Science

Jan- 2018 -

24 January

New study reveals why dogs eat faeces

A study conducted by veterinary researchers at the University of California has revealed the reasons why some dogs tend to eat their own or others faeces. Nearly 3000 dogs were studied in two separate tests; the first analysed 1552 dogs, made up of canines which were prone to canine conspecific…

22 January

Female cats more likely to be right-handed, study finds

Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have found that female cats are much more likely to use their right paw than males. Dr Louise McDowell, Dr Deborah Wells and Professor Peter Hepper from the School of Psychology at Queen’s, analysed 44 cats for the study and found that while there was…

22 January

Pet flea treatment polluting Britain’s freshwaters

A new study by insect and small animal charity Buglife has found that British freshwaters are heavily contaminated with neonicotinoids, which are used in flea treatments and greenhouses. The study took 23 samples from different sites in 2016; 16 from England, four in Scotland, three in Wales and three in…

15 January

Scientists developing ‘pet translator’ to help us understand animals

American scientists are working on a tool which will translate animal’s vocalisations and facial expressions into English with the use of AI. Professor Con Slobodchikoff, animal behavioural expert from Northern Arizona University is hoping that the technology will be fully functioning ‘in less than 10 years’. He has spent over…

12 January

Feeding raw meat to pets could be dangerous, say scientists

The raw meat diet for pets has been criticised by scientists, who say it could potentially be harmful to both animals and humans. A team of researchers in the Netherlands have said that the foods could be contaminated with bacteria and parasites. The raw meat diet has grown in popularity,…

Sep- 2017 -

13 September

Arcadia Reptile placed seven years of research into new heating system

The new Arcadia Reptile ‘Deep Heat Projector’ uses cutting edge technology to produce the natural and effective wavelengths of Infra-Red; ‘Infra-Red-A’ and ‘Infra-Red-B’. These vital wavelengths have been almost impossible to replicate within a lamp up until now. “I have been working for well over seven years trying to fix the…

Aug- 2017 -

30 August

Bruce’s Doggy Daycare installs 3G cameras on vehicles

Bruce’s Doggy Daycare is rolling out a connected vehicle camera solution across its fleet after footage of a serious road collision involving one of its vans was captured during a trial of Intelligent Telematic’s 3G devices. The IT1000 vehicle camera recorded the moment a vehicle jumped a red light and…

14 August

New species of grass snake identified in Southern England

Scientists have identified a new species of grass snake within the UK. Barred grass snakes, Natrix helvetica, were previously viewed as a subspecies of the common grass snake Natrix natrix (pictured above). They have now been recognised as a species in their own right. The barred grass snake is grey rather than green and does not…

1 August

Monkfield Nutrition Ltd. acquires the aquatic side of Arcadia Products Plc

Monkfield Nutrition Ltd. has acquired the aquatic side of the Arcadia Products Plc business. This comes shortly after the successful acquisition of Arcadia Reptile in spring 2017. Within a few months stock availability has moved from approximately 50 percent to 93 percent across the Arcadia Reptile range. Several new products have…

Jul- 2017 -

7 July

Arcadia Reptile expands range for exotic pets

Arcadia Reptile has released a selection of brand new products for its EarthPro exotic pet range. Each ‘all natural’ product uses as many organic human grade ingredients as possible. John Courteney-Smith, head of science and innovation at Arcadia Reptile, said: “This has been a very long project for us, as such I…