York
York is a hub for independent pet retailers, regional suppliers, and emerging petcare businesses within the North of England. Pet Gazette reports on shop openings and closures, local distributor activity, and business developments affecting the pet trade in and around York. Coverage includes regional trends in pet food and accessory demand, partnerships with national brands, and operational updates from pet industry players based in the area. This tag supports pet retailers, wholesalers, and suppliers looking to monitor commercial activity in this historically significant and economically active city.
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Mar- 2019 -12 MarchScience
Fitzpatrick completes first dog prostate embolisation procedure
Fitzpatrick Referrals is now offering arterial embolisation as a treatment for canine prostatic neoplasia – the first veterinary centre to do so in Europe. Gerard McLauchlan first carried out the procedure in December 2018 and has since performed it on two more patients. Prior to joining Fitzpatrick Referrals, McLauchlan completed…
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Jan- 2019 -16 JanuaryCharities
Burns Pet Nutrition to feed ‘thousands’ of rescue animals in 2019
Pet food company Burns Pet Nutrition is aiming to improve the health and wellbeing of British and Irish rescue animals by providing pet food and donations to multiple animal charities. The family-run firm, which already regularly donates its pet food to over 40 rescue centres across the UK, has announced…
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11 JanuaryBusiness
Not-for-profit vet opens second practice in Yorkshire
A not-for-profit veterinary company is opening its second practice in Yorkshire. The clinic opens less than one year since it unveiled its first Yorkshire-based surgery in Tingley, Leeds. Animal Trust opens on Railway Street, Dewsbury, on 14 January. Set up by vets with the main focus on the welfare of…
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10 JanuaryCharities
Yorkshire business backs charity assistance puppies
Yorkshire-based insurance company The Insurance Emporium went to meet their sponsored puppies Kai and Otis for the first time during a visit to Hearing Dogs’ The Grange Training Centre in Buckinghamshire. During the visit, The Insurance Emporium made a donation of £5,000, which will go towards training the puppies. This…
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4 JanuaryPet Owners
Over half of UK pet owners do not have insurance
New research has found that over half of UK’s pet owners have not taken out an insurance policy for their animal. Despite the high levels of underinsurance, research from comparethemarket.com reveals that 44% of owners would struggle to afford vet bills out of their own savings. The number is even…
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3 JanuaryManufacturers
Research reveals pudgy dogs live up to 2.5 years less than healthy ones
New research from the University of Liverpool and Mars Petcare’s WALTHAM Centre for Pet Nutrition revealed overweight dogs are more likely to have shorter lives than those at ideal body weights. Results from the study showed the lifespan of overweight dogs was up to two and a half years shorter…
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Nov- 2018 -19 NovemberVeterinary
Vet suspended for assault and medicine mis-administration
A North Yorkshire veterinary surgeon has been suspended for six months, following a assault conviction, inappropriate attempts at surgery and administration of medicines to another person. The hearing by the disciplinary committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) for Richard Sutcliffe took place from Monday 12 to Wednesday…
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14 NovemberCharities
Pets at Home’s York stores raise £50,000 for charity
Pets at Home’s two York stores have raised £50,000 for the RSPCA through hosting volunteer collections, a £1 raffle and other fundraising events. The RSPCA will use the money raised to help rescue, rehabilitate and rehome animals in need. Just last month the retailer partnered with the Alzheimer’s Society to…
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Oct- 2018 -18 OctoberBusiness
Inspired Pet Nutrition appoints group operations director
Inspired Pet Nutrition, has announced that David Proctor will be joining the company as group operations director in early December. Proctor will be based at the firm’s head office at Dalton Airfield, near Thirsk in North Yorkshire. The operations director has spent over twenty years in the automotive and consumer…
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Sep- 2018 -21 SeptemberAwards
Newly qualified vet receives scholarship for raptor rehabilitation research
Cambridge Veterinary School graduate, Helen Inzani, was announced as the recipient of the Harry Steele-Bodger Memorial Travel Scholarship for 2018 during an awards ceremony at the British Veterinary Association’s (BVA) Members’ Day in York. The Harry Steele-Bodger Memorial Travel Scholarship is awarded annually to a penultimate or final-year veterinary student…
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