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Mar- 2019 -7 MarchCharities
Bestpets’ double win at Bestway Performance Awards
Pet wholesaler, Bestpets, has won two awards at the Bestway Performance Awards an annual event which celebrates and rewards companies within Bestway’s divisions. More than 500 colleagues and supply partners attended the ceremony, held at the Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel. Bestpets’ ‘Free Wild Bird Watching Starter Kit’ has won the…
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5 MarchVeterinary
Royal Veterinary College ranked ‘best in the world’
The veterinary degree course at the University of London’s Royal Veterinary College’s (RVC) has topped the 2019 QS World University Rankings for the first time. Ranked third in the preceding three years, the RVC overtook Cornell University (now fifth) and the University of California (now second). Utrecht University was ranked…
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Feb- 2019 -22 FebruaryManufacturers
Only 42% of owners walk their dogs every day
Forthglade has launched a dog walking campaign as research commissioned by the natural dog food producer showed only 42% of owners walked their dog on a daily basis. Some 58% of owners admitted to not walking their dog as often, and for as long, as they should, with the average…
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7 FebruaryAwards
Lizard cabinet maker recognised in Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards
An international foundation has named a Scottish business which makes pet cabinets and vivariums one of the UK’s “most exceptional businesses”. Aquapac, started by Stephen Connachan in 1995, has been named one of three finalists across the UK for the ‘Growth’ award in the Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards, funded by investment…
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Jan- 2019 -17 JanuaryManufacturers
Vince the Vet launches holistic pet supplements
Dr Vince MacNally, a veterinary surgeon in Southport with over 30 years’ experience, has made available a unique range of clinically proven, natural supplements and pet remedies. Vince the Vet Superfood Supplements supply concentrated bursts of nutrients to important parts of the body, to support specific areas of health, including…
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3 JanuaryManufacturers
Research reveals pudgy dogs live up to 2.5 years less than healthy ones
New research from the University of Liverpool and Mars Petcare’s WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition revealed overweight dogs are more likely to have shorter lives than those at ideal body weights. Results from the study showed the lifespan of overweight dogs was up to two and a half years shorter…
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Jul- 2018 -31 JulyCharities
Channel 4 series reveals life with Britain’s busiest vets
The realities of day-to-day life in two busy pet hospitals in the UK is being highlighted in a new TV series set to be broadcast on Channel 4. Cameras spent six months behind the scenes at vet charity PDSA’s two Liverpool pet hospital sites, to create the new series called…
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Jun- 2018 -18 JuneFeatures
The history of British families and their pets
It seems odd to think of pets as something other than a part of the family. Especially within the British culture, our smaller, furrier and feathery companions are considered sentient beings which humans do not only have the responsibility of looking after, but which in some cases are held in…
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12 JuneManufacturers
University of Liverpool’s Feline Healthy Ageing Clinic reaches milestone
The recently launched Feline Healthy Ageing Clinic has just welcomed its 100th ‘senior’ patient through the door, as part of an ambitious long-term study to improve understanding of the ageing process in cats. The team, directed by professor Alex German and led by Nathalie Dowgray, has been undertaking extensive examinations…
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Apr- 2018 -25 AprilEvents
RCVS supports new veterinary career diversity event
Representatives and staff from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) will be attending the inaugural Vets: Stay, Go, Diversity (VSGD) Live! event this April to showcase its work on leadership, innovation and mental health. The VSGD event – inspired by the Vet Futures project – takes place on Saturday…
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