Industry News

Jul- 2019 -

11 July

Nutriment highest rated dog food supplier on All About Dog Food

Raw dog food manufacturer Nutriment is ranked as the highest rated dog food across all categories, on the dog food advice and rating website, All About Dog Food. The website is completely independent and provides reviews, tips, advice, information and more than 90,000 visitors a month. Nutriment’s core product range…

11 July

PetLove launches new catnip range

Pet accessory company PetLove has released a new catnip range to its portfolio of accessories. The range includes three new lines, the Mouse Toy Tikkler, Catnip Mouse and Ball Toys and the Crinkle Catnip. The Crinkle Catnip toy collection comprises of four characters, badger, squirrel, duck and mouse that each…

10 July

Mosquitan Pets launches new anti-mosquito range

Pet product manufacturer Mosquitan Pets has expanded its offerings with the launch of three new products. The Mosquitan Pets Patch is a natural anti-mosquito solution. Each patch contains a small cushion plaster filled with microcapsules of essential oils of eucalyptus citriodora, pelargonium graveolens (geranium) and tea tree. The adhesive patch…

10 July

Pet business named finalist in Small Business Big Heart Awards

Pet care company, Chepstow Pet Supplies and Paws Pets Grooming Salon, has been named as a regional finalist in the 2019 Small Business Big Heart Awards. The judges chose the company for the way it promotes good causes for animals in the community, through hosting its own events and supporting…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…