A Leicestershire pet shop has closed after nearly six decades of trading. Pet Care in Oadby blamed changes in ‘market forces’ – for its demise.

Owner Shawn Whitehead told LeicestershireLive: “We’ve done 58 years which is a great accomplishment. My dad Paul was 17 when he started it in 1967 and my brother was born upstairs in the flat. We’ve seen recessions come and go and survived them all."

But Shawn added: "Kids today aren’t wanting pets like hamsters and rabbits, they want an iPhone instead and parents are happy to accommodate to that.”

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