DEFRA
This coverage examines news, policy updates, and regulatory developments from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) that affect the UK petcare industry. Pet Gazette provides analysis on legislation, compliance requirements, animal welfare standards, and trade regulations, helping retailers, wholesalers, importers, and distributors navigate the regulatory landscape. Coverage includes insights into government consultations, policy changes, and enforcement actions shaping the commercial and operational decisions of pet trade professionals.
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Feb- 2019 -21 FebruaryTrade Organisations
PIF reveals plans for 2019
The Pet Industry Federation (PIF), the UKโs trade association for pet businesses, has outlined its plans for the year ahead, as it approaches Crufts and re-structures its Bedford-based team. The trade body said 2019 would be a โhive of new activityโ to bring further benefits and opportunities to members. PIF…
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19 FebruaryBusiness
Home dog boarders ‘fear new rules will force them out of business’
An animal trades insurance specialist has said dog daycare and home boarding businesses across England are worried for their livelihoods because of new legislation. Andrew Ball, of animal-related business insurance specialist Cliverton, welcomed new government guidelines to streamline and modernise existing licensing controls for businesses that work with animals but…
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8 FebruaryIndustry News
New legislation to allow RVCS to recognise European vet degrees
The House of Lords passed a Statutory Instrument (SI) to allow the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) to continue to register veterinary surgeons from the European Economic Area (EEA) after the UK leaves the EU. The Veterinary Surgeons and Animal Welfare (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 were debated in…
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Jan- 2019 -17 JanuaryCharities
Webbox donates dog food to defrauded K9 Crusaders charity
Pet food manufacturer, Webbox, has provided a donation of Webbox Naturals dog food to the K9 Crusaders charity after it was defrauded out of between ยฃ88,000 and ยฃ200,000 by a โcareer criminalโ. Sue Smith, the founder of K9 Crusaders, featured on the Do The Right Thing TV programme to talk…
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Oct- 2018 -22 OctoberFeatures
Regulating the sale of pets online
Online purchases are naturally approached with caution and any avid online shopper knows to be wary of individual sellers and their authenticity. Buyers become much more vigilant when it comes to high ticket items to lessen the risk of losing out monetarily, but the general public may not hold sentient…
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17 OctoberGovernment & Legislation
Select committee finds dangerous dogs legislation โfails to protect the publicโ
A new report by Defra has called for a full-scale review of current dog control legislation and policy after the commons select committee found it โfails to protect the publicโ. The inquiry was launched to investigate Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) and wider dog control, amid concerns that the current approach…
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4 OctoberGovernment & Legislation
Defra updates guidance on Animal Activities Licensing regulations
Defra has re-issued the guidance documents for the new Animal Activities Licensing Regulations, which came into force on 1 October 2018. Following feedback provided by the Pet Industry Federation (PIF), in collaboration with the Corporation of London, the new guidance has been amended versions to address some of the points…
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Sep- 2018 -11 SeptemberVeterinary
RCVS suspends vet for โfabricating emailsโ relating to horse insemination
The disciplinary committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has decided to suspend an overseas-based veterinary surgeon for a period of 12 months. The hearing for James Hugh Alexander Crawford took place on 29 August and 30 August and concerned a fabricated email, which Crawford claimed was from…
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7 SeptemberBusiness
โPoop bagโ advert reprimanded by ASA
An advert for a dog โpoop bagโ has been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), who said it was โmisleadingโ and said claims it was biodegradable were not properly โsubstantiatedโ. The ASA received a complaint relating to a product page for dog waste bags on www.ancol.co.uk, which featured text…
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4 SeptemberFeatures
PIF boss Nigel Baker gives his opinions on licensing
We live in a strange and unpredictable world. As of January 2017 the Nuclear or Doomsday clock was set at two and a half minutes to midnight, due to the rise of ‘stridentย nationalism’ worldwide; the United Statesโ President,ย Donald Trump’s, comments over North Korea, Russia, nuclear weapons and the disbelief in…
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