Isle of Wight

Jollyes launches campaign to help pets stay cool

Jollyes is offering free dog washes every Wednesday through June and July as part of ‘Operation Cool Dog’, a campaign to help pets stay cool during hot weather. The initiative, which launched on 24 June across 10 stores equipped with self-service dog-washing stations, allows dog owners to access the Wash…

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Jollyes reveals plans to open five new stores and refurb five others

Jollyes has revealed the locations of its next five stores as well as plans to overhaul five existing stores. In March the retailer will open stores in Pontefract and Chichester followed by openings in Swansea and Chesterfield in the first half of the year as well as relocating its existing…

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Jollyes unveils revamped Newport, Isle of Wight store

Jollyes has announced it will reopen its Newport store on the Isle of Wight on 27 May, after undergoing a major refurbishment. The store is “one of the first” in the UK to have a frozen raw food ‘shop-in-shop’ providing an extensive range of “high-quality”, “nutritious”, raw meals. The store…

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Kavee Rescue partners with guinea pig rescue centre

Kavee Rescue has partnered with the guinea pig rescue formerly known as Gigglepigs Rescue to start the Kavee Guinea Pig Rescue. Based on the Isle of Wight the rescue was set up in 2020 by husband-and-wife duo, Tara and Ian and over 25 cages for between 80 and 90 guinea…

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Healthy Pet Store wins national retail award

An independent pet retailer, Healthy Pet Store, has been awarded the ‘Bricks ‘N’ Clicks’ award at the Modern Retail Awards. The Southampton store delivers to Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, West Sussex and the Isle of Wight Managing director Deborah Burrows said: “I was absolutely delighted that Healthy Pet Store won a…

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Isle of Wight pet shop launches zoo fundraiser

A pet shop has launched a fundraiser in efforts to support a struggling local zoo amid the ongoing lockdown. Wight Vipers, an exotic pet shop based on the Isle of Wight, has now asked customers to donate £1 every time they visit the store.  For every donation pledged, the business…

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A day in the life of an SQP

AMTRA (the Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority) is the professional regulator for all Suitably Qualified Persons or SQPs who are entitled to prescribe and/or supply certain veterinary medicines under the Veterinary Medicines Regulations. We speak to Sharon Groves about her day-to-day role as a SQP. How did you get into…

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Animals die in pet shop blaze

A number of animals have died at the Isle of Wight Pet Centre after it caught fire on Monday at 11pm. Five fire crews were called from across the island who managed to put the fire out just before 1am, however the crews were not able to save the lives…

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Council fines for not microchipping a dog vary by 500 percent

The fines issued to pet owners by councils to those who have failed to microchip their dog as legally required vary nationwide, with some councils fining individuals five times as much as in other areas. Ahead of the second anniversary of the compulsory microchipping law, Pets at Home submitted Freedom…

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Iconic British unicorns reintroduced into secluded nature reserve on the Isle of Wight

This Sunday [1 April 2018] wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is reintroducing a number of unicorns (Equus monoceros) into a nature reserve on the Isle of Wight, as part of their ongoing conservation efforts to reintroduce endangered species back to the UK. Once a common sight in…

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