Manchester

Luxury dog bedding company awarded for entrepreneurship

Luxury dog bedding company Charley Chau has been named the NatWest Great British Entrepreneurs of the Year 2018 for the North, after winning their shortlisted category of Family Business Entrepreneur of the Year. Christine and Jenny Chau, the two sisters behind Charley Chau, came out on top at the award’s…

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Webbox provides help to homeless dogs in Manchester

Pet food brand, Webbox, has partnered with local Manchester homelessness charity, Barnabus, providing a donation of Webbox Naturals dog food. The donation which included a selection of Webbox Naturals’ wet and dry food, will help the charity to feed dogs who come in with their owners. Adam Williams, office manager…

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PDSA introduces £250,000 vet truck to its fleet

A new £250,000 state-of-the-art vehicle designed to “revolutionise” animal welfare awareness across the UK, is to be officially unveiled by PDSA. The vet charity said its new 18-tonne ‘PetWise Mobile Unit’ was made possible thanks to players of People’s Postcode Lottery, and added that it will “enable them” to treat…

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Manchester hero hounds recognised with ‘animal OBE’

Two dogs from Greater Manchester Fire and Service will be awarded the animal equivalent of the OBE by leading vet charity PDSA, for their years of outstanding devotion and service to society. Yellow Labradors Echo (14) and Cracker (13) will receive the PDSA Order of Merit at a ceremony in…

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RCVS orders vet convicted of illegally importing puppies to be struck off

The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has directed the registrar to remove a Greater Manchester-based veterinary surgeon from the register after he pleaded guilty to illegally importing puppies to the UK. The Disciplinary Committee hearing for Viktor Molnar took place on Thursday 2 August 2018…

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Scruffs to enhance Noodle Drying collection this autumn

Manchester-based luxury pet bedding manufacturers Scruffs have added two product additions to its Noodle Dry Mat range. Scruffs’ new Noodle Drying Mitts and Towels are absorbent and use the same proven materials as its Noodle Dry Mat, which has been on sale since 2015. Microfiber chenille is used to produce…

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Heights Farm Premium Pet Foods expand north with Worsley franchise

Pet food manufacturer, Heights Farm Premium Pets Foods, a family-run business based in the north of England, is set to expand its Greater Manchester operations with a new franchise business start-up in the area. Peter Roberts, previously worked for 21 years as an engineer in the food manufacturing sector working…

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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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Canine Care Card: Looking after furry loved ones after you’re gone

Man’s best friend, a partner for life, Rover, whatever you call your dog, losing him can be devastating – but what happens when the owner outlives the dog? For many years, dogs left behind by the deceased would end up as strays, escaping the now vacant house in which they…

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Crufts-qualifying dog dies in the care of dog boarding company

A Crufts-qualifying dog has died in the care of a host family working for Barking Mad, a company that arranges host families to look after dogs rather than taking them to a kennel. The company has apologised to Jennifer Smith, owner of Reacher who was hit by a car in…

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