Industry News

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9 April

Agria’s Anna Thomas named Young Marketer of the Year 2018

Agria’s Brand marketing executive, Anna Thomas, has been named Young Marketer of the Year by the Veterinary Marketing Association (VMA). Anna’s win was announced at the VMA Annual Awards event, held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London on Friday 16 March 2018. Making the shortlist of three following a…

6 April

UK retail sees second worst month on record for in-store sales

Like-for-like (LFL) in-store sales were down by 10.1% in the month of March, making it the second worst figures on record for UK retail. BDO’s High Street Sales Tracker report said the poor sales was largely attributed to the snowy weather. According to the business advisory firm’s records, the only…

6 April

Raw dog food brand Poppy’s Picnic ‘smash’ crowdfunding target

Dylan Watkins and Louise Mackintosh, founders of raw dog food brand Poppy’s Picnic, have have broken through their crowdfunding target of £350,000 by raising nearly £600,000 in investment. The capital will be used to develop more recipes (including a new range for cats) and will help to fund their ambitious…

5 April

Ceva Animal Welfare Awards 2018 announces winners

The winners of the Ceva Animal Welfare Awards 2018 have been announced in a ceremony in The Mercian Suite at the Birmingham Conference and Events Centre in Birmingham on 4 April. The awards were hosted by TV presenter Matt Baker, and retired veterinary surgeon, Chris Laurence MBE FRCVS, who puts his…

4 April

Forthglade launches new sea bass recipe

Devon-based dog food producers, Forthglade recently introduced a new sea bass recipe to their range of natural wet meals for dogs. The grain free complete meal contains 75% sea bass, sweet potato and vegetables. The company chose sea bass as an ingredient, saying it is a ‘great source of protein…

4 April

‘We can’t compete with online pet sales’, claims charity

Battersea Dogs & Cats Home is appealing to the public to choose to rehome a rescue dog or cat as it reveals a growing number of people are turning their backs on homeless animals – and logging onto the internet to find a new pet instead. In the UK, a…

4 April

Dog owners urged to ‘take the lead’

National charity Guide Dogs is calling for urgent support from dog owners, as latest data reveals an alarming 12 guide dogs are attacked every month on average. In nearly 60 percent of these attacks the aggressor dog was off the lead. In addition to the emotional and physical trauma of…

4 April

‘Trust your vet’ campaign launched to tackle AMR

A campaign urging pet owners to trust their vets on the use of antibiotics has today been launched by the government. It follows a new survey by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) that found almost 90 percent of vets said clients came to appointments with an expectation they will provide…

4 April

New advice to prevent palytoxin poisoning released

OATA has joined forces with key public health officials to produce guidance to help marine aquarium hobbyists who keep corals protect themselves against palytoxin poisoning. Health Protection Scotland approached OATA with a request to help produce the advice after a small number of incidents involving palytoxin were reported across the…

4 April

Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee removes Northamptonshire-based nurse from register

The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee has directed the Registrar to remove a Northamptonshire-based veterinary nurse from the Register. The disciplinary case against Hannah Wilde RVN took place between Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 March 2018. Ms Wilde was not present, but she expressed a…