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RCVS supports new veterinary career diversity event

Representatives and staff from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) will be attending the inaugural Vets: Stay, Go, Diversity (VSGD) Live! event this April to showcase its work on leadership, innovation and mental health. The VSGD event – inspired by the Vet Futures project – takes place on Saturday…

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Barking Mad closes Glossop branch after Crufts-qualifying dog killed

Dog boarding company Barking Mad has announced it has stopped trading in Glossop following an incident where a dog was hit by a car and subsequently killed whilst being looked after by a host family. The Glossop branch was supposedly not following the guidelines set out by Barking Mad, with…

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RSPCA ‘shocked’ after gerbil thrown into skip

The RSPCA has announced it is “shocked” after it was alerted by a member of the public to a gerbil in distress after being thrown into a skip in Nuneaton. Louise Marston, an RSPCA inspector rushed out to save the animal and took him to a nearby RSPCA rescue centre.…

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‘Nazi dog’ prankster asks public for £100,000 to appeal guilty verdict

Mark Meechan, the man behind the now infamous ‘Nazi dog’ YouTube video has turned to the public in order to make a High Court appeal. The video showed him making his dog perform a Nazi salute to videos of Hitler and the Nuremberg Rally. The public appeal for £100,000 has…

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PFMA meets World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to discuss UK role in trade

PFMA (Pet Food Manufacturers’ Association) visited Paris in April for a meeting with the International Office of Animal Health (OIE), with an aim to find out more about its standard-setting work on animal health and its role in international trade. Michael Bellingham, chief executive of PFMA, said: “Our meeting with OIE…

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Lintbells achieves second win of Queen’s Award for Enterprise

Natural pet supplements manufacturer Lintbells has been awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise for the second time – this time for International Trade. This follows The Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation, which was awarded to Lintbells in 2016 for the development of its marketing leading joint supplement YuMOVE.…

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Crufts-qualifying dog dies in the care of dog boarding company

A Crufts-qualifying dog has died in the care of a host family working for Barking Mad, a company that arranges host families to look after dogs rather than taking them to a kennel. The company has apologised to Jennifer Smith, owner of Reacher who was hit by a car in…

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Dog has major surgery after swallowing ice lolly stick during heatwave

A five year old Shih Tzu was admitted to Grimsby Blue Cross animal hospital for major surgery after swallowing a stick from an ice lolly it found on the floor. The vets first tried to make the dog regurgitate the stick using an endoscopy but despite being able to see…

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Man who filmed dog giving Nazi salute fined £800

Mark Meechan, who is known as ‘Count Dankula’ online, has been fined £800 for a ‘grossly offensive’ video in which he trained his girlfriend’s dog to respond to Nazi slogans. More than 3 million people have viewed the video online which was originally created by Meechan to “annoy” his girlfriend.…

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Record online retail sales growth in March

Online UK retail sales grew by 18.9 percent year-on-year (YoY) in March, as the high street reported the steepest year-on-year drop in footfall since 2010. Weekly analysis revealed growth doubled to 27 percent in the final week over Easter, increasing from 13 percent the previous week. Both clothing, and beer,…

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