Covid
Covid-19 had a profound and lasting impact on the UK pet industry, reshaping consumer habits, retail operations, and supply chain resilience. Under this tag, Pet Gazette explores how pet shops, distributors, and petcare brands navigated lockdown restrictions, staffing challenges, product shortages, and evolving customer expectations. We also report on the post-Covid trading landscape — including lasting shifts towards online sales, changes in in-store footfall, altered buying patterns, and recovery strategies. Coverage is tailored to support pet retailers and supply chain professionals adapting to the sector’s ongoing evolution in the wake of the pandemic.
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Mar- 2020 -18 MarchRetailers
Project Blu makes 1,000 face masks to help with Covid-19 outbreak
Sustainable pet brand Project Blu has temporarily turned its production away from pet accessories into making facemasks for the ‘at risk’ local community. Michele Carbone, co-founder of Project Blu said Covid 19 is the first globalised emergency for mankind, it has woken our conscience. From this point onwards, worldwide viruses…
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18 MarchVeterinary
BVA issues updated Covid-19 guidance for vets
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has issued new guidance for the veterinary profession amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The association said that every practice should now be carrying out individual risk assessments, and consider whether it is “appropriate” to continue with routine consultations. According to new guidelines, practices should also practice…
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17 MarchVeterinary
RCVS suspends EMS requirements amid outbreak
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) council will “temporarily suspend” requirements for veterinary students and degree programmes regarding extra-mural studies (EMS) amid the coronavirus outbreak. Students would typically be required to complete a minimum of 38 weeks of EMS through their degree programme to gain real-life work experience and…
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16 MarchCharities
Battersea Dogs and Cats home issue advice on coronavirus
Battersea Dogs and Cats Home has said at present there is “no evidence” of pets being infected with coronavirus, following the recent outbreak. The World Organisation for Animal Health also said the current spread of COVID-19 is a “result of human to human transmission” and to date, there is no…
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16 MarchEvents
BSAVA Congress 2020 cancelled
The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) has announced that its Congress 2020 will be cancelled amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The event was scheduled to take place between Thursday 2 April and Sunday 05 April 2020 in Birmingham. Its cancellation comes only two weeks after the BSAVA said that the…
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16 MarchFeatures
What will the spread of coronavirus mean for businesses?
The serious health concerns brought about by the coronavirus outbreak (officially Covid-19) have been well documented, as nations impose travel restrictions and enter quarantine to tackle the spread. The UK Government recently confirmed that sick employees will receive statutory sick pay from the first day off work, not the fourth,…
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13 MarchBusiness
BIRA welcomes increased support for SMEs amid coronavirus crisis
The British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA) has welcomed the Chancellor’s emergency package to help small retail businesses amid the coronavirus crisis. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivered his first Budget on Wednesday (11 March) which included a £30bn package to help the UK economy respond to the coronavirus. He…
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11 MarchBusiness Bites
ROUNDUP: Business rates holiday announced by chancellor Sunak
In his maiden budget, the new chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced a £30bn fiscal stimulus package to help combat the impact of coronavirus on the British economy including a one-year total suspension of business rates for small retail, leisure and hospitality businesses. Headline measures include: A £12bn plan to provide…
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11 MarchEvents
Organisers cancel Petplan Veterinary Awards
The Petplan Veterinary Awards have been cancelled amid the recent coronavirus developments across the country. The awards were due to have taken place on 2 April in conjunction with BSAVA Congress in Birmingham, which is still set to go ahead as planned. In a statement, organisers for the event said:…
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10 MarchBusiness Bites
Banks to help us all out with coronavirus fallout
Once again the business pages on all major news outlets are pretty much dominated by the developing story of coronavirus – every sector has some kind of tale to tell. So here is the roundup from today. RBS said it will allow mortgage holidays for people who are forced to…
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