Kent

UK pet firm launches ‘Dog Talk’ phone app

British pet company, Beco, today launches a revolutionary new mobile phone app it claims will transform the lives of nine million dog owners in the UK. Using cutting-edge technology, the ‘Beco Dog-Talk App’ is suitable for iPads and iPhones and allows owners converse with their dogs, by translating barks, growls and howls into…

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Introducing a NEW dog food brand

New pet food brand, McAdams, has announced the launch of a dry pet food made using whole British free range chicken. The product is grain-free and meat meal-free. The chickens are sourced from ethical farms across the UK. The entire birds, minus head, feet and offal, are used in the making of McAdams.…

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Gardenex and PetQuip ‘Meet the Buyers’ event planned for 21st October

A new ‘Meet the Buyers’ event will be held on October 21 2015 at the Gardenex and PetQuip offices in Brasted, Kent. The opportunity is open to UK suppliers of gardening and pet care products. UK companies can enjoy one-on-one meetings with overseas buyers. This October, an Icelandic buyer, a Swiss importer/wholesaler and…

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The PIF teams up with Hadlow College

The Pet Industry Federation (PIF) and Hadlow College will be working in partnership to manage the dog grooming school based at Hadlow in Kent. The Hadlow PIF Dog Grooming School will offer industry-recognised City & Guilds qualifications. The venture is the first of its kind. ‘This enterprise provides an excellent…

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SuperDogs Live at the London Pet Show Is Looking For the UKs Most Talented Canines!

The search has began for the UK’s most talented, heroic and entertaining dogs to enter SuperDogs Live, a competition with winners participating in a spectacular show hosted by Channel 4’s Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick at the London Pet Show, sponsored by Gocompare.com, on 9-10 May at ExCeL London. Pet owners are…

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West Country Animal Sanctuary Reaches £500,000 Fund-Raising Target

Staff at Somerset’s Ferne Animal Sanctuary were celebrating Thursday the 26th Feb with both the Grand Opening of their new re-homing centre and the announcement that, in less than a year, they have reached their fund-raising target of an incredible half a million pounds towards their “New Digs for Dogs” project. The…

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IS PET THEFT ON THE RISE?

How safe are your customers’ pets? The Star recently revealed that over 70 dogs had been reported stolen within South Yorkshire over a one year period. In Wales, The Argus announced that a shockingly high level of thefts are thought to have taken place the Gwent area. The South Wales…

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Dog frisbee displays at Paws in the Park

At this year’s Paws in the Park a Disc Dog team are travelling from Poland to give visitors the chance to watch this extreme sport for the first time ever in the UK. The dogs and their experienced handlers will perform a choreographed freestyle catching display, with multiple discs, working…

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