Microchipping
This coverage explores microchipping in the UK petcare industry, focusing on its role in pet identification, welfare, and compliance with legal requirements. Pet Gazette reports on regulatory changes, technological advancements, market trends, and initiatives from suppliers, veterinary practices, and welfare organisations. Our coverage provides pet trade professionals with insights into microchipping services, product innovations, and opportunities to support responsible pet ownership through retail and service offerings.
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Jun- 2018 -21 JuneGovernment & Legislation
BVA welcomes Cabinet Secretary’s statement on improving pet welfare in Wales
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has responded to a range of new measures announced recently (19 June) to further improve pet welfare standards in Wales. Measures outlined in the statement from Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, included a commitment to improving dog breeding regulations, a…
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20 JuneBusiness
Wales mulls pet shop puppy ban
Wales is considering a ban the sale of puppies in pet stores and through third parties. The plans would make it harder for puppy farmers to sell and are aimed at reducing the number of animals separated from their mothers. A third-party ban on puppies would mean the only way…
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14 JuneCharities
Kennel Club supports microchipping month with dog searching app
The Kennel Club has joined forces with Bauwow to make sure that Petlog Premium customers can manage their membership through an app wherever they are. Whilst out and about, pet owners will always have 24/7 access to Petlog Premium lost and found services. Recent research shows that: 53 percent of…
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Apr- 2018 -13 AprilIndustry News
‘Devastating’ dog thefts soar by 169 percent
Dog theft in Dyfed-Powys soared by 169 percent, making it the second worst in the country behind Lincolnshire, according to new figures. Dogs in Dyfed-Powys are among the most likely to be stolen in the UK while pooches in South Wales are the safest. South Wales Police recorded the UK’s…
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11 AprilIndustry News
Council fines for not microchipping a dog vary by 500 percent
The fines issued to pet owners by councils to those who have failed to microchip their dog as legally required vary nationwide, with some councils fining individuals five times as much as in other areas. Ahead of the second anniversary of the compulsory microchipping law, Pets at Home submitted Freedom…
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Feb- 2018 -22 FebruaryEvents
Pet brand crowned ‘best place to work in Ireland’
PetSafe Brand parent company, Radio Systems PetSafe Europe Ltd has been crowned Best Workplace in Ireland 2018 by Great Place to Work Ireland. In the employee survey assessment, RSPEL achieved top marks, with 100 percent of staff declaring the company a Great Place to Work, a three percent increase on…
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Jan- 2018 -29 JanuaryPet Owners
Blue Cross extends offerings with new vet partnerships
Blue Cross is teaming up with three more vet practices to offer discounted treatment for pet owners on a low income. From 1 February, ST Stead in York, Icknield Veterinary Group in Luton and Seymour Vets in Torbay will provide treatment and health check-ups on behalf of the charity for…
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4 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
New illegal puppy trade guidelines launched
Independent Vetcare (IVC) are to release guidelines for its 500 practices giving them advice on how to educate clients and protect themselves from the illegal puppy trade. The group’s clinical board set up a working party in 2017 to study the pitfalls that vets and their clients can fall into…
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Nov- 2017 -2 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Urban living affects dog food sales
Year-on-year growth in dog food sales slowed down over 2015-2017, according to Euromonitor International Much of this, Euromonitor believes, was due to an increase in urban living coupled with a slow recovery to the financial crisis. A decline in the overall dog population in some markets, such as France and…
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Oct- 2017 -12 OctoberFeatures
How is the modern lifestyle affecting the UK’s pet ownership?
For millennials opportunities to purchase a house are minimal. With stagnating wages and housing being not only smaller but harder to find, the pet population, like everything else is taking a knock on effect. The total dog population decreased by two percent since 2012 according to Euromonitor. Larger dog-ownership also…
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