Industry News

Aug- 2018 -

6 August

£3.3m pet hospital opens for business

A new hi-tech, multi-million pound, specialist referral hospital for pets has launched in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. It is the first dedicated pet hospital of its kind in the local area and will create over thirty new jobs by the end of 2018. Hamilton Specialist Referrals (HSR) is the joint brainchild…

6 August

Nurse struck off for being ‘dishonest with a charity’

The Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has asked its registrar to remove a West Midlands-based veterinary nurse after it was found that she had “been dishonest with a charity”. In a hearing that took place between 24 and 27 July, it was found…

6 August

Vets develop blood test to spot early signs of liver disease

Vets at the University’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in Edinburgh have developed a blood test that can quickly identify the early signs of liver disease in dogs, a study has suggested. Experts say that the test – based on insights gained from human patients – could help vets…

3 August

Pet equipment manufacturer Orvis rewards family with dog bed for charitable efforts

Pet equipment manufacturer Orvis has rewarded a family with one of its memory foam dog beds after the family raised £1,300 for charity Pets as Therapy (PAT). The family all participated in a sponsored dog walk for the charity, sponsored by Orvis in April, raising a combined total of £1,390.…

2 August

Tetra launches digital media campaign to attract new fishkeepers

Fish product manufacturers, Tetra, have launched a new campaign to attract more people to and raise awareness of the fishkeeping hobby. The company has invested in digital media to target new and existing fishkeepers via a social, search and display campaign. The launch of the campaign is the latest in…

2 August

Poppy’s Picnic launches ‘Rawgust’ campaign to encourage raw feeding

Poppy’s Picnic has launched a new campaigned named ‘Rawgust’ to encourage more owners to consider raw feeding. Soap star Gemma Oaten has been enlisted to star in the company’s campaign, Oaten is a dog owner herself and an advocate of raw feeding. Poppy’s Picnic says that the benefits of feeding…

1 August

Former Henry Bell & Co boss Robert Lee dies, aged 77

It is with sadness that the family announces Robert Lee died suddenly on Tuesday 17 July 2018, aged 77. Retired managing director of Henry Bell & Co (Grantham) Limited, Lee was innovative in the evolution of the company from grain traders to the pet and wild bird food manufactures they…

1 August

Men in retail more likely to be scrutinised for appearance at work

Men who work in retail jobs are more likely to be scrutinised for their appearance than women, according to new data. Research from job search website CV-Library found 21.4 percent of retail employees have to follow gender-specific rules at work, despite 61.9 percent agreeing that these rules are sexist. The…

1 August

RVC makes breakthrough in treatment of Alabama rot

Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA) have made a ground-breaking discovery in the treatment of Alabama rot, a deadly disease which affects dogs. Alabama rot, properly known as Cutaneous and Renal Glomerular Vasculopathy (CRGV) first emerged in Alabama in the 1980s, giving it…

Jul- 2018 -

31 July

Sony says lonely dogs can learn social skills from ‘Aibo’ robot dog

Sony has said dogs can learn social skills from its new Aibo robot dog. A Sony mammalogist, Tadaki Imaizumi, conducted an experiment in which 13 dogs were introduced to the robot. Imaizumi said the dogs recognised the robot as a “living creature” and showed a sense of friendship and concern…