Liverpool
This coverage reports on petcare industry news and business developments in Liverpool, serving professionals across the city’s retail, wholesale, and supply chain sectors. Pet Gazette covers independent pet shops, major retail chains, distributors, wholesalers, and logistics providers, offering insights into local market trends, store openings, regulatory updates, and commercial growth opportunities. From retail operations to supply chain management, our Liverpool coverage helps pet trade professionals stay informed and competitive.
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Mar- 2019 -20 MarchAwards
2019 Veterinary Awards finalists announced
The finalists for the 2019 Petplan Veterinary Awards have been announced, the finalists have been drawn from over 40,000 nominations. The finalists are: Practice Support Staff of the Year Graham Skelton, Orchard House Veterinary Centre, Hexham, Northumberland Sharon Scarratt of Blue House Veterinary Centre, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire Zoe Pickering, Orchard House…
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8 MarchPet Owners
A quarter of dog owners ‘not prepared for costs’
Some 24% of dog owners have admitted they were not prepared for the cost of owning a dog, research from Admiral Pet Insurance has revealed. Respondents of the survey also said dog ownership was more expensive than they expected and 43% of dog owners admitted to doing no research on…
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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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