Industry News

Dog owner finds maggots in tinned food

A dog avoided an unpleasant dinner when its owner discovered live maggots crawling in her pet’s tin of dog food. Joan Boyer, from Mid Sussex, opened her usual Tesco Everyday Value brand of dog food to feed her English springer spaniel Lexie. “I opened the tin of dog food and it was…

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Two animals dead and others missing from cat sanctuary

Two animals have been found dead, with others still missing after a burglary at a Welsh cat sanctuary. Two cats from Ty Nant Cat Sanctuary in Cymmer were found dead near the site and the search for the other animals is ongoing, following a break in on Saturday evening. The…

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FELIWAY is renamed FELIWAY CLASSIC

Ceva Animal Health has renamed its established FELIWAY® product FELIWAY® CLASSIC. The announcement follows the successful introduction of FELIWAY® FRIENDS to the UK’s leading feline behaviour range. The change aims to differentiate FELIWAY CLASSIC, in purple packaging, from the new FELIWAY FRIENDS, in red packaging, when new stocks filter through later in the year.…

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Garden Centre café scoops reader award

A café-restaurant in a garden centre in Cumbria has been named the Regional Winner for the North West in the Good Food Guide Local Restaurant of the Year Awards. Mrs Miller’s in Culgaith has been nominated by its customers to be the top local choice in the North West. Mrs Miller’s,…

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Pitches are well prepared for the Olympic Games

Seed from DLF is returning to the sports surfaces of Brazil for the second time in two years. Following the success of the seed used at the 2014 World Cup, DLF has been chosen to help Brazilian groundsmen prepare their stadiums for the footballing element of the Olympic Games. The pitch…

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Vets respond to fears for bulldog welfare

Following the release of new research data by Niels Pedersen from the Centre of Companion Animal Health, University of California, into breed health of the English bulldog, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has issued the following statement: Sean Wensley, president of the BVA, said: “The research released today reflects the seriousness…

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Calls for English bulldog cross-breeding

Cross-breeding the English bulldog with another breed is the best way to ensure its survival, scientists have argued. A genetic study suggested that the bulldog has become so inbred, due to selective breeding, it cannot be returned to health without an infusion of new bloodlines. The study, which appears in Canine…

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Tetra presented with innovation award

Tetra’s research and development department has received the “Innovation through Research” award by the Association for the Promotion of German Science and Humanities for the second time. As the only aquatics company to win this achievement, the award recognises the outstanding work carried out by a highly qualified team of…

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Arson attack at garden centre causes thousands of pounds of damage

Thousands of pounds of damage has been caused by an arson attack at a North Wales garden centre. Bellis Brothers in Holt were targetted by vandels who set fire to the strawberry tunnels in the pick-your-own-fruit section. Police have launched an investigation into the attack on Monday. A spokesman for…

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Popular pond plant banned from sale

A popular pond plant, water hyacinth, has been banned from long-term saying following the European Commission publishing its list of species of EU wide concern, as part of the Invasive Alien Species Regulation. The list effectively bans long-term sale of water hyacinth, a popular pond plant in the UK, along with…

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