who had beaten odds…

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