Industry News
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May- 2013 -24 May
DNA testing discount for breed clubs
The Animal Health Trust (AHT) is launching a new discount scheme for breed clubs, which it hopes will encourage dog owners to make the most of its parentage and DNA profiling tests. The veterinary charity offers a wide range of services to improve dog health including tests for over 20…
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23 May
One step closer to cat-friendly law
The Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has recommended that Defra extends the law on dangerous dogs to cover dog attacks that injure a protected animal and this could include cats. Cats Protection welcomes this recommendation and is pleased that the issue was raised in the House of Commons debate.…
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22 May
Burns sponsors reading dog
Pet food manufacturing company, Burns Pet Nutrition is sponsoring a project that has helped countless children across the UK and America to learn to read with the help of a four-legged canine friend. Danny is a rescue greyhound who was found wandering the streets of Cork in Ireland. He was…
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21 May
Pet Show sells 179 stands for début exhibition
The Pet Show, which takes place at Stoneleigh Park on 20 and 21 July, has announced that it has already sold a total of 179 exhibitor stands, making it the largest multi-pet event in the UK. This is the first time that the Warwickshire-based event has opened its doors to…
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20 May
Love is all around
The Lovejoys range of premium dog food continues to go from strength-to-strength. Sales have exceeded expectations since its launch late last year and, with the recent addition of both H M Scarterfield Ltd in Sussex and Bones South West Ltd in Devon, the brand is now able to fully serve…
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16 May
Landlords encouraged to accept pets in rented properties
A specialist insurance policy available through Endsleigh Insurance Brokers and Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, encourages more landlords to accept pets in their properties. Launched in May, theSpecialist Landlords Insurance policy, in partnership with Lets with Pets,is available to individual landlords through Dogs Trust’s Lets with Pets…
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15 May
Silverchip offers customised website for online vet pharmacy
Online veterinary pharmacy Paws Direct approached Silverchip last year wanting to offer online customers easy access to its range of medicines, foods and toys. Launched in August 2012, and owned and run by Paul Adams, a qualified vet working in Cheshire, Paws Direct wanted to develop an ecommerce website that…
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14 May
Pedigree in partnership with Paul O’Grady
Pedigree has partnered with the award winning ITV show ‘Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs’. The partnership has seen Pedigree become the fully integrated sponsor of the new series, which aired on 9 May and follows Paul O’Grady as he helps staff to rehome dogs at the Battersea Dogs…
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13 May
Success for grooming equipment supplier at awards
Dog grooming equipment supplier Redcape won two awards at the inaugural Liz Paul Awards held recently at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire. Beating runners-up Dezynadog and Christies Direct to take the top slot as UK Grooming Supplier of the Year the company also won, in partnership with Groom Team England, Grooming…
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10 May
SureFlap Pet Door tested by crafty intruders
Raccoons entering homes through unsecure pet doors are a major cause of concern for cat owners in the USA. However, the raccoons at Shepreth Wildlife Park have tried and failed to break into the new SureFlap microchip-operated pet door, which has innovative security features designed to stop even the craftiest…
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