Pet Owners
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Jun- 2017 -22 June
Fish4Dogs gives pets the red carpet treatment
Fish4Dogs is celebrating a summer of new product launches which includes Fiskur Teningur – a red fish treat. The company is embracing ‘all things red’ by encouraging customers to give their pets the red carpet treatment. It has launched a competition to find adorable ‘red heads’ prompting owners to post pictures…
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22 June
Skinner’s sponsors Gundog Awards
Skinner’s Pet Foods will be sponsoring The Field magazine’s first ever Gundog Awards. Skinner’s has long been associated with working dogs, particularly gundogs. The company has manufactured its working dog food, the Field & Trial range, for around 25 years. Earlier this year Skinner’s also launched its Life range for pets. William Delamore,…
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21 June
RSPCA issues flood advice ahead of thunderstorms
With the current heatwave set to finish this week and thunderstorms sparking a potential risk of flooding, the RSPCA has issued some advice on how to protect animals from the heavy downpour. The Met office has issued a warning that from today (Wednesday) into Thursday there is the potential for…
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21 June
Pet companies added to Amazon ‘Dash Button’ list
Amazon has announced today, an expansion of its Dash Button programme in the UK. The expanded selection of Dash Buttons includes top-name brands across dozens of retail categories, including Duracell, Glade, Heineken, IAMS, Joseph Joseph, Kiwi, L’Or, Mentos, Mr. Muscle, Perfect Fit, Regina, Scott, Tassimo, Wellman, Wellwoman, and more. Dash…
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5 June
Parents advised to keep ‘children safe around dogs’
The Kennel Club is raising awareness of child safety around dogs and offering parents and carers advice to coincide with the Child Accident Prevention Trust’s ‘Child Safety Week’ which begins today. The Kennel Club, runs the Safe and Sound scheme, a programme created by experts to educate parents, teachers and…
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5 June
Avian flu confirmed at a Norfolk farm
H5N8 avian flu has been confirmed in a small flock of chickens and geese at a premises near Diss, South Norfolk. The UK’s deputy chief veterinary officer has confirmed H5N8 avian flu in a small flock of chickens and geese at a premises near Diss, South Norfolk. A 3 km Protection…
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May- 2017 -26 May
Kittens found in washing machine
Five kittens were rescued after being born inside an abandoned washing machine. The five-week- old kittens, aptly named Daz, Ariel, Persil, Surf and Fairy, were found with their mum, a feral cat, living inside the drum of a washing machine left outside in a garden belonging to a florist in…
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4 May
‘Pet parents’ drive global food market
‘Pet parents’ are increasingly unwilling to compromise on the quality of food they feed their pets. The pet food market is increasingly coming to resemble the baby food market in this context, according to the new report. Paula Flores, head of pet care at Euromonitor International comments, “Globally consumers are looking…
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3 May
One in ten owners are allergic to their pet
Nearly one in ten (8 percent) homes with a pet has a family member who is allergic to it but wouldn’t consider giving up their pet as they love it too much (61 percent) and it’s part of the family (53 percent), according to research from Vorwerk*. Adding to the…
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Apr- 2017 -27 April
‘Cleaning products can be deadly for pets’, claims charity
An animal has died and several others have suffered serious injury from exposure to cleaning products, according to vet charity PDSA. In one particularly harrowing case, the charity said its vets had to euthanize a dog after they were exposed to laundry detergent which caused severe caustic burns to their paws,…
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