Industry News

Aug- 2020 -

3 August

Burns Pet Nutrition partners with Dog Furiendly

Burns Pet Nutrition has partnered with Cwmbran-based pet travel platform Dog Furiendly as its official dog food partner and sponsor for the year. The one year partnership will see the two companies working together to arrange communal walks and virtual meet-ups amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Dog Furiendly said as part…

Jul- 2020 -

31 July

SteetVet launches specialist advisory board

StreetVet has launched its own specialist advisory board made up of seven of the most highly regarded clinicians in their chosen fields. Each of the specialists has previously worked with the charity, with many speaking at its annual conferences. The members of the advisory board include Stuart Carmichael, orthopaedics specialist,…

31 July

PetQuip supports Interzoo exhibitors

PetQuip has unveiled its new measures of support for British exhibitors who were due to promote their businesses at Interzoo, which has now been rescheduled for next year. In its latest update, PetQuip announced it has also started planning procedures for the rescheduled Interzoo, which will now take place in…

31 July

MPs ‘disappointed’ by lack of action over pet theft

MPs have expressed disappointment at the government’s response to their call to make pet theft a specific criminal offence. Last month, following a string of petitions with more than 250,000 signatures, the Petitions Committee supported calls for the government to ensure the value of pets is fully recognised in the…

31 July

Pets at Home sales stabilise in quarterly results

Pets at Home has announced that total group revenue fell by 1% in the quarter ended 16 July, while like-for-like revenue was down by 0.7% in the period. Amid the onset of the pandemic, the first eight weeks of the period saw like-for-like revenue tumble 13.5%, though this was later…

30 July

New grants to be made available for small businesses

Grants totalling £20m are to be made available to small businesses, the government announced today (July 30). Thousands of smaller businesses in England are set to benefit from the new government funding to help them recover from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Small and medium sized businesses will have…

30 July

BSAVA president comments on confirmed Covid-19 pet case

BSAVA President, Professor Ian Ramsey has commented on the Defra announcement of the first confirmed case of a pet cat infected with Covid-19 in the UK. Earlier this week, The UK’s chief veterinary officer has confirmed that the virus responsible for Covid-19 has been detected in a pet cat in…

30 July

Nestlé growth boosted by pet sales

Nestlé has reported that organic growth reached 2.8% in its half-year results, with real internal growth of 2.6% and pricing of 0.2%. This was largely supported by sustained momentum in Purina PetCare and Nestlé Health Science. By product category, the largest growth contributor overall was Purina PetCare, led by its…

30 July

Kennel Club and AHT secure canine genetics data

The Kennel Club and Animal Health Trust (AHT) have confirmed that scientific data and biological material, including more than 40,000 DNA samples, that was stored at the AHT headquarters have now been secured and moved to Cambridge University. News of the move comes after the AHT closed its doors earlier…

30 July

BVA Live announced for June 2021

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has partnered with CloserStill Media to announce the launch of a major new conference and exhibition for the veterinary profession: BVA Live. BVA Live, the first BVA standalone conference for eight years, will debut at the NEC, Birmingham on 24-25 June 2021. The event will…