Scotland

Pets’n’Vets backs bid to update law on selling animals in Scottish pet shops

The Pets’n’Vets Family, the network of veterinary practices with surgeries around Glasgow and surrounding areas, has backed MSP Jeremy Balfour’s…

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New advice to prevent palytoxin poisoning released

OATA has joined forces with key public health officials to produce guidance to help marine aquarium hobbyists who keep corals…

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Iconic British unicorns reintroduced into secluded nature reserve on the Isle of Wight

This Sunday [1 April 2018] wildlife charity People’s Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) is reintroducing a number of unicorns (Equus…

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Fish4Dogs boosts sales team

Fish4Dogs has boosted its sales team by bringing on board a business manager from the pet industry and promoting one…

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Christine Middlemiss takes up post as UK Chief Veterinary Officer

Christine Middlemiss has taken up the post as UK Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) taking over from Nigel Gibbens who has…

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Shock collar ban could be announced in England

A ban of the sale and use of shock collars is to be announced across the UK shortly, following a…

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Dogs Trust calls on government to ban electric collars in new campaign

Canine charity Dogs Trust has launched its #ShockinglyLegal campaign to help urge the government to ban the sale of electronic…

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Channa sales ban on hold after an OATA challenge

Plans to ban the sale of Channa and three aquatic plant species across the whole of the UK has been…

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Vets ‘delighted to see animal welfare high on the political agenda’

The British Veterinary Association has welcomed Labour’s draft policy document: ‘Animal Welfare For The Many, Not The Few’. The document, published…

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Retail footfall takes a hit with Scotland showing sharpest decline

Footfall in January decreased by 1.6% year-on-year, showing a deeper decrease than the rate seen for January 2017, according to…

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