Industry News
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Oct- 2016 -12 October
WildWash wins equine award
E-Dressage, the online competitions and training company, has revealed the winners of its 2016 awards. WildWash beat stiff competition to top the Company Breakthrough category, which was sponsored by Mirrors for Training. “We are completely chuffed to have won the company breakthrough award for the EDRESSAGE Equine Awards 2016,” said…
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12 October
Pet care market expected to reach £4.5bn, according to experts
The UK pet care market is set to reach £4.5 billion in 2021, up 8.6 percent on 2016, according to retail research and analysis firm Verdict Retail. The company’s latest report states that pet accessories will be the fastest growing sub sector, forecast to rise 14.8 percent by 2021, followed…
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12 October
New van for Support Dogs charity
Pet charity, Support Dogs, has taken delivery of a new van thanks to the generosity of Sheffield Freemasons. Members of the Freemasons raised £14,000 for the van which will be used to transport specialist assistance dogs in training from the charity’s base near Meadowhall. The Freemasons have been a…
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11 October
Bozita recalls dried cat food
Bozita has recalled five of its dried cat food products because the protein content was above advertised quantities. The recall has happened after a feed component was omitted in the production process, giving the products a higher protein content than their specifications. Having a higher protein content than specified makes the…
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11 October
£9,000 cat food goes on sale
A luxury cat food for the “insanely rich” goes on sale this week – for an eye-watering £9,000. ‘British Banquet’ contains Arenkha caviar, line-caught Scottish salmon, hand-caught Norfolk lobster, and locally-sourced Devon crab. Each gourmet pack also includes organic asparagus, quinoa, and saffron for that “extra touch of luxury and…
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11 October
Eukanuba celebrates all breeds at Discover Dogs
On 22 – 23 October, Discover Dogs will take place at the ExCel in London bringing together pet enthusiasts from all over the UK to learn more about dogs and how to take care of them. During the event, Eukanuba’s veterinary training manager, Kellie Ceccarelli will be giving visitors the opportunity…
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10 October
Brexit strategy ‘must focus on fair deal for consumers’, says BRC
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has called on the government to put consumers first in the forthcoming Brexit talks. In a letter to Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox, the BRC said the government’s strategy must focus on finding opportunities for lowering import costs as well as avoiding…
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10 October
Scottish ban on tail docking lifted
The outright ban on all dog tail docking within Scotland has been lifted, Scottish Government has announced. Environment secretary, Roseanna Cunningham, said that ‘legislation will be changed to permit the shortening of the tails of spaniel and hunt point retriever puppies where a vet believes they are likely to be…
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10 October
Tetra launches new 3D mobile app
Tetra has launched a new mobile app to help potential fishkeepers envisage how an aquarium might look in their home. The 3D app illustrates various Tetra aquariums allowing users to choose a tank which is the right size, shape, and colour for any room. Tetra hopes the launch will…
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7 October
Pet retailers offered easy way to enrol
Pet product retailers are amongst the 1.8 million businesses that need to establish and enrol their employees on to a Workplace Pension scheme by 2018, to avoid heavy fines, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Some may need to act even faster. Ahead of Halloween 2016, FSB has…
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