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Leap year to cost PDSA around £216,000

Veterinary charity PDSA has estimated that the leap year this year will cost the company an additional £216,000. On 29 February the charity expects to provide its veterinary services to over 4,800 pets across its 48 Pet Hospitals, 249 of which are predicted to be emergency cases. One road traffic…

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Wolverhampton PDSA Pet Hospital celebrates 30 years of service

Wolverhampton PDSA Pet Hospital is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The Pet Hospital on Tuxford Close (off Hilton Street) first opened its doors to pet patients in August 1993, replacing the old Broad Street site where the charity spent almost 25 years. Since then it has treated hundreds of thousands of…

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PAAG launches new advertising standards for animal welfare

The Pet Advertising Advisory Group (PAAG) has launched its new advertising standards for classified advertising websites to reduce the number of poorly bred pets bought by unsuspecting buyers from low-quality online pet adverts. According to PAAG, each year, many new owners become victims of “unscrupulous” online sellers, thinking they are…

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Owning pets boosts mental health during cost of living crisis, study finds

Nearly 94% of pet owners have said that owning a pet makes them happy and their support has been vital as many are forced to make drastic cutbacks to stay afloat, according to the new figures from the upcoming 2023 PDSA Animal Wellbeing (PAW) Report. While figures have shown that…

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Bursting the bubble: the decline in the pet sector

“I think breeders are cautious. Given everything you read in the news about the cost of living crisis, etc and for breeders the worst situation is when you can’t find buyers for all of the puppies in the litter,” says Axel Lagercrantz, CEO of Pet Media Group, which owns Pets4Homes.…

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18% of pet owners cut back on weekly food shop to afford pet care

Four million pet owners in the UK are cutting back on their weekly food shop to ensure they can care for their pets, according to data from vet charity PDSA. Around 3.7 million owners are cutting back on their energy costs for similar reasons. As many as 770,000 owners are…

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Pets Choice launches CBD calming spray

Pets Choice has launched a new CBD calming spray which aims to tackle stress and anxiety in pets. The lavender scented spray can be applied directly to a pet’s bedding or immediate surroundings like carpets or other soft furnishings. The spray uses CBD isolate oil extracted from the flowers, leaves,…

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Pet population remains steady, PDSA report finds

The estimated population of dogs, cats and rabbits remain similar to pre-pandemic levels, however 24% of all owners acquired their pet in the last two years, according to the latest report from PDSA. This equates to 5.4 million pets acquired since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. 2022…

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PDSA and Royal Canin partner to tackle pet obesity

Veterinary charity PDSA and Royal Canin have launched a new campaign aimed at tackling pet obesity. The drive to increase education on pet obesity follows research from the PAW Report, created by PDSA in conjunction with YouGov, which revealed that 1.4m cats and dogs across the nation piled on the…

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Pet obesity could be ‘ticking time-bomb’, says PDSA

Vet charity PDSA is urging pet owners to consider the health and wellbeing of their pets this National Obesity Awareness Week (10-16 January 2022), following research revealing a large number of pets have suffered weight increases. The study of more than 4,500 pet owners by the UK’s leading vet charity,…

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