Year: 2020

Zoetis partners with WSAVA

Animal health company Zoetis has partnered with the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) to support its Global Pain Council. The Global Pain Council works to address global variations in the assessment and management of animal pain by providing education and advisory resources. The oragnisation said it also “strives” to…

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PetQuip Industry Awards finalists announced

PetQuip has unveiled the list of finalists for its annual Industry Awards. Judging for the awards will be carried out by an independent judging panel, including industry experts and pet retailers, on 25 August. The Silver and the Gold award winners will be announced in September in an online publication. …

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Dechra extends dermatology range with Osurnia

Veterinary pharmaceuticals firm Dechra has announced the expansion of its range of products to treat otitis externa with the introduction of Osurnia. The announcement follows Dechra’s acquisition of the worldwide rights to the marketing and manufacture of the product from Elanco Animal Health Inc. Osurnia is formulated for the treatment…

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Vetoquinol completes Profender and Drontal acquisition

Vetoquinol has acquired Profender and Drontal, the broad spectrum dewormers for cats and dogs, and is now the new owner of the brands in the UK and Ireland. The brands were acquired following recent mergers and allow Vetoquinol to play an “increasingly important” role in supporting practices with their preventative…

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Lintbells partners with VetYogi 

Lintbells, a manufacturer in premium natural pet supplements, has announced a new partnership with VetYogi that will offer a free, six week online Yoga course to veterinary professionals.  The ‘Hatha for Heroes’ campaign was created to raise awareness of the importance of health and wellbeing and to say “thank you…

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Test & Treat appoints new business development manager

Veterinary diagnostics company Test and Treat has appointed Rachel Kirkby as business development manager. Kirkby will  be working alongside the research team that led to the development of U-Treat, to explore other applications for the technology, including its use in bovine mastitis, bovine respiratory disease and otitis externa. She will…

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YuMove partners with the Pet Pod Podcast 

YuMove has announced a new partnership with The Pet Pod, a veterinary podcast for pet owners which is presented by vet Dr. Zara Boland. The canine nutritionist is founder of The Pet Pod, and has previously presented ‘Zara’s PetClinic’ on ‘This Morning’ as well as appearing on Channel 4, ITV,…

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Barking up the right tree

Prior to COVID-19 completely changing the way we, as consumers behave, the pet industry was leading in terms of innovation, cross-sector development and retail growth.  One of the industry leaders, Pets at Home, reported record sales for year ending 26th March 2020, exceeding the £1bn mark. Pet food brands large…

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Vital Pet Group appoints head of supply chain

Vital Pet Group has announced the appointment of Sean Kelly as head of supply chain. Kelly has over 14 years experience within the pet industry and will be working with teams across the Vital business to bring about operational efficiencies. Prior to this, he has held senior positions at Sinclair…

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PIF announces autumn dates for Virtual Petindex

The Pet Industry Federation (PIF) has announced the dates for its second Virtual Petindex (VPI) online pet trade event in autumn. Taking place on 11-12 October 2020, it follows the “success” of the UK’s first online pet trade show, Virtual Petindex (VPI). The federation announced an early-bird rate is available…

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