Industry News

May- 2016 -

13 May

Pets unprotected against deadly diseases

UK vet charity, the PDSA, has warned that millions of family pets are at risk from killer diseases because they have not received vaccinations. The latest PDSA Animal Wellbeing (PAW) Report found that over 5 million dogs, cats and rabbits have not been vaccinated with a primary course. Vets said…

13 May

Pedal-power fundraising supports animal charities

Agria Pet Insurance has presented cheques to two charities recently thanks to some pedal-powered fundraising. Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home and Medical Detection Dogs was nominated by Agria to support with their annual team cycling event, the Extra Mile Challenge. Over 500 miles of the French countryside was covered in just three days.…

13 May

Ancol sponsors Birmingham Dogs Home’s event

Pet accessories company Ancol is sponsoring Birmingham Dogs Home’s ‘Walk in the Park’ to raise money for stray dogs. Last year’s event raised £2,000 for the charity. The walk will be held June 5, 2016 at Walsall Arboretum. Walks will take place from 9:30am in scheduled time slots around a 3km route…

13 May

Expected increase of ‘forgotten fish’

Animal charity, the RSPCA is bracing itself for an expected influx of unwanted fish following the release of children’s film Finding Dory. Over the last five years the RSPCA has collected almost 10,000 fish following calls from members of the public about their welfare and is expecting further unwanted and…

13 May

Pooch & Mutt to be stocked by major health food chain

Pooch & Mutt’s three supplements will now be stocked by health food chain Revital. The chain of 14 stores aims to stock products that help human beings be ‘the best you can possibly be’. Pooch & Mutt is helping to extend the message to dogs, too. Revital will be offering Pooch &…

12 May

Rabbit Welfare Week promotes #BuddiesForBunnies

Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW) takes place on June 18-26, to promote rabbit care, help bunnies find buddies and tap into the 0.8 million pet rabbit owners across the UK. The #BuddiesForBunnies campaign will take centre stage this year. The 57 per cent of rabbit owners who own single rabbits (PDSA PAW…

12 May

Hill’s Pet Nutrition recalls cat food pouches

Hill’s Pet Nutrition is recalling certain packs of cat food pouches because there are high levels of iron present in the pet food as a result of an error by an ingredient supplier, according to the Food Standards Agency. The Agency is advising owners and retailers to issue the product recall…

12 May

British pet suppliers can boost overseas contacts

Export associations Gardenex and PetQuip have announced the date of their next ‘Meet the Buyers’ event. On 8 June members will have the opportunity to increase worldwide sales by meeting overseas buyers. The event will be held at the Federation’s head office in Brasted, Kent. UK suppliers will meet on a one-to-one basis with buyers that…

12 May

Wagg Foods invests in Gogglebox-style campaign

Wagg Foods is investing in a Gogglebox-style integrated marketing campaign to drive awareness of its pet food products, as the business continues to grow. The predominately web-based campaign focuses on Wagg’s core product offering, food for dogs. It appears alongside the launch of Wagg’s new website, aiming to drive traffic to the…

12 May

Further funding for canine genetic research project

The Kennel Club Charitable Trust has granted a further £25,000 to ‘Give a Dog a Genome’, the pioneering initiative from the Animal Health Trust (AHT). The project hopes to improve canine health by applying the latest genome sequencing technology to canine genetics research. Give a Dog a Genome aims to…