Veterinary Practices
Veterinary practices are an essential part of the UK petcare ecosystem, influencing product recommendations, customer trust, and pet owner behaviour. Pet Gazette reports on commercial developments within the veterinary sector that impact the retail and supply chain โ including practice acquisitions, corporate consolidation, partnerships with petcare brands, and cross-referral strategies. Coverage also includes new clinic openings, service innovations, and trends in preventative care and prescription products. This tag offers valuable insight into how veterinary practices shape demand for health-related pet products and interact with the wider commercial pet industry.
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Apr- 2016 -21 AprilCurrent Affairs
Revenue growth for Pets at Home
Pets at Home Group Plc has reported growth in revenue following the opening of more groom rooms and veterinary practices. Revenue grew in the year till March 31 toย ยฃ793.1m, up from ยฃ729.1m the year before, as like-for-like revenue grew by 2.1 percent. The company opened 20 new superstores, 50 vet…
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19 AprilIndustry News
God Save the Corgi treats celebrate Queen’s 90th birthday
DTC (The Dog Treat Company) is celebrating the Queen’s 90th birthday with the introduction of a new treat called God Save the Corgi. DTC founder Joe Halliwell commented, “For us the Queenโs 90th seemed the perfect celebration to raise awareness for such an enigmatic blue-blooded breed, courtesy of some suitably…
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14 AprilVeterinary
PDSA launches own-brand pet product range
Vet charity, PDSA, will beย launchingย its ownย selection of pet wellbeing products.ย The newย PDSA Vet Care range will initially includeย joint supplements for cats and dogs, a skin supplement for dogs and an antimicrobial dog shampoo. PDSA Vet and developer of the PDSA Vet Care range, Chris Wright, said: โAt PDSA, the health and…
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1 AprilCurrent Affairs
Vets urged to support Rabbit Awareness Week
Veterinary practices are being called upon to sign up for Burgess Pet Careย RAW campaign when it attends the British Small Animal Veterinary Associations (BSAVA) congress in Birmingham on April 7-10. โUp to 57 percent of rabbits live alone and we believe this number is still too high and are urging…
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Mar- 2016 -31 MarchCurrent Affairs
BSAVA celebrates National Pet Month
The British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) is advising vet practices to play a vital role in marking National Pet Month, by celebrating improvements in animal welfare and raising money for UK pet charities. The theme of the national campaign, taking place from April 1 โ May, is to champion…
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11 MarchCurrent Affairs
Beco Pets challenges UK dogs to โGet Fit, Not Fatโ
Beco Pets has joined the fight against pet obesity. The eco-pet product company has launched a campaign toย help the UKโs three million overweight dogs get fit, not fat. Central to Beco Petsโ campaign is the popular new flying disc toy in their โFetchโ range, The Beco Flyer, which encourages dogs…
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Feb- 2016 -26 FebruaryEvents
Dates announced for Rabbit Awareness Week
Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW) celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2016. The event, which takes place fromย June 18 to 26, will involveย veterinary practices and the pet industry in a campaign to raiseย awareness of the importance of rabbit companionship. The week will be led by pet food manufacturer Burgess Pet Careย alongside the…
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15 FebruaryVeterinary
Veterinary practices receive cheques for ยฃ4,000
Independent Vetcare Ltd has givenย five of its practices cheques for ยฃ4,000 each. The company has been running a practice competition to boost itsย preventative healthcare scheme –ย Pet Health Club – in conjunction with Bayer Animal Health. Participating practices were spit into four categories based on their Pet Health Club penetration rate…
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Jan- 2016 -5 JanuaryCurrent Affairs
Top ten unusual items eaten by dogs
New research by vets has found that a few dogs in the UK have been causingย problems in the relationships withย their owners because of unusual cravings. When Vets4Pets surveyed its veterinary practices to find the most unusual items found in a dogโs stomach, one of the most oddย was underwear that belonged…
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Aug- 2015 -7 AugustVeterinary
BVA survey shows a struggle in employment
The BVA Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey, spring 2015, revealed that the majority of practices who had recently tried to recruit vets had struggled to find suitable candidates. Two thirds of practices looking to recruit in the last year took more than three months to fill their vacancies…
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