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Poppy’s Picnic raises over £600,000 for new production plant

Poppy’s Picnic, Wiltshire-based raw pet food company, has secured over £600,000 through crowdfunding to launch its new production plant. The company secured a new 4,000sq ft manufacturing facility in Melksham, Wiltshire which will be operational in Q4 and support the production of online orders, enabling the business to expand its…

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Mars Petcare launches ‘clean eating’ pet food brand

Mars Petcare UK has launched Nutro, a new premium pet food brand which uses its “feed clean” philosophy, to bring the clean eating trend to cats and dogs. Nutro’s Wild Frontier line claims 70 percent of its ingredients are sourced from animals and the range is said to be high…

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PIF boss Nigel Baker gives his opinions on licensing

We live in a strange and unpredictable world. As of January 2017 the Nuclear or Doomsday clock was set at two and a half minutes to midnight, due to the rise of ‘strident nationalism’ worldwide; the United States’ President, Donald Trump’s, comments over North Korea, Russia, nuclear weapons and the disbelief in…

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VetPartners to partner with professionals for research in ‘UK first’

Veterinary group VetPartners is to offer members of the profession a chance to become partners in clinical research in what the company describes as a ‘UK first’. The York-based group wants to raise the standard of healthcare across the industry and believes that improving the evidence base through practice-based clinical…

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Petlife International celebrates 25 years in business with increased export activity

Bury St Edmunds based pet product manufacturer and distributor, Petlife International, has announced increased export activity as it celebrates 25 years in business. Led by John Hancock following a 1993 takeover, the company is best known for its Vetbed Original, a bedding it claims is “recognised by the veterinary industry…

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Printing company offers free posters for missing pets

Online printing company Doxdirect, is offering 50 free missing pet posters to owners whose pets have gone missing. Pet owners are required to upload a Word document of PDF file with the design of their posters, and enter their details on the company’s checkout page. The posters should contain contact…

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RVC joins forces with tech start-up Felcana

The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has announced a four-year collaboration with Felcana, a pet care start-up based in London, to support the continued research into pet traits and behaviors. As a result of the partnership the two organisations will combine their expertise in a range of pet wearable health projects…

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A third of puppies bought online die or fall ill within a year

Some 31 percent of puppies bought online illness or death in their first year as people buy puppies impulsively and get duped by rogue breeders, research has suggested. The research, for the Kennel Club’s Puppy Awareness Week which runs from 3-9 September 2018, shows that 18 percent of puppy buyers…

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Hill’s Pet Nutrition crowns its Kitten of the Year

A kitten from London has beaten nationwide competition to be crowned ‘Kitten of the Year 2018’, in an annual competition run by food brand, Hill’s Pet Nutrition. Fifi from Ealing was chosen out of over 450 kittens to gain the title in the annual competition, which encouraged pet owners across…

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Cotswold Raw sees tripe-based sales triple

Pet food manufacturer Cotswold Raw has reported an increase in interest in its tripe-based products in the last four months, with the sales of the product category tripling. The company has two tripe-themed offers: a beef and tripe complete meal and lamb’s tripe chunks. Tripe is a natural element of…

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