Manchester

Webbox Natural launches Pets are Welcome website

Pet food brand, Webbox Natural, has compiled a list of the most pet-friendly places to visit. The retailer has shared its findings on popular hot spots from across the UK on its new website, “Pets Are Welcome” (PAW). An “evolving guide”, PAW encourages urbanites to share their favourite places to…

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Surgical residency programme launches at Glasgow’s ECC hospital

Vets Now, provider of emergency veterinary care for small animals in the UK, has launched a new small animal surgical residency programme at its hospital in Glasgow. The hospital has an established residency programme in emergency and critical care, but a recent £1.5m expansion has led to the creation of…

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Vets Now pays tribute following sudden death of VN Louise O’Dwyer

Out-of-hours emergency veterinary practice Vets Now has paid tribute to veterinary nurse Louise O’Dwyer who died on 5 May. The veterinary group will also postpone its ECC CPD roadshow event which was set to take place today (Wednesday 8 May) in Milton Keynes. Amanda Boag, Vets Now clinical director, said:…

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YuMove announced as event partner for Battersea’s Muddy Dog Challenge

Lintbells, manufacturers of veterinary supplement brand, YuMove, has announced it will be an Event Village Partner of Battersea Cats and Dog’s Home’s Muddy Dog Challenge 2019. The sponsorship follows a previous partnership between Lintbells and the charity that began in 2018, and saw Lintbells raise £10,000 for Battersea, through its…

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Royal Canin partners with Colourful Consultation Nurse Roadshows

Royal Canin has announced a partnership with The Colourful Consultation Nurse Roadshows, a series of CPD events running throughout the year. The Colourful Nurse Roadshows will provide the opportunity for vet nurses to receive training in consulting, bridging the gap into practice management. Providing six hours of CPD, the course…

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Vet takes on 22nd marathon

A vet from Leicester is getting ready to run the Manchester marathon in order to raise money for two charities, the run will be his 22nd marathon. Chris Sherwood will be taking on the 26.2 mile course in aid of both PDSA and MOVE, a local charity which supports children…

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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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Building work takes shape at new pet hospital

The construction of new charity facility to care for Manchester’s poorly pets is underway following a donation from supporters of vet charity PDSA. Hollyoaks actress Sarah Jayne Dunn helped the charity reach a new milestone as the roof was installed at the PDSA Manchester Pet Wellbeing Centre, The Montague-Panton Animal…

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Luxury dog bedding founders named entrepreneurs of the year

Christine and Jenny Chau, the sister team behind Manchester-based leading luxury dog bedding company Charley Chau have been named UK Family Business Entrepreneurs of the Year 2018 in the NatWest Great British Entrepreneur Awards in London on 24 January 2019. Founded in 2010 after fruitless searches for comfortable, stylish dog…

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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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