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6 July

Coronavirus diaries: National Animal Welfare Trust

Running an animal rescue and rehoming charity over the last four months has been a rollercoaster ride in a theme park called Uncertainty. How normal life now seems in January and February as we began implementing our strategic plans, oblivious to the juggernaut around the corner. Coronavirus became a real…

3 July

Industry News

Aquadip unveils new aquarium care range

Aquadip has announced the launch of a new in-house range of Aquadip Professional Aquarium Care Products. The new product series is set to replace its discontinued brand of Easy-Life products. The products, packaging, sealing, coding and dosing of the aquarium care range have all been developed by the group in-house,…

3 July

Charities

RSPCA outlines efforts to go plastic-free

RSPCA has announced a host of measures introduced in efforts to become plastic-free across its business. Its first step is to replace all plastic bags with more environmentally-friendly paper ones across its charity shops, noting it is “one of the first” charities to move away from single-use plastic carrier bags.…

3 July

Retailers

Face masks in Scottish shops mandatory from 10 July

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has confirmed that shoppers will be required to wear face masks from 10 July. Last week, we reported that retailers in Scotland were being asked to display a poster at their entrance requesting shoppers to wear face coverings. However, wearing face masks in shops has…

3 July

Economy

Consumer confidence increases in June

GfK’s fourth Covid-19 flash report has revealed Consumer Confidence Index increased by three points to -27 over the past two weeks. Joe Staton, GfK‘s client strategy director, said after the recent “near-historic low” of -36 for the Consumer Confidence Barometer last month, there are some early signs of improvement across most measures…

3 July

Features

Gourmet pet food on the up in lockdown

If there’s one good thing about this pandemic, it’s that most of us are getting to spend more time with our homes, families and pets. Dogs everywhere are probably very happy about this. My cat isn’t. Albie still hasn’t adapted to me being around all the time. He’s on edge,…

2 July

Coronavirus

Pawexpo 2020 postponed

The organisers of Pawexpo have announced that the pet trade show will no longer take place this year in light of the ongoing pandemic. Following a series of discussions between organisers and the pet retail market, the event’s organiser, Hyve, has confirmed that Pawexpo will instead return as a live…

2 July

Events

ECC congress goes online

Organisers for the emergency and critical care (ECC) congress have announced that the event will now go digital in light of continued uncertainty amid the pandemic. Vets Now said that the event will now take place at a virtual conference centre between 4 November and 7 November, providing digital networking…

2 July

Retailers

Increased road closures ‘detrimental’ to high street trade, says Bira

Increasing numbers of road closures are a further barrier for shoppers to return to the high street, says the British Independent Retailers Association (Bira). Bira is raising concerns after members in coastal resorts highlighted the problem when roads were closed as “tourists flocked to beaches during lockdown last week”. Andrew…

2 July

Industry News

Wilsons Pet Food looks to expand

Wilsons Pet Food is reportedly set up to sign several deals with “major retailers” in a bid that would fuel the company’s growth. Craig Wallace purchased the pet food brand in 2017, and has since facilitated the opening of its first purpose-built production facility. It now produces cold-pressed dog food…