Industry News

Mar- 2018 -

6 March

70,000th dog neutered in India thanks to charity team

Mayhew International and HOPE and Animal Trust team reached an incredible milestone of neutering 70,000 dogs in Ranchi, northern India, in nine years on World Spay Day this year. Mayhew International has been funding a systematic animal birth control and vaccination programme with HOPE since 2008 and neutered a further…

6 March

Consumer spending grows 3.8 percent, outstripping inflation

Consumer spending growth held steady in February – up 3.8 percent year-on-year and in line with the three-month rolling average (3.9 percent) – as consumers made small adjustments to their budgets to make room for the ‘nice-to-haves’. Data from Barclaycard shows that supermarket spending (3.2 percent) returned to levels seen…

5 March

Old dogs can teach new tricks about human health

Companion dogs can be a powerful translational model to study complex questions about human health, new research reveals. The research, conducted by a team at the Royal Veterinary College and the University of Washington has yielded ground-breaking new data to support the value of using clinical records from dogs to…

5 March

Mass marine life death following storm

Tens of thousands of marine animals have been washed up along the UK’s east coast following the cold temperatures and rough weather over the last week. Crabs, starfish, mussels and lobsters are ankle-deep in places along the Holderness coast in Yorkshire. Most of the animals are now dead – except…

5 March

Appeal launched after woman bitten by dog in pet store

Officers are appealing for information after a dog bit a Poole woman as she walked into a pet store. At around 5.48pm on Friday 26 January 2018 a 43-year-old woman walked toward the entrance of Pets at Home on Redlands Poole Retail Park at Branksome. As she approached the door…

5 March

Retailers ‘want more apprenticeships’ to develop future workforce

New data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has suggested that retailers want to commit to more apprenticeships in the coming years. In a survey of UK retailers, 86 percent indicated they would increase the number of apprenticeships they offer in the next two years. In England, retailers are committed…

2 March

Dog food brand Soopa leads increase in Irish consumer exports to UK

Irish consumer exports to the UK are worth nearly €500m, according to recent figures gathered by government agency Enterprise Ireland. Increasing value by 12 percent in 12 months, Irish consumer products have proved to be increasingly popular with UK buyers. One such Irish company which has led the way is…

2 March

The ‘Beast from the East’ is snow joke for pondkeepers

We’re all feeling the effects of The Beast from the East, which has wreaked havoc across the UK this week with snow blizzards and freezing temperatures. And, now that Storm Emma has landed things don’t seem to be warming up any time soon. But it’s not just the roads and…

2 March

Doggy day care supports young people

Doggy day care centre, Claire’s Comfy Canines Ltd based in Burnham, Slough, has supported The Berkshire College of Agriculture (BCA) for the last few years through the modern apprenticeship scheme and the work placement programme.apprenticeship scheme and the work placement programme. This year they are increasing their support and have…

1 March

The Real Petfood Co to spend £300,000 tackling factory ‘odour’

The Real Petfood Company – which manufactures pet food snacks at its site on Kinmel Park in Bodelwyddan – has revealed plans to spend more than £300,000 on a permanent solution to the issue of the baking aromas which have brought complaints from local residents. The solution will involve the…