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Nominations open for Ceva Animal Welfare Awards

Nominations are open for Ceva’s 2017 Animal Welfare Awards. The event celebrates the achievements of remarkable people from the farming, veterinary and charity industries. Nominated welfare heroes can come from all walks of life, all ages, and from anywhere in the world. Each one will be assessed on the evidence…

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Pooch & Mutt launch limited edition deluxe Christmas treats

Pooch & Mutt has launched limited edition deluxe Christmas treats. The company’s new pet-focused products are inspired by premium chocolatiers’ offerings for the festive season. The Christmas Dinner Treat Tube combines a blend of turkey, parsnips, stuffing, peas and gravy for an authentic festive flavour. Each treat is only three calories so dogs…

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New report reveals London’s ‘cat crisis’

Recently released figures from the Cat Population Control Group, suggest that London is undergoing a crisis. In 2015, one London borough reported more cat incidents than in the whole of Leeds. Cat Population Control Group comprises RSPCA, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, Blue Cross, Cats Protection, iCatCare, PDSA, The Mayhew Animal…

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First professional pocket microscope to be presented

ioLight and Bayer are set to present the first professional pocket microscope at the London Vet Show. Until now, the only way to diagnose disease accurately using a microscope has been to take samples and send them back to a laboratory for expensive and time-consuming tests, carried out by experienced…

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Trixie expands its business

Trixie is continuing to expand its business with the start of further building measures at its company headquarters in Tarp. A new building will house 600 sqm of office space. In addition to that, a part of Hall 6 will be reconfigured. There are plans for a large showroom, a…

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Westland achieves highest food safety standard accreditation from BRC

Westland has achieved the highest food safety standard accreditation from global monitoring organisation, the British Retail Consortium (BRC). Its bird care factory in Driffield, East Yorkshire, has held the highest accreditation from the BRC for the last seven years, across a stringent set of criteria, covering everything from processes, hygiene and…

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Pet shop robbed of over £150

A pet shop has had over £150 stolen when robbers gained entry through the front double glazing. Dogsbodies Pet Shop, in Callington, was one of three places targeted over one weekend. Devon and Cornwall Police said: “We are looking at three crimes that are linked CR/075351/16: Took place between 5pm Friday…

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Breakthrough drug could delay a leading cause of death in dogs

A breakthrough drug may be the answer to managing the most common form of canine heart disease, potentially extending the lives of dogs worldwide. The global EPIC study, led by Professor Adrian Boswood of the Royal Veterinary College, has found that treatment with the drug pimobendan delays the onset of heart…

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Under 20% of autistic adults are employed full time

Just 16 percent of autistic adults are in full time work, according to The National Autistic Society. New research reveals that this figure has remained the same for the last decade. The charity feels it is time to change. The charity states: “We’re calling on the Government to tackle the…

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Top ten reasons black cats are great!

Dark furred felines and black and white cats are often last to be adopted in rescue centres. The average number of days a ginger cat will stay at The Mayhew Animal Home before finding a new home is 41 days, but astonishingly in comparison a black cat will on average…

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