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Italy has the highest number of pet-friendly hotels, research suggests

Italy has the highest number of hotels that allow pets, according to a study by Taxi2Airport. The top five countries with the highest number of pet-friendly hotels include Italy with 18,176 hotels. Russia with 10,831 sites alongside and Poland which has 8,521 pet friendly hotels. Croatia and Spain round off…

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Pet food company pays £75,000 for recycling negligence

Nottingham-based pet food and products manufacturer, Kennelpak has paid over £75,000 to the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and the Erewash Canal Preservation and Development Association for its past failure to meet its packaging recycling obligations. The financial contribution is part of an enforcement undertaking (EU) offered to the Environment Agency for…

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Rise in toxic blue green algae cases prompts vet warning

An increase in reports of toxic blue green algae in several locations across the UK this summer is prompting the British Veterinary Association (BVA) to urge pet owners to take extra precautions while walking their dogs in the vicinity of affected water bodies. The warning also comes after news from…

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Scarsdale Vets joins Independent Vetcare

Veterinary group Scarsdale Vets has joined Independent Vetcare (IVC), a group focused on investment and innovation in vetcare, which currently has 813 practices in the UK and Ireland. Scarsdale has practices based in and around Derbyshire and Staffordshire, including Pride Referral Hospital. John Turkington, senior partner of Scarsdale said: “Over…

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Scarsdale Vets opens 11th veterinary practice in Wollaton

Veterinary group Scarsdale Vets has opened its 11th veterinary practice in the East Midlands, in Wollaton, Derbyshire. This is the final practice to be opened as part of the current phase of the group’s development. Wollaton will operate as a stand-alone veterinary practice which will function independently of Scarsdale’s existing…

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Scarsdale Vets to hold charity dog walk in Derby

Scarsdale Vets has announced it is to hold a charity dog walk in Derby on the 19 May named ‘Woofs and Walkies’, in order to raise money for Hearing Dogs for Deaf People. The veterinary group has invited locals and their dogs to join the walk which will form part…

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Scarsdale Vets appoints its 100th vet

Scarsdale Vets is celebrating the appointment of senior veterinary surgeon Caroline Ward, who is the independent group’s 100th vet. This is the first time that Scarsdale Vets has employed 100 vets at any one time since it was established in 1945. The group now employs over 300 staff in Derbyshire…

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Success for Scarsdale at Veterinary Marketing Awards

Scarsdale Vets is celebrating success after this year’s Veterinary Marketing Association’s annual awards which took place in London on Friday 15 March. The independent veterinary group won the Practice Marketing Award, was highly commended for the Marketing Campaign Award, Practice Marketing Award and Integrated Digital Campaign Award and were finalists…

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New veterinary practice opens in Langley Mill, Derbyshire

Scarsdale Vets has announced the opening of its newest First Opinion veterinary practice in Langley Mill, Derbyshire.. The new Langley Mill site will feature facilities designed to diagnose and treat the most common cases on-site with the support of the group’s referral hospital, Pride Veterinary Centre. Veterinary surgeon Yvette Rowntree,…

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2019 Veterinary Awards finalists announced

The finalists for the 2019 Petplan Veterinary Awards have been announced, the finalists have been drawn from over 40,000 nominations. The finalists are: Practice Support Staff of the Year Graham Skelton, Orchard House Veterinary Centre, Hexham, Northumberland Sharon Scarratt of Blue House Veterinary Centre, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire Zoe Pickering, Orchard House…

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