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 — 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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Feb- 2020 -28 FebruaryVeterinary
Sussex veterinary practice moves to £1.8m site
A Sussex veterinary referral practice will expand its services following its move to a new £1.8m site. Anderson Abercromby Veterinary Referrals moved to the new practice in Warnham, Sussex, after it outgrew its previous premises on Ockley, where it has been based since 2005. The move follows a £1.8m investment…
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7 FebruaryVeterinary
CVS launches SignVideo service
CVS has announced it will offer SignVideo, a service to deaf pet owners who use British Sign Language (BSL), across all its practices. The new service will allow clients to make phone calls to CVS Veterinary practices and attend in-practice consultations using fully qualified BSL interpreters via video calls. Julie…
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6 FebruaryVeterinary
VetPartners appoints new sustainability manager
VetPartners has announced the appointment of Hannah James PHD as its new sustainability manager. Based at the group’s York headquarters, Dr James will now oversee the management of environmental and social issues on behalf of VetPartners and its 130 veterinary practices across the UK to “ensure the group is sustainable”.…
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Dec- 2019 -13 DecemberPet Owners
Medivet announces first dog blood donor day in West Sussex
Veterinary led group, Medivet 24 Hour Faygate is inviting dog owners and their pets to its first blood donor day on Thursday 19 December. Run by Medivet’s in-house blood donation service, VetBlood, the session is being laid on to ensure there is enough blood stock supply to last over the…
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Nov- 2019 -6 NovemberCelebrities
Edinburgh Cat and Dog Home announce partnership with Abercorn and Braid vets
Edinburgh Dog and Cat Home has announced its partnership with Abercorn and Braid vets to provide medical treatment for hundreds of stray and unwanted pets in the home’s care. The new partnership will support the charity’s work with ongoing work with abandoned animals, who “often reach their doors with a…
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Oct- 2019 -22 OctoberFeatures
M&A trends in pet care
Petcare is one of the fastest growing areas of the consumer sector. Globally it’s a £100bn market, with the UK petcare sector now valued at close to £6bn. Market growth is driven by sector-specific factors as well as reflecting broader consumer trends. The growing fashion to treat pets as family…
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Sep- 2019 -11 SeptemberAwards
RCVS and SPVS launch Vet Wellbeing Awards 2019
The Society for Practising Veterinary Surgeons (SPVS), in partnership with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons’ Mind Matters Initiative (MMI), is looking for practices that are going above and beyond to support staff wellbeing for this year’s Vet Wellbeing Awards. There are three award categories that practices can enter depending…
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Jul- 2019 -26 JulyVeterinary
RCVS warns against ‘bogus’ vet with animal cruelty convictions
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is warning the veterinary profession not to employ Jayson Paul Wells, who has “fraudulently” practised as a veterinary surgeon in the UK and who has “pleaded guilty” to a number of animal cruelty charges. In 2014, he received 19 months in prison and…
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18 JulyEvents
‘Largest ever’ response to Rabbit Awareness Week helps boost vaccinations
Burgess Pet Care, the organisers of Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW), has announced that this year’s ‘Protect and Prevent’ campaign has been the “most successful RAW campaign yet”. Over 5000 campaign packs were downloaded from the Rabbit Awareness Week website and feedback from veterinary practices taking part in RAW has shown…
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8 JulyCharities
Vets and charity search for dog donation ‘heroes’
Charity Pet Blood Bank UK is now working with Vets4Pets to encourage more owners to register their dog to give blood, as the charity faces challenges over the summer months which lead to lower stock levels of blood during this period. According to recent research by Vets4Pets, owners are not…
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