Industry News
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Jul- 2019 -10 July
Vet shaves hair for Macmillan Cancer Support
Monika Kleyenstuber BVSc MRVS, clinical director at St George’s Vets in Halesowen, has shaved her head and helped raise over £1,100 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The practice held an open day on St George’s Day (23 April) there was a raffle with prizes donated by local businesses, a fun dog…
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10 July
Wellpets Vets first to receive IVC Patient Safety Accreditation
Wellpets Vets in Sheerness has become the first out of over 800 UK practices within the Independent Vetcare group to receive the company’s Patient Safety Award. The award was created by the IVC’s clinical board, in a bid to raise the standards of patient safety within practices. To achieve the…
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9 July
PIF moves to new premises after 25 years
The Pet Industry Federation (PIF) is today (Tuesday 9 July) moving into new premises in Olney, Buckinghamshire, after nearly 25 years of occupying its existing office in Bedford. Since its rebranding and emergence as a distinct trade association in 2014, following its split from the Pet Care Trust, its membership…
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9 July
PFMA meets with MPs to discuss pet obesity
The Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association (PFMA) recently held an event at the House of Commons to raise awareness for pet obesity and launch the third edition of its Pet Obesity Report. Guests at the event included representatives from Pets As Therapy (PAT), Therapaws and Hounds for Heroes who provides dogs…
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9 July
VN Futures board appoints new chair
The VN Futures board, which oversees and sets priorities for the VN Futures initiative, met for the fourth time, in June, at the Kennel Club’s main offices in London to discuss the continuing delivery of the project. Discussions at the meeting on 19 June included a review of the first…
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9 July
Pero wins at World Branding Awards
Pet food company Pero Foods has been awarded Best Dry Dog Food award at the World Branding Award in Vienna. Winners were judged in three categories, brand valuation, consumer market research and public online voting. Over 800 brands from 35 countries were nominated at this year’s awards, with over 60,000…
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8 July
RCVS Fellowship governance structure changes
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Fellowship scheme, which was relaunched with new routes to entry in 2016, is making significant changes to its governance structure, including the composition of the Fellowship Board and a new process for electing certain board members. The decision to create an expanded Fellowship…
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8 July
Denzel’s launches new range
Dog food manufacturer Denzel’s has added three new flavours to its natural dog chew range, with brunch, tropical and pure paleo versions now available. The pure paleo contains orange, almond and duck with added linseed, sunflower chips and is based around the paleo diet with no unprocessed foods and no…
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8 July
Vets and charity search for dog donation ‘heroes’
Charity Pet Blood Bank UK is now working with Vets4Pets to encourage more owners to register their dog to give blood, as the charity faces challenges over the summer months which lead to lower stock levels of blood during this period. According to recent research by Vets4Pets, owners are not…
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8 July
New pet care brand launches with £5m investment
Itch, a new pet care brand has been launched following a £5m investment, with a further £10m investment planned for late 2019 to support expansion to the US in early 2020. The service, co-founded by James Cox, founder of sleep tech firm Simba, Jonny and Adam Gould co-founders of Monster…
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