Industry News

Jun- 2016 -

15 June

PIF launches new energy benefit for its members

The Pet Industry Federation (PIF) has today added another feature to its growing portfolio of business benefits for members PIF has teamed up with energy broker, Business Juice, to bring PIF member businesses the best prices for their gas and electricity rates. PIF members who sign up with Business Juice will…

15 June

Ten odd items swallowed by pets

From socks to babies’ dummies. Vet charity PDSA has named the ten oddest items commonly swallowed by pets. Last year, the organisation treated nearly 400 pets for swallowing things they shouldn’t. PDSA’s Bradford Pet Hospital topped the table with a whopping 33 cases. The Top Ten The PDSA’s 51 Pet Hospitals compiled a list…

15 June

‘Don’t buy fish on a whim’ warns OATA

Don’t buy fish on a whim after watching the new Finding Dory film, warns the UK trade body that represents the ornamental aquatic industry. The Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association (OATA) is worried that the increasing nature of online sales could encourage impulse purchases of the fish made popular in the…

14 June

Walk in the Park raises over £2,000 for Birmingham Dogs Home

The ‘Walk in the Park’ event at Walsall Arboretum on June 5 helped raise over £2,200 for Birmingham Dogs Home. Over 250 people took part, many with dogs they had adopted from the Home. The event was sponsored by Walsall based pet accessories company Ancol Pet Products and many families…

14 June

72-year-old vet cycles from Norfolk to Cape Town

72-year-old retired vet, Graham Duncanson, is marking 50 years in the profession with a two-year cycling trip from the UK to South Africa. Graham worked at Westover Veterinary Centre in Norfolk for 40 years. He hopes the 8,000km bike ride will raise money for the British Veterinary Association’s charity, the Animal…

14 June

‘Large-scale fraud’ conviction for vet and dealers

A vet and two dealers have been convicted of a ‘large-scale fraud’ where they sold ill and dangerous horses to unsuspecting buyers. Aniela Jurecka, 28, Charlotte Johnson, 28, and vet David Smith, 66, were found guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation today at Maidstone Crown Court, reports…

13 June

UK spends five times world average on pet food

Market research company Euromonitor International has named the world’s highest spending pet food markets. Australia, the USA and New Zealand top the table as the three countries with the largest expenditure. The UK enters the chart at number four, paying 201.30 (calculated in US $) for pet food per household in 2016. UK…

13 June

Guinea pig found in filthy hamster cage

A guinea pig was found hurt and dumped in a small, filthy hamster cage near some bins on an estate in Hemel Hempstead, according to the RSPCA. The boar was found dumped next to a lamppost and a rubbish area by a block of flats on Perry Green in the…

10 June

Jollyes Petfood Superstore opens first grooming salon

Jollyes Petfood superstores has teamed up with Tracy Herrick to open the company’s first dog grooming salon, J & H Community Dog Grooming. Tracy, who has 26 years of experience, introduced the new salon based within the Stevenage Jollyes store. The new salon opened at the start of May with…

10 June

Lost cat rescued from the Victoria Line

Lucky the cat has been discovered in the London Underground three days after escaping from her owner’s cat carrier. The pet disappeared at Green Park Underground Station on June 5. She was spotted chasing a mouse on the tracks of the Victoria Line by a Transport for London worker in the early hours of June 10.…