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Emirates to offer new airport-to-airport service for pets

Emirates has announced it is to launch its new Emirates Pets service which will see the airline offer airport-to-airport transportation as well as qualified pet care throughout the journey. The new service plans to offer an animal care area in the cargo processing facility, special handling facilities, comfort breaks and…

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Premier Veterinary Group signs ‘major contract’ in America

Veterinary healthcare provider Premier Veterinary Group has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Premier Vet Alliance, has signed a contract with a major corporate veterinary consolidator in the US, the Customer. The Customer has over 140 hospitals across 25 states with in excess of 700 full time vet equivalents. Of these…

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Tastybone launches Halloween range two months early

Pet food manufacturers Tastybone have launched a new, limited edition Halloween range two months before the seasonal event. The new range will include pumpkin and toffee apple flavoured bones which the company says are suitable for even the most rigorous chewers and reduce the build up of plaque and tartar.…

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Linnaeus appoints professor Severine Tasker as chief medical officer

The Linnaeus Group has appointed a leading professor of feline medicine as its chief medical officer. Professor Severine Tasker has been appointed to the newly-created role, which will oversee the development and execution of the Linnaeus Group’s clinical aims for the provision of quality medicine in all of its practices…

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Pets at Home to become ‘dementia-friendly’

Pets at Home has partnered with the Alzheimer’s Society to make its stores ‘dementia-friendly’. As many as 13,400 members of staff in all 440 Pets at Home stores, including those working in Vets4Pets and Groom Room concessions are to receive ‘dementia friends’ training on how to make the stores more…

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PetLondon launches Taste of America toy range

Pet toy manufacturer PetLondon has launched its new fast food-inspired range of plush toys catering to the new demand of humanised dog toys based on customers’ pastimes and penchants. PetLondon, spurred from the success of their British toy collection with bestsellers such as Big Ben and the iconic black cab,…

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BVA calls for post-rabies vaccination waiting times to be extended post-Brexit

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is calling on the government to extend the waiting time post-rabies vaccination to 12 weeks to minimise the risk of rabies entering the UK after Brexit. Vets at the BVA also say that the extension would simultaneously reduce illegal trade in puppies for sale via…

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Cats Protection appoints RSPCA vet as new chief executive

James Yeates, chief veterinary officer at the RSPCA, has been appointed as the new chief executive at animal charity Cats Protection. Yeates will take up his role on 1 November and will lead the cat charity through the next phase of its development. Cats Protection currently helps around 200,000 cats…

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Pet Professional Guild appoints shock-free coalition coordinators

The Pet Professional Guild (PPG) has appointed Rachel Hayball of Woof Less Wag More Dog Training and Behaviour in Beaminster, Dorset, as regional coordinator England, for its Shock-Free Coalition. The coalition is part of a global advocacy campaign which aims to end the practice of administering electric shock to train,…

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One in four of all pets bought or adopted will be rehomed

New research has found that one in four pets purchased or adopted will be rehomed, with 66 percent of dog owners said to regret acquiring their pets. The research by Admiral Pet Insurance showed that owners were more likely to part company with their pets in the summer months, with…

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