Hampshire

Pet crematorium raises £2,000 for charity

Dignity Pet Crematorium has announced it has raised £2,000 from its annual charity Christmas Tree, its biggest total ever, with funds split equally between the Samaritans and nine other charities. Every year, the Hampshire-based crematorium displays a Christmas tree in its foyer and invites clients to make a small donation…

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Pets at Home sells five referral practices for £100m

Pets at Home has sold five specialist referral practices to veterinary services provider Linnaeus for £100m.  The sale which was revealed today 1 December, is said to be part of Pets at Home plan to  focus on “group resources on customer-facing activities” across its omnichannel retailing and First Opinion veterinary…

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Dogstival to take place in September

The organisers of Dogstival have announced that the event is set to go ahead on 5 September and 6 September at Burley Park, New Forest. Tickets for the event, which is sponsored by Purely Pets, Additionally, are only being sold in-advance to comply with ‘track and trace’ guidance, and enable…

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Brutus Broth announces board appointment

Pet nutrition group Brutus Broth has announced the appointment of Elliott Haverlack to its board of directors. He previously had a 12-year career with Ainsworth Pet Nutrition (APN), where he “transformed” the two brand, family-run business with a one manufacturing site into a company with three divisions, five operating sites…

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Pet food retailer to move to largest premises of their kind

A pet food retailer has finalised a deal to secure a move into a former supermarket in Hampshire, creating the biggest pet food store store of its kind in the country.  Healthy Pet Store, which specialises in healthy, frozen meals for cats and dogs, is now set to take over…

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Sussex veterinary practice moves to £1.8m site

A Sussex veterinary referral practice will expand its services following its move to a new £1.8m site.  Anderson Abercromby Veterinary Referrals moved to the new practice in Warnham, Sussex, after it outgrew its previous premises on Ockley, where it has been based since 2005. The move follows a £1.8m investment…

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Four new Alabama Rot cases confirmed

Four new cases of the deadly dog disease Alabama Rot, also known as cutaneous and renal glomerular vasculopathy (CRGV), have been confirmed by veterinary specialist Anderson Moores. The cases, which were reported at the end of last year, brought the total number of cases in 2019 to 29. The latest…

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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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Hampshire-based vets cleared of ‘serious professional misconduct’

A joint RCVS Disciplinary Committee hearing for two Hampshire-based vets has found both individuals to be not guilty of serious professional misconduct. The hearing for Geoffrey William Irvine MRCVS and Igor Vasilev MRCVS took place from 14 to 22 October 2019, with one charge against each relating to the treatment…

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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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