Industry News

£10,000 reward offered for stolen macaws

A £10,000 reward has been offered for the return of three brightly coloured birds stolen from a pub in St Mary Hoo in Kent. Three robbers broke into the Fenn Bell Inn pub in St Mary Hoo on September 11 and stole two loved macaws.   A blue and gold…

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Wyevale Nurseries sees 45 percent increase from garden design sector

  A nursery in Hereford has announced that it has seen a 45 percent increase in sales year-on-year this month (September, 2016) from the garden design sector. Wyevale Nurseries believes it has seen this growth in sales from the garden design market with more people moving away from DIY to…

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New Biologically Appropriate ACANA Classics

New pet food, ACANA Classics, contains nourishing meat or fish proteins, sourced from farmers and fishermen who are known and trusted by the brand. The key features are 50 percent meat, one third fresh or raw meat and a variety of three meats all in whole prey ratios of meat, organs…

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Scruffs® to launch new collection at PATS 2016

Pet bed specialists Scruffs® will launch a new collection of Thermal Dog Jackets, at the PATS 2016 trade show on September 25-26. Scruffs®’ group sales director Dubby Klyne said: “The Thermal series of bedding is one of our best-selling collections throughout the winter, so we’re very excited to be launching a…

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Pets Corner is a finalist in two National Business Award categories

Family owned retailer, Pets Corner, has been shortlisted in two categories of the 2016 Lloyds Bank National Business Awards. Pets Corner is a finalist for The Customer Focus Award and the Lloyds Bank Positive Social Impact Award. Hundreds of businesses entered or were nominated across 18 award categories. Finalists must deliver…

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Pet Food UK runs first national advertising campaign

Premium dog food brand, Barking Heads™ will launch its first national television and radio advertising campaign from mid-September 2016. Barking Heads has invested £350k in the campaign. Filmed in Bedfordshire, the adverts were written and produced by Radioville and Jungle Creative. Television commercials will be aired across various Sky channels. The radio advertising…

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PIF launches new member benefit

The Pet Industry Federation (PIF) has today announced the launch of a card-processing solution benefit available to its members. PIF has partnered with Chip & PIN Solutions and under the terms of the agreement, PIF members will not only receive discounted card payment solutions and great advice about how to get started with…

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BSAVA funds “transformative” pet arthritis research

Vets carrying out pivotal research into orthopaedic diseases in pets. In the lead up to World Arthritis Day, on October 12, the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) is celebrating pivotal research into arthritis in pets. Funding has been provided by the BSAVA in projects backed by the Association’s charity, PetSavers.…

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Bengal cat fatally injured in shooting at Corfe Castle

The RSPCA has appealed for information, after a five year old Bengal cat was shot with an air gun in Corfe Castle, Wareham. On September 1, Indie returned home with severe injuries only an hour after being let out by his owner. Indy was taken straight to the PDSA in Bournemouth. Vets attempted to save him…

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New Fluval EVO aquarium released

New from Rolf C. Hagen is the Fluval EVO aquarium which promises to make the marine hobby easier than even before. The new Fluval EVO packs the same performance features as an aquarium several times its size, yet is small enough to fit on most desktops or counters. It features 14000K reef-capable…

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