RSPCA
The RSPCA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is a key voice in UK animal welfare, and its campaigns, partnerships, and policy positions often influence the pet retail landscape. Pet Gazette reports on RSPCA initiatives that affect product standards, ethical sourcing, pet adoption, and consumer expectations around welfare. Coverage includes collaborations with petcare brands and retailers, endorsements, and how RSPCA guidance intersects with trading practices in nutrition, accessories, and live animal sales. This tag helps retailers, distributors, and suppliers stay informed on welfare-led shifts shaping pet sector decision-making.
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Jun- 2019 -26 JuneCurrent Affairs
Gove delivers new bill to give animal abusers tougher sentences
Environment secretary Michael Gove has announced a new bill to enable tougher prison sentences for the worst animal abusers and introduced it to Parliament yesterday (Tuesday 25 June). The Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill means that animal abusers could face up to five years in prison, a significant increase from the…
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May- 2019 -8 MayRetailers
Pets at Home launches new ‘Store of the Future’
Pet care retail chain Pets at Home has unveiled its new Store of the Future format in Stockport and Chesterfield following a multi-million pound investment. The new offering hopes to create a centre of “pet care excellence and exceptional customer service”, and put Pets at Home at the heart of…
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7 MayCurrent Affairs
HMRC raises millions from tax-dodging puppy farmers
More than £5m has been raised by an HMRC taskforce tackling dishonest dog breeders who were selling pups on the black market. HMRC set up the taskforce in October 2015 after discussions with animal welfare groups suggested tens of thousands of puppies were being reared in unregulated conditions and sold…
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Apr- 2019 -18 AprilCelebrities
Huawei and Louis Smith join forces with RSPCA to rehome pets
Smartphone brand Huawei has partnered with animal rescue charity RSPCA, as new research revealed when it comes to adopting pets, 56% of Brits would skip over an animal looking for a home, if their profile picture wasn’t “up to scratch”. To help some of the thousands of rescue pets waiting…
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16 AprilCurrent Affairs
Owner of raided 4 Paws banned from acting as company director
Former owner of the 4 Paws boarding kennels, Jodie Annabel Fairbrother, from Immingham, Lincolnshire, has had her bankruptcy restrictions extended for seven years meaning she is unable to act as a company director without permission. Her business traded from Janika Boarding Kennels under the name ‘4 Paws’ and provided animal…
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10 AprilCharities
Experts issue advice on questions to ask puppy breeders
The British Veterinary Association (BVA), Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) and RSPCA have partnered this National Pet Month (1 April – 6 May) to encourage anyone thinking of buying a puppy to always use The Puppy Contract and ask important questions. New statistics from BVA’s Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey…
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Mar- 2019 -22 MarchEvents
RWAF to hold conference in Birmingham
Rabbit Welfare Association and Fund (RWAF) and Burgess Pet Care have been working together to deliver rabbit specific CPD for 15 years. The two organisations are offering a day packed full of health, welfare and behaviour. This ‘Essentials’ day is for every non clinical person that works with rabbits and…
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11 MarchFeatures
Animal welfare and Brexit: What does the future hold?
With Brexit-day looming, important topics are being discussed. People are asking questions. What will happen to business after Brexit? What about the NHS? How will travel and tourism be affected once Free Movement has ended? While the answers to these questions are certainly important, there are other questions being asked,…
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Feb- 2019 -1 FebruaryVeterinary
Northampton vets looks to relocate after ‘substantially’ outgrowing current site
A Northampton vet practice is to relocate following is to relocated after outgrowing its current site. The Cat and Rabbit Care Clinic, part of the Northlands Group, has been looking to move after it said demand for its treatment of cats, rabbits, guinea pigs and other small mammals grew “substantially”…
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Jan- 2019 -16 JanuaryCharities
French Bulldog and Pug puppies most illegally imported breeds
French Bulldogs and Pugs top the list of dog breeds vets most commonly suspected of being imported illegally into the UK, statistics released by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) have revealed. Just one year on from the launch of its #BreedtoBreathe campaign, BVA’s Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey has…
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