Glasgow

Vital Pet Products sold for over £12m

Vital Pet Products (‘VPP’) has been acquired by The Subura Group (‘SG’) for the sum of £12.8m. The company, which was formerly owned by the Steuart family, passed into new ownership at 2pm on March 1. The acquisition is expected to deliver efficiency throughout the supply chain, benefiting both retailers and suppliers. Pet…

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Bella knocks Alfie off top spot

Bella has been hailed the most popular pet name in the UK, pipping Alfie to the post for the first time since 2014. Bella also ranks as the nation’s favourite name for dogs. Charlie tops the charts for the most popular feline name – dominating the position for the fourth…

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Registrations open for first Mind Matters Initiative Research Symposium

The inaugural Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) Research Symposium will take place on Friday, 20 January 2017, at the University of Edinburgh’s Pollock Halls, under the theme ‘Understanding and supporting veterinary mental health’. The event will bring together those involved in research into mental health and wellbeing in the veterinary profession…

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RCVS appoints two new postgraduate deans

  The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has appointed two new postgraduate deans to help guide recently graduated veterinary surgeons through their first few years in practice. Mary de Las Casas and Shona McIntyre were appointed to the positions at the beginning of August and will help graduates during…

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Dog has luck escape after swallowing a corn on the cob

A hungry Glasgow-based pooch has undergone life-saving surgery to remove 4ft of his intestines because he swallowed a corn on the cob. Rhodesian Ridgeback crossbreed, Sam, had an emergency operation to remove around half of his small intestine after PDSA vets discovered the corn husk was causing it to rot…

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Spike in demand for pygmy hedgehogs

A Scottish pygmy hedgehog breeder has claimed there is a growing demand for the spiky pets. Louise Muir has been breeding African pygmy hedgehogs for nearly four years but told the Evening Telegraph she just can’t keep up with the demand. She said: “Originally, I never knew you could keep them…

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Cat nearly dies after eating lilies

A cat in Glasgow has experienced a narrow escape after consuming lilies. Vet charity PDSA stepped in to save one-year-old Oscar. Oscar’s owner Chloe Morrison received a bouquet of flowers from her partner. She said: “I got up the next day and Oscar’s face was bright yellow, I had no idea…

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Wellbeing conference hailed a success

Veterinary and pet health experts met to discuss best practice and share ideas at a two-day conference based at PDSA’s headquarters. The vet charity, based in Telford, Shropshire, welcomed world renowned speakers to the event, which focused on how vets can help improve the main welfare issues facing the UK’s companion animals,…

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Entries received for Pet Industry Federation Awards 2015

The Pet Industry Federation have announced the finalists in this year’s PIF Awards. This year’s finalists are: Pet Retail Chain of the Year – sponsored by Natures Menu Pets Corner, Warminster Independent Retailer of the Year – sponsored by Intelligent Retail Betty & Butch, Manchester Ingleby Pet Supplies, Teeside Nurture…

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Dogrobes lead the way

  Margaret Reynolds, the owner of Moray based company Dogrobes, has been short-listed for an Association of Scottish Businesswomen (ASB) Award under the category Most Enterprising Business. Last year she won the Moray Business Women’s Most Enterprising Business Award, and now she is representing the Moray area in this category…

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