Industry News

Jul- 2016 -

6 July

Asia’s cat care market is booming

The Asia Pacific region offers a growing, cat-loving market, according to recent research released by Euromonitor. The business intelligence company has noticed a shift in attitudes towards pet ownership. Pet populations differ across the region. North Asia prefers dogs. Southeast Asia typically prefers cats, driven by Muslim-dominant Malaysia and Indonesia. The trend…

6 July

Woman gets two year pet shop ban

A Birmingham women has been disqualified from keeping a pet shop for two years. On July 6, at Birmingham Magistrates Court, Jadwiga Ewa Grum, 37, admitting to selling animals from her Erdington home without a license. Grum pleaded guilty to one offence under the Pet Animals Act 1951, keeping the premises as…

5 July

Pets Corner completes rebrand of its Ringwood store

Pet retail chain, Pets Corner, has completed its first store rebrand following the acquisition of more than 50 PamPurredPets sites earlier in the year. The Ringwood site, which is located on the town’s High Street, was the first in the group to undergo the transformation. Ethical retailer, Pets Corner, added…

5 July

Could Brexit threaten the status of vets and vet nurses?

‘Brexit’ could impact upon the status of vets and vet nurses working within the UK. Almost half of veterinary surgeons registering in the UK qualified from veterinary schools elsewhere in the EU, say statistics provided by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). Following the EU referendum on June 23 2016,…

4 July

Head of animal charity sacked for ‘gross misconduct’

The head of an important Northern Ireland animal welfare charity has been sacked “on grounds of gross misconduct”. The Ulster Society for Prevention Cruelty to Animals (USPCA) said the dismissal of its chief executive Stephen Philpott “related to aspects of his management of the charity”, reports the BBC. As a high-profile…

1 July

Record numbers visit DogFest 2016

DogFest 2016 attracted a record number of visitors, to two back to back weekend events. 42,929 people attended the 2016 shows, in comparison to 16,667 visitors in 2015. The UK’s summer festival for dogs took place at Arley Hall, Cheshire on June 18-19 and Windsor Great Park on June 25-26. Sponsors and retailers accessed a highly…

1 July

Pets Corner raises funds with charity scheme

Ethical pet retailer Pets Corner is encouraging staff to raise funds for worthy causes nationwide. The business has signed up to the charity scheme Hands On Payroll Giving. The service that allows staff to make tax free contributions to any charity of their choice directly from their gross pay with no minimum donation…

1 July

Skinner’s launches Puppy and Junior Products

Family-owned and run company, Skinner’s Petfoods, has added two new hypoallergenic products to its Field & Trial Range. Puppy Duck & Rice and Junior Duck & Rice have been developed to offer optimum nutrition for the most crucial stages life stages through a puppy’s development into young adulthood. Skinners Field &…

Jun- 2016 -

30 June

Dogs get the star treatment with new product from Dorwest

The wait is over; herbal expert Dorwest has released its ‘special blue bottle’. The new product is called Omega Star ® and aims to leave dogs’ coats looking better than ever. The new product draws on Dorwest’s 65-plus years of experience with companion animals and herbal treatments. Working closely with…

30 June

New flexi lead launched

The flexi NEW COMFORT comes in a perfectly designed two-colour format with a colour coordinated brake button. Equipped with an ergonomic and simultaneously adjustable soft grip handle with a smooth surface, the lead has a comfortable fit to almost any hand size. The grip size can be easily modified for…