England
England is home to a wide range of pet industry businesses, from high street pet shops and regional chains to major manufacturers and distributors. Pet Gazette’s coverage spans commercial developments across the country — including shop openings and closures, wholesale operations, supply chain logistics, regional retail trends, and brand expansion strategies. We report on market dynamics affecting pet food, accessories, grooming, and health products, with a particular focus on how these trends impact pet retailers, importers, and wholesalers operating across England’s towns, cities, and rural communities.
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Feb- 2017 -8 FebruaryVeterinary
Recognise vets’ vital role in run up to Brexit, says BVA President
The president of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has stressed the important position vets will hold in post-Brexit Britain. Recognising and retaining the vital roles that vets play across animal health, animal welfare and public health is pivotal to securing successful outcomes from Brexit, said the BVA president. She addressed a roomful of…
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7 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
RSPCA to keep powers of prosecution
Private prosecutions will continue to be made by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, a new report reveals. MPs called for the government to lessen the prosecution power of the RSPCA in November 2016 so it only acted in exceptional cases. This followed allegations of pets being wrongly taken from homes…
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1 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
PIF announces new chairman
The Pet Industry Federation (PIF) has today announced the appointment of Steve Fowler as its new chairman. Steve has been a director within the organisation for 17 years, having seen the transition of the PIF from a charity to a membership trade association. Steve was the worthy recipient of the…
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1 FebruaryCurrent Affairs
Warnings after ‘sham animal charity appeals’
An alert has been issued to warn the public of ‘sham charity appeals’. The Charity Commission, the independent regulator of charities in England and Wales, has issued a statement alongside information based on reports made during the past month, to Action Fraud. The National Fraud Investigation Bureau (NFIB) has gathered…
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Jan- 2017 -18 JanuaryTrade Organisations
PIF offers licensing help to pet boarders
More Pet Industry Federation (PIF) members are now eligible for help with licensing. PIF has extended its successful Primary Authority coordinated partnership with City of London Corporation. It will offer support for its licensed kennel, cattery and home boarding members across England and Wales. PIF’s Primary Authority is a statutory partnership. It…
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16 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
RSPCA reveals its most amusing call outs
The RSPCA has revealed some of its funniest call outs from the last year, in a bid to banish Blue Monday sadness. Assistant director of the RSPCA inspectorate Dermot Murphy says: “We do get some bizarre calls. In one recent case we had a call from someone who was convinced there…
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Dec- 2016 -19 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Vets respond to confirmation of avian influenza
Avian influenza of the H5N8 strain has been confirmed in turkeys at a farm near Louth in Lincolnshire on Friday. Most birds at the premises have died and any remaining birds there will be humanely culled. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has put in place a…
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15 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Warning of gar species for sale in England and Wales
Importers and retailers in England and Wales are being warned to carefully check the gar species they sell to ensure they are not trading in illegal fish. Only Atractosteus tristoechus (Cuban gar) and Lepisosteus platyrhincus (Florida gar) are permitted for sale under the Import of Live Fish Act (ILFA) in…
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8 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Gundog teams help celebrate Queen’s 90th year
A member of the Wales Gundog Team won the ‘Top Dog’ award at the Home International Field Trial 2016 at Windsor on November 28. Headed by captain Nigel Probert, the team competed in the special event which was organised as a celebration of Her Majesty the Queen’s 90th birthday and…
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8 DecemberCurrent Affairs
Disputes cost small businesses £11.6 billion
Small firms in England and Wales are being cost at least £11.6 billion each year due to disputes, according to new research from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). FSB’s latest report, ‘Tied Up: Unravelling the dispute resolution process for small firms’, reveals for the first time the scale of…
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