Industry News

Jul- 2018 -

4 July

UK dog owners spend £57bn on their pets every year

Online services marketplace, Bark.com, has revealed that UK pet owners spend £57bn on their dogs every year, excluding pet food and medical costs. On average, pet owners spend more than £3,000 a year on dog walking services, grooming, training and pet sitting, which amounts to more than 10 percent of…

4 July

Brand releases ‘world first’ waterless shampoo

Manufacturer of water-free washing brands, Waterless, has released a new vet-approved ‘towel off’ pet shampoo called Nilaqua. The brand, which has created effective products to wash without water for the military and NHS, has developed this range to include a natural flea and tick repellent. Nilaqua is gentle enough to…

4 July

Oscar Pet Foods launches new franchise

Pet food home-delivery franchise, Oscar Pet Foods, has extended its business offerings with the launch of a new franchise. Its new sister company, Leading the Way, will assist pet owners with ethical pet care advice and professional support. Leading the Way aims to bring professionalism to the pet care industry,…

4 July

Greyhound team named blood donor of the year by RVC

The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has awarded its ‘Blood Donor of the Year Award’ to Fiona Fidler and her team of eight Greyhounds. Fidler originally joined the RVC animal blood donor programme with the three retired racing greyhounds that she had rescued, Daisy, Nero and Kfir. Since then, she has rescued…

4 July

Groom-while-you-shop PetDen opens at Tesco Extra

The PetDen is offering to look after the pets of Tesco customers while they shop, by looking after them at its grooming facility held in the supermarket’s car park. Run by salon manager Liane Shield and groomer Lizz Charlton, prices for the services are dependent on the dog’s height and…

4 July

BRC calls for two-year freeze on business rates

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has asked the government to consider freezing business rates for two years to ease the pressure on retailers. By proposing a two-year freeze on increases, the BRC said it would give time for the government and industry to develop a proposal for an updated taxation…

3 July

Celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin’s Ouai brand launches pet shampoo

Celebrity hairstylist Jen Atkin has launched a dog shampoo under her well-known Ouai hair product brand. The new pet shampoo represents Atkin’s first move into the pet care industry with the product available to buy exclusively via her Ouai website. Ouai’s pet shampoo will cost $28 (£21.23) with 15 percent…

3 July

Global animal feed phytogenics market to reach £59m by 2021

New research has found that the global market for animal feed phytogenics will be valued at £59m by 2021, with a CAGR of 17.2 percent between 2016 and 2021. The research by business consultants, Frost & Sullivan found that the rise was due to the soar in the popularity of…

3 July

Government refuses to reclassify pet theft law

The government has decided not to create a new law making pet theft a crime in its own right, following a parliamentary debate on 2 July. More than 106,000 signed a petition to reclassify pet theft, with concerns raised that the current penalties for the crime are not enough of…

3 July

Holyrood Committee to review dog control law

The effectiveness of legislation that aims to ensure dogs are kept under control is to be examined by a Holyrood Committee. As part of its post-legislative scrutiny of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010, the Public Audit and Post-Legislative Scrutiny Committee will examine the role of local authorities in…