Industry News
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May- 2018 -21 May
Dog food manufacturer announces ‘Dog Dates’ scheme to combat loneliness
A dog food manufacturer has announced a new scheme called ‘Dog Dates’ to combat loneliness in the elderly as part of Mental Health Awareness Week. [optin-monster-shortcode id=”x9diax4uqquvbr6bcrbr”] The Pedigree scheme has seen 20 lonely elderly people living in Melton Mowbray paired up with dog owners in the village in the…
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21 May
28 percent of UK tenants would pay more to be allowed pets
As many as 28 percent of UK tenants say that they would be happy to pay an average of £24 per month extra to be allowed to keep pets a new study has revealed. In the new research by bathroom and kitchen firm Showerstoyou.co.uk, pet-friendly housing was found to be…
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21 May
Human error could cost businesses £17.5m as GDPR looms
With the arrival of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) businesses who mishandle personal data will leave themselves open to a fine of up to £17.5m. [optin-monster-shortcode id=”x9diax4uqquvbr6bcrbr”] Research by information management company EDM Group found that 76% of UK businesses say a large amount of mail and communications are incorrectly…
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18 May
Village residents’ cat ‘eradication’ petition rejected by parliament
Residents of the village of Sawtry started a petition to “criminalise cat ownership in Sawtry” led by a local ailurophobe. The man referred to cats in the petition saying saying the village has “seen a drastic influx of certain unwanted pests” before going on to say “I would like to…
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18 May
Online retail jumps 19 percent in April
UK online retail sales went from strength to strength in April, up 18.8 percent year-on-year (YoY) according to the latest figures. The IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index showed it was the highest YoY increase since November 2016, despite the dampening effect of Easter falling in March this year. There was…
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18 May
Direct Line Pet Insurance partners with Pet Drugs Online
Direct Line Pet Insurance has partnered with Pet Drugs Online, a vet-run supplier of online veterinary medication, to provide pet owners with the opportunity to purchase veterinary prescribed medication and have it delivered the following day. Pet Drugs Online is a supplier of veterinary medication and animal products licensed in…
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18 May
PFMA speaks up at Future Farming Consultation
The Pet Food Manufacturers Association (PFMA) spoke of its desire for higher standards of animal welfare on farms at the Defra Future Farming event. The PFMA has put together a three-year pet food vision which aims to ensure that products sourced by pet food manufacturers contain ingredients from farms with…
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17 May
Mayhew to provide animal therapy as part of Mental Health Awareness Week
Mayhew has announced it has been sending Therapaws volunteers to Huckletree West in Shepherd’s Bush, London, in order to provide a break from the normal work schedule and promote the use of animals in providing happiness and wellbeing. The event aimed to help reduce social isolation, stress, and anxiety, whilst…
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17 May
Vet secures cash boost for dog charity CAESSR
An elderly rescue dog who has found a forever retirement home has visited a vet who has secured a cash boost for the charity which has been looking after him. Horlicks, a 13-and-a-half-year-old lemon and white Sprocker, which is a cross between a Cocker and Springer Spaniel, has been looked…
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17 May
Petition to reclassify pet theft reaches 75,000
An e-petition to reclassify the theft of a pet as a crime in its own right has now reached over 75,000 signatures. Dr Daniel Allen, a human geography tutor at Keele University created the petition in February and he is confident that it will reach the 100,000 signatures required to…
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