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Pet Industry Awards 2014 Announce Finalists

The Pet Industry Federation has announced the finalists in the sixth annual Pet Industry Awards. This year’s entries were particularly high-calibre and the judges will now focus on narrowing these finalists down to winners. This year’s finalists are: Grooming Business of the Year – sponsored by Jelf Dogs Delight, Chiswick,…

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UK’s first Seminar Led Debate on Raw Feeding for Veterinary Students

On February 20, natural pet food company Natures Menu organised a UK first, an independent seminar led debate on raw feeding cats and dogs with veterinary students. The students of LUVS, Liverpool University Veterinary Society turned out in droves to find out more about the much talked about topic, which…

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Dogs travel in style aboard Stena Line

Leading ferry company Stena Line has launched its upgraded Dog Lodges on the Liverpool to Belfast route. To encourage people to bring their dogs onboard and book them into a lodge, Stena Line has partnered with pet food company, Mackle Petfoods, and online retailer Urban Pup to offer VIP treatment.…

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Pets prove to be a child’s best friend

Dogs have notoriously been considered man’s best friend, but a new study, released today by Mars Petcare, shows that the attachment between people and their pets begins at a much earlier age.  The study of 1,000 children aged between nine and 10 years old, conducted in conjunction with the Waltham…

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PDSA calls on owners to stop bad diets and pet neglect in recent study

The PDSA has released figures of a recent survey, showing millions of pets are more overweight and misunderstood than ever due to fundamental gaps in pet owners’ animal welfare knowledge. 18.5 million dogs, cats and rabbits are being fed deathly diets and 11.2 million pets are at risk of life-threatening…

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Peter Harlech Jones elected as president of the BVA

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) elected Peter Harlech Jones as president for 2012/13 during its recent AGM at the Merseyside Maritime Museum in Liverpool. Mr Jones, an international consultant on veterinary medicines, was born and raised in North Wales. He qualified from the University of Liverpool Veterinary School in 1971…

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Outstanding contribution award for Professor Bob Michell

Professor A R (Bob) Michell has been announced as the recipient of the British Veterinary Association’s (BVA) Chiron Award. Bob Michell received the award during last night’s Awards Ceremony at the BVA’s annual congress in Liverpool. The Chiron Award rewards those who have made outstanding contributions towards veterinary science or…

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