Industry News

Brits spend more on pets than partners

Pet owners will spend £683.98 on their furry friends in a year, which is £47.16 more than they spend on treating their significant other in a year. Hamsters are the nation’s most affordable pet to keep, at just £62.84 a month. Dog owners can expect to spend more than £10,000 on their pooch in a…

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Naturediet welcomes new team member

Naturediet Pet Foods has added a new team member to its sales and marketing departments. The Norfolk based pet food manufacturer has appointed Georgina Child as territory sales executive, a new role for the business that has been created to support and grow relationships with independent retailers across the north…

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New Weight Management Academy launched

ROYAL CANIN® has launched its very own Weight Management Academy – a unique suite of services to help support the management of cat and dog obesity across the UK and Ireland. The Academy provides vets, RVNs and receptionists with a wide range of quality materials designed to further their knowledge…

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#Wetnoseday2017 aims to be the biggest so far

Wetnose Day will be taking place across the UK on September 29th – October 1st 2017 to help promote the issue of animal welfare and to raise much needed funds to cover essential food and medical treatments for animals in desperate need in the UK. Wetnose Day aims to encourage schools, workplaces,…

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Battersea welcomes plans for tougher animal cruelty sentences

Battersea Dogs & Cats Home warmly welcomes today’s news that the Scottish Government is seeking to toughen up on punishments for animal abusers – just weeks after the charity launched its Scottish campaign for five-year sentences. As part of its plans for this next Parliamentary year, the Scottish Government today…

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Natures Menu celebrates Puppy Awareness Week

Natures Menu is celebrating with Puppy Awareness Week alongside partner Puppy School with puppy graduation classes across the UK. Puppy Awareness Week is a Kennel Club initiative which aims to make sure that puppies live healthy, happy lives by spreading the ‘be puppy aware’ message. To mark this week ,…

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Symply celebrates enterprise award with ceremony

The Symply Group has been presented with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise at a ceremony at the company’s headquarters. Following the official royal ceremony at Buckingham Palace in July, in September founder and managing director of Symply, Eddie Milbourne, was presented with the official award by Alexander Boswell, Her Majesty’s Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.…

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August sees retail sales increase

In August, UK retail sales increased by 1.3 percent on a like-for-like basis from August 2016, according to the BRC. On a total basis, sales rose 2.4 percent in August, against a decline of 0.3 percent in August 2016, which had been the poorest performance of the year. This is…

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Toilet-python owner found

A python that made headlines after being found by a five-year-old in a toilet has been reunited with its owner. ‘Reggie’ the royal python was found when the young boy lifted his toilet seat in Southend, Essex. The slippery snake managed to escape from owner Tim Yardley when he moved a…

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Supreme Petfoods sponsors lectures at the London Vet Show

Supreme Petfoods is sponsoring two lectures on improving clinical outcomes for rabbits at London Vet Show this year. RCVS specialist, Molly Varga, is giving a talk entitled Hoppily ever after – managing long term mobility disorders in rabbits at the event, which takes place in November. RVN and director of…

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