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Pet industry hits back at raw food fears
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Pet care firms listed in Top 100 Megabrands
Pet food firm nominated for major franchising awards
OATA supports freshwater fish conservation programme
Vet tech business gets funding for international expansion
Greatest dog show in the world starts today
Thirteen hours of Crufts on TV
Billy + Margot showcases new dog food range at Crufts
The world’s greatest dogs deserve real food
Naturediet to showcase extended Eco-Friendly dog food
50 years of expertise and innovation for EUKANUBA
Paul O’Grady's dog food range on show at Crufts
WHIMZEES helps dogs gain champion clean teeth
Orvis celebrates partnership with Nineteen 87
Benyfit Natural announces exciting guestlist for Crufts
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Pet shop owner prosecuted by RSPCA
PIF restructures event portfolio to include new dog grooming contest
School pupils create plastic-free pet products
New floating shape toys from Mighty Mutts brand
Bestpets ‘takes two’ at the Bestway Performance Awards
Skinner’s sponsor Suffolk Dog Day’s first Woofers Winter Walk
New and improved FURminator premium grooming range
Tetra launches Pond FilterStart Bacteria to restore biological balance
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School pupils create plastic-free pet products

A team of pupils at a Suffolk School have been getting to grips with the world of business by creating their own pet brand DOG.

 

Standing for Durable, Organic, Green, DOG represents the environmental message behind plastic-free products for pets.

 

“We worked to come up with a plan that was sustainable but useful. We were thinking about what was a big market,” said team member Sarah Barker.

 

The plastic-free products include dog leads made of hemp which is grown in the UK and then put together by a family company in Yorkshire. 

 

The students at Woodbridge School then add a leather handle which they hand stitch onto the leads. 

 

All the leather is material from an upholsterer who was going to dispose of it in landfill.

 

The product packaging is also made from recycled, biodegradable materials.

 

The project is part of the nationwide Young Enterprise scheme which sees Year 12 students across the country set up their own small businesses. 

 

Read the full story here

https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/hemp-dog-leads-being-sold-by-suffolk-enteprise-project-1-5917908

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