London
London plays a key role in the UK pet industry, hosting a dense concentration of independent pet retailers, high-footfall flagship stores, brand headquarters, and trade events. Our coverage focuses on commercial developments in the capital — including new shop openings, refurbishments, acquisitions, and regional trends in customer demand. We also report on London-based distributors, wholesalers, and suppliers operating in pet food, accessories, grooming, and pet health. Whether you’re monitoring local competition or seeking retail partnerships, this tag offers insight into the business landscape for petcare professionals in the capital.
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Jun- 2020 -29 JuneCharities
RSPCA outlines restructuring, 300 jobs at risk
The RSPCA has confirmed it is restructuring some of its services in line with its ten-year strategy to make the group “sustainable for the future”. In addition, 300 RSPCA jobs are now facing redundancy in light of the “critical” financial pressures the group is currently facing. It comes as the…
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12 JuneIndustry News
Pet food retailer to move to largest premises of their kind
A pet food retailer has finalised a deal to secure a move into a former supermarket in Hampshire, creating the biggest pet food store store of its kind in the country. Healthy Pet Store, which specialises in healthy, frozen meals for cats and dogs, is now set to take over…
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12 JuneFeatures
How your pet business can get the most out of PPC marketing as consumer trends shift
As a business owner you’ll know that, in order to succeed, you need to be willing to adapt to shifts in consumer trends. This applies to everything from the products you stock to the way you choose to market your company. Everything from seasonality to current affairs can have a…
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1 JuneCharities
Pets Choice and StreetVet mark partnership milestone
Pets Choice is celebrating three years of its partnership with StreetVet, a charity that delivers free treatment and support to the homeless and their pets in cities across the UK. Through this partnership, Pets Choice and StreetVet have together donated more than £25,000 of food to pets in need, benefitting…
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May- 2020 -28 MayCharities
RSPCA reports rise in cats in care amid Covid-19 lockdown
Animal charity RSPCA has reported it has taken 324 cats into its care, more than any other pet, and fears that the situation is set to “get worse” since the Covid-19 lockdown was introduced. RSPCA said there is already an influx at this time of the year, but lockdown means…
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21 MayCharities
RSPCA hospitals treat 5,495 emergencies during lockdown
The RSPCA has revealed it treated 5,495 emergency cases across its animal hospitals and clinics since the beginning of lockdown. Its five animal hospitals and clinics have continued to operate, providing emergency care to thousands of animals rescued by frontline officers during the crisis. Since 23 March, its hospitals in…
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18 MayCoronavirus
Government pledges support to Covid-19 detection dogs trial
The government has pledged a specialist team of researchers over £500,000 to support research into whether bio-detection dogs could be used to detect coronavirus in humans. Plans to begin intensively training six dogs in the hopes that they could detect the virus was first announced by Medical Detection Dogs in…
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12 MayCoronavirus
RSPCA partners with local food banks amid Covid-19 pandemic
Animal charity RSPCA has announced two of its London branches have teamed up with their local food bank to help provide a regular supply of pet food to vulnerable owners during the Covid-19 pandemic. The Wimbledon Foodbank has joined forces with RSPCA Wimbledon, Wandsworth and Sutton Branch as well as…
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4 MayFeatures
They live among us: The hidden germs that make us & our pets ill
We like to think of our homes as islands cut off from the rest of the world. But the home-as-an-island worldview is not an accurate one. Actually, our homes are the ideal habitat for a whole range of creatures — as they tend to be abundant in food, warm, and…
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Apr- 2020 -28 AprilCoronavirus
Dogs to be trained to detect Covid-19 in patients
Medical Detection Dogs has announced it will begin to intensively train six dogs in the hopes that they can detect the coronavirus strain in humans. The charity believes the dogs could provide a “rapid, non-invasive” diagnosis of the virus. It is now working alongside the London School of Hygiene and…
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