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Marshfield Farm Ice Cream and Blue Cross launch Puppuccino Pops

Marshfield Farm Ice Cream has launched a new dog-friendly ice pop, Puppuccino Pops, in partnership with the national animal charity Blue Cross, with proceeds from sales going towards pets in need. The frozen treat is made with reduced-lactose milk from Marshfield Farm’s own herd of cows. It forms part of…

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RCVS congratulates vet recognised in New Years Honours list

The RCVS is congratulating Dr Amanda Jean Carson, a member of the RCVS (MRCVS), who received an MBE in the 2025 New Years Honours list. Carson received the honour for services to farming and the protection of rare breeds via her work for the Animal Plant and Health Agency, where…

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Pets at Homes unveils New Malden flagship store

Pets at Home has announced the opening of its newly designed flagship Pet Care Centre in New Malden. This £2.2m+ transformation marks the single largest investment in Pets at Home’s estate history. The new 27,360 sq.ft site features an increased range of services (such as a newly refurbed and extended…

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Pets at Home opens new pet care centre in Kettering Shopping Park

Pets at Home has opened a new pet care centre in Kettering. With both the Kettering Vets for Pets practice and the Northall Street Pets at Home relocating to Kettering Shopping Park, the new Pet Care Centre has expanded to become a “comprehensive, one-stop destination for all pet care”. Pets…

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Blue Cross marks feeding three million pets

National pet charity Blue Cross has marked the milestone of having helped feed over three million pets for a day through its pet food banks. The charity is urging people to make use of the service, which with the support of the Pets at Home Foundation has fed three million…

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Assisi Pet Care group to raise money for the Blue Cross pet charity

The Assisi Pet Care group is embarking on a fundraising tour of Europe with the aim of raising £2,000 for the Blue Cross pet charity. From 10 June, Assisi employees across the UK will be banding together as they prepare to virtually cycle, walk, and run a total 1,200 miles…

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Pets at Home profits fall despite increased revenues

Pets at Home has announced that its profit before tax has dropped 17.7% to £122.5m for the year ended 30 March 2023. The company stated that this was down to the gain on the sale of its Specialist Group in FY22 and the costs of bringing its new DC onstream…

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Oggi launches new baked biscuits and cakes collection

Oggi has announced the launch of a new range of baked biscuits and cakes, specifically for dogs. Oggi has partnered with Blue Cross and supported the 2019 Fireworks, Christmas and Welfare needs. It revealed many shop bought dog treats contain ingredients such as potato starch which is “not the healthiest”…

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PIF launches range of training webinars for members

The Pet Industry Federation (PIF), the UK trade association for pet businesses, has launched an exclusive series of 80 training webinars for its members.  The webinars are free to access and cover the wide range of topics and issues held at the Virtual Petindex trade shows. The collection includes sessions…

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SSPCA and Blue Cross launch joint research study

The Scottish SPCA (SSPCA) and Blue Cross have launched a joint research study with the University of Edinburgh to identify ways to reach people living with pets in hard-to-reach, minority or vulnerable communities. Together, the two charities intend to take a “user-centred approach” to find effective ways to help pet…

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