Industry News

Mar- 2018 -

19 March

Pets at Home stops Easter rabbit sales

Pets at Home’s has made the decision to stop the sale of rabbits and adoption of rabbits at its 440 stores during this Easter Period. The retailer is instead holding a series of free workshops this Easter. Attendees can get up close and personal and learn some fun facts about…

16 March

Arden Grange skips PATS Sandown

Arden Grange has announced they will not be attending PATS Sandown in 2018. The family-owned pet food company has attended the trade show regularly for many years. They have said that increasingly pet trade wholesalers are organising their own tradeshows days for retail customers, which Arden Grange attends. The company…

16 March

Butcher’s Pet Care rebrands packaging

Butcher’s Pet Care has introduced new packaging and digital communications. The canned dog food brand has introduced new on pack and digital communications to better help people to understand Butcher’s use of ingredients to give dogs the nourishing food they would instinctively choose. Every recipe is grain free with the…

15 March

IAMS launches charitable initiative to help pets find a ‘forever home’

Pet food brand IAMS has set up I AM HOME, a charitable initiative aiming to help thousands of cats and dogs across the country to find their forever home. Partnering with several UK animal charities, IAMS will provide support and care by donating its pet food line to animals in…

15 March

Tetra launches podcast series to support beginners and experts

Tetra has launched a series of monthly podcasts aimed at educating and supporting fishkeepers of all levels of experience with expert bitesize content they can listen to on the go. Featuring Tetra’s technical consultant, Dave Hulse, the series of 12 podcasts will tackle a new topic each month and be…

14 March

Police dog awarded animals’ George Cross

A courageous police dog, who sustained near-fatal stab wounds when apprehending an armed suspect while on duty, is to receive the PDSA Gold Medal – known as the animals’ George Cross – for his bravery and devotion. Police Dog Finn, who is now retired from service with Hertfordshire Constabulary, almost…

14 March

Pet food company awarded for community commitment

Burns Pet Nutrition has won a coveted award from one of the UK’s biggest business associations. Burns won the Excellence in Community Relations award at the recent South Wales Chamber of Commerce Awards, held in City Hall, Cardiff, on 8 March. The award recognised Burns Pet Nutrition’s dedication to supporting…

14 March

Innovation award for Bruce’s Doggy Day Care

A Surrey-based dog crèche company has scooped a top business award. Bruce’s Doggy Day Care was crowned winner of the Business and Product Innovation category at the South East area finals of the 2018 FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) Celebrating Small Business Awards. The ceremony took place on 6 March…

14 March

Group55 wins international award for second year

Group55 has won the ‘International Achievement Award’ at the prestigious Red Rose Awards 2018 for the second year running – making them the only company to have won the award twice. Export turnover in 2017 doubled thanks to increased private label business and the international success of Animology, the company’s in-house…

13 March

Message to pet trade delivered at weight management congress

Over 100 veterinary professional delegates from throughout the UK and Ireland and as far afield as mainland Europe, Canada and Mexico gathered for ROYAL CANIN’s first Weight Management Congress in Nottingham recently. Although the event itself was aimed at vets and vet nurses, there was also a clear message for…