Petcare
Petcare is the core of the UK pet industry, encompassing everything from nutrition and grooming to health, hygiene, and wellness products. Pet Gazette’s coverage of the petcare sector focuses on new product development, brand strategies, retail performance, and wholesale trends across multiple categories. We report on innovations in supplements, dental care, flea and worming treatments, grooming lines, and wellness-focused SKUs — along with insights into consumer preferences, compliance, and stockist relationships. Whether you’re a retailer, distributor, or supplier, this tag delivers commercial intelligence on the evolving petcare marketplace.
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Nov- 2021 -9 NovemberManufacturers
Mars Petcare releases State of Pet Homelessness Index
Mars Petcare has released its first-ever State of Pet Homelessness Index which revealed that there are some 1.1 million homeless cats and dogs in the UK living in shelters or on the street. The report highlighted that nearly two thirds (61%) of pet owners worry that when life returns to…
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Sep- 2021 -22 SeptemberManufacturers
Sanicat unveils new product look amid sustainability push
Sanicat has unveiled a new look and rebrand in a bid to provide customers with “clearer and greener” choices when shopping for petcare products. The rebrand brings the group’s three core cat litter products, Sanicat Classic, Sanicat Clumping and Sanicat Plant-Based, under the same visual identity for the first time. …
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20 SeptemberRetailers
Tong Garden Centre doubles petcare and aquatics department
Tong Garden Centre has doubled the size of its petcare, wildlife, birdcare and aquatics department. The extended department is now home to the largest maidenhead aquatics concession and ‘feed the fish’ pool in Yorkshire, including tropical fish from around the world, community fish and specialist aquarium fish. It is also…
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17 SeptemberIndustry News
Animor to open first pet healthcare centre
Animor is set to open its first pet healthcare centre in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, in early Autumn 2021. The company said that this is the first of a planned national network of Animor veterinary centres, which will provide both a subscription-based care plan and pay-as-you-go. The centres will be “purpose-built…
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6 SeptemberIndustry News
Mars Petcare to remove plastic from multipacks
Mars Petcare has announced it will replace shrink film with cardboard across all mixed multipack cans of Pedigree, Whiskas, Chappie and Kitekat pet food in the UK. The new packaging will be widely available in stores from 11 September 2021. The move has been made with the aim to see…
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Aug- 2021 -5 AugustManufacturers
Pets at Home installs recycling points
Pets at Home has announced plans to introduce in-store recycling points for flexible pet food packaging, in what will be an “industry first”. The new initiative, which is being supported by pet food producers Mars and Purina PetCare, is being trialed across 40 stores and three Vets4Pets practices across the…
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Jul- 2021 -29 JulyManufacturers
Cesar unveils new ‘wholesome’ range of products
Mars Petcare has unveiled the launch of a new “natural-inspired” range under its premium dog brand, Cesar. The new range features a multipack format, and is the brand’s first wet multi-serve option, Cesar Natural Goodness Cans. It caters for two to three servings. The products are available in 100% recyclable…
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21 JulyManufacturers
Mars Petcare launches £1.3m TV campaign
Mars Petcare has announced that it will launch a £1.3m TV campaign from Pedigree, as part of its global ambition of “ending pet homelessness by 2030”. The advertisement will feature the tagline ‘Feel the good. Adopt’. Mars said the advert aims to highlight the “good” that can come from pet…
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15 JulyManufacturers
James Wellbeloved launches superfood range
James Wellbeloved has announced the launch of its first superfoods dog range. The latest range features dual shaped kibbles which are reportedly “perceived as healthier by pet owners”, whilst the group said its packaging contained “clear messaging communicating the natural and premium nature of the product”. Arthur Renault, marketing portfolio…
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Jun- 2021 -25 JuneManufacturers
Purina donates £50k to RSPCA’s behaviorist team
Purina has donated £50,000 to the RSPCA’s behaviorist team which will help provide 101 dogs with behavioural support. The petcare company said its support for the RSPCA team comes at a time when the charity “fears training and socialisation” may be needed now more than ever with the “surge in…
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