Industry News

Jan- 2018 -

18 January

Pets at Home closes all of its Barkers stores

Pets at Home has confirmed the closure of all seven of its Barkers stores across the country by the end of March. Pets at Home opened seven Barkers stores across the country in Bristol, Surrey, West Yorkshire, Marlow, London, Kent and Wilmslow. The shops were dog-centric outlets, offering toys, accessories,…

18 January

Bird flu prevention zone extended across the whole of England

A bird flu prevention zone has been declared across the whole of England, following cases of influenza found in two different locations. This applies to everyone who keeps poultry or captive birds, meaning they must follow increased biosecurity requirements. It comes as 13 dead wild birds were confirmed to have…

18 January

Fish4Dogs welcomes new sales director

Pet food company, Fish4Dogs, has welcomed Sarah Fowler as its new sales director. With 17 years’ experience in the pet sector and knowledge of European retail and wholesale networks, the company hopes to improve it’s sales networks. Sarah was previously commercial director at Vital pet wholesale. Sarah said: “There is…

17 January

Boots recalls bobby pins found to contain real fur

Boots have recalled bobby pins from the hair accessory brand Scunci, after it was found to be made with real fur. The true material of the pins – which were marketed being ‘fur style’ – was discovered by anti-fur campaigner Ruby Miranda, who posted images of the bobby pins on…

17 January

Inflation drops for the first time in 6 months

The inflation rate saw a slight dip in December, falling to 3%, according to figures released by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The level of inflation, according to Consumer Price Index (CPI), was less than November’s rate of 3.1%, which was at its highest for six years. The high…

17 January

41 animal charities urge government to ‘put words into action’ on post-Brexit welfare

The UK Centre for Animal Law and Wildlife and Countryside Link have released a report ‘Brexit – getting the best deal for animals’ calling on the UK Government to “turn words into action” for animals. The report is supported by 41 animal welfare charities in the UK, who have joined…

17 January

Felcana receives funding boost

Felcana has announced today that it has received seed funding from InseadAlum Ventures (“IAV”), a Singapore headquartered investment firm founded by INSEAD alumni. The financing will be used to launch the company’s first cutting-edge product, the Health Monitoring Kit, with global roll-out. It will also be used to fund ongoing…

17 January

Supermarket takes aim at the hypoallergenic pet food market

Sainsbury’s is set to take on the healthy and hypoallergenic pet food market with the launch of its Hypoallergenic Range. The range, part of a wider investment in the pet aisles, has been created to cater for UK cats and dogs with food allergies or intolerances. The supermarket states that “owners [have…

16 January

Pet food manufacturer welcomes new managing director

Suffolk based pet food manufacturer Skinner’s, has welcomed Des Smith to the company as managing director. Des joins the company after spending ten years at Aspall Cyder where he was appointed managing director in 2011 and then CEO in 2012. During his time at Aspall, the business grew from £11m…

16 January

‘Air gun licensing needed to protect cats’, claims charity

Air guns should be licensed to protect cats from being shot, claims Cats Protection. Three cats are killed or injured by an air gun every week, according to the charity. The Government is currently holding a public consultation into air weapon regulation, including licensing, due to close on 6 February…