Wood Green
This coverage examines Wood Green’s role in the UK petcare sector, from its animal rehoming and welfare initiatives to partnerships with retailers, suppliers, and service providers. Pet Gazette reports on organisational news, fundraising activities, community outreach, and collaborative projects with the trade. Coverage provides pet industry professionals with insights into how working with Wood Green can support responsible pet ownership, enhance brand engagement, and create commercial and community opportunities across the supply chain.
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Mar- 2015 -17 MarchPet Owners
Charities and Public Unite to Re-Home Ex-Commercial Laying Hens
Over 230 plucky hens experienced sunshine for the first time this week, thanks to a remarkable partnership between Wood Green, The Animals Charity, and the British Hen Welfare Trust. Hen lovers from across the UK had responded to a rehoming appeal from the charities and were ready and waiting to…
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Jan- 2015 -28 JanuaryRetailers
Pets at Homes VIP Club Customer Scheme Raises £2 MILLION for Animal Charities
More than 560 animal charities across the UK are celebrating after receiving more than £2 million over the past 18 months thanks to generous Pets at Home’s customers. The donations, shared between both national and local independent animal charities on a monthly basis, have been raised by the Pet retailer’s…
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Dec- 2014 -12 DecemberPet Owners
National Christmas Jumper Day for Canine Companions Too!
Today is National Christmas Jumper Day and who said this doesn’t include the nation’s furry friends? Definitely not, Wood Green, The Animals Charity, who are urging animal-lovers to showcase their Christmas jumper triumphs and fails (the less tasteful the better) alongside their pets, and donate just £5 to help…
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Sep- 2014 -3 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
Wood Green Rescue Pets featured in Furniture Village Catalogue
Wood Green, The Animals Charity (www.woodgreen.org.uk) has teamed-up with the UK’s largest independent furniture retailer, Furniture Village, to launch a unique digital initiative which sees a selection of Britain’s least wanted rescue dogs and cats become ‘digital models’. Images of the animals are superimposed on beds, tables and sofas within…
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Jun- 2014 -2 JuneFunny
Buyagift.com launch pet ‘selfie’ competition
Following the massive success of the Buyagift Next Pet Model campaign last year, the website is now on the hunt for the king or queen of the pet ‘selfie’. Buyagift has teamed with two UK based animal charities, Angels Animal Rescue and Wood Green, The Animal Shelter launching the competition…
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Jan- 2013 -15 JanuaryTrade Organisations
Animal charities unite to aid rescue dog
A rescue dog got to spend her first Christmas in a new home after receiving surgery at the Animal Health Trust (AHT) to rid her of an eye condition. One-year-old Basset Hound Bella was born with an ocular dermoid on her left eye, an overgrowth of normal tissue in an…
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Dec- 2012 -12 DecemberFunny
Merial launches ‘Share the Joy’ Christmas animal welfare campaign
Animal health company Merial has launched its first ever ‘Share the Joy’ campaign to highlight and provide some of Britain’s favourite animal charities with much needed funds. Christmas time often sees a rise in animal donations and pet health issues – and the manufacturer of Frontline combo and Frontline Spot-on,…
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May- 2012 -21 MayIndustry News
Retailers urged to sign up to promote welfare for the UK’s third most popular pet
Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW) 2012, which hops off on 15 September this year is calling on the pet retail trade to support this year’s awareness campaign. The week offers free veterinary health checks for the nation’s rabbits, with particular focus on the need to get rabbits vaccinated against myxomatosis and…
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21 May
Retailers urged to sign up to promote welfare for the UK’s third most popular pet
Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW) 2012, which hops off on 15 September this year is calling on the pet retail trade to support this year’s awareness campaign. The week offers free veterinary health checks for the nation’s rabbits, with particular focus on the need to get rabbits vaccinated against myxomatosis and…
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4 MayIndustry News
Charity to teach pet shop staff how to correctly ‘sex’ guinea pigs
Following an increase in the number of unwanted guinea pigs, a Cambridgeshire charity has decided to teach pet shop workers how to correctly determine the gender of the animals. Wood Green animal shelter said it was “full to capacity” after a couple brought in 45 guinea pigs produced by their…
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