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Pets at Home ramps up training recruitment scheme

Pets at Home is ramping up recruitment for its training academy in 2019. Recruitment agency Encore Personnel, which has an onsite team hiring and supporting agency workers at the pet retailer, revealed it will enhance the training programme further by training up to 10 new recruits each month.
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Ten million owners don't know what's in their pets' food
Research by True Instinct has revealed that 10 million dog and cat owners are not aware of what’s in their pet’s food. Despite this, a quarter are pledging to make a healthy New Year’s resolution for their furry-friend in 2019 with the top one being going for more walks...
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Ceva launches humorous new TV advertisements

Ceva Animal Health has launched humorous new TV advertisements and partnered with the popular ‘Walking the Dog’ podcast series to raise awareness of its leading pet behaviour products Adaptil and Feliway...
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Santa Denzel treats 500 dachshunds for Christmas
Denzel, the chocolate cocker spaniel and face of healthy snack company Denzel’s, took to the streets of London before Christmas. Along with his faithful elves Santa Denzel treated 500 sausage dogs in Hyde Park who were dressed to the nines in their finest festive get-ups.
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Skinner’s donate over £10,000 in dog food to rescue centres throughout the UK

Suffolk based manufacturer Skinner’s Pet Foods supported rescue centres throughout the UK with over £10,000 of dog food this Christmas...
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Owners put their pets’ health at the heart of 2019
When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, pets and their human counterparts have the same goals for the New Year. Health-related commitments top the list for both UK adults and their four-legged companions in 2019, according to new research from Sainsbury’s Bank Pet Insurance...
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Vince the Vet completes launch of unique range of clinically proven, natural supplements and remedies,

Dr Vince MacNally, a veterinary surgeon in Southport with over 30 years’ experience, has made available a unique range of clinically proven, natural supplements and Pet Remedies, which over the last 25 years, have transformed the lives of countless dogs and cats...
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Taking the stress out of settling, bonding and training
Pet Remedy has announced the launch of a de-stress and calming kit aimed at owners of new pets to help them settle into their new home...
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Vitalin to showcase eco-friendly packaging at PATS

Vitalin will be showcasing its new luxury dog range, including the Tetra Pak packaged Pâté range, at next month's PATS Sandown, which takes place on February 10-11.
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Last chance to nominate for Ceva Animal Welfare Awards
It’s the last chance to nominate individuals or teams for the prestigious Ceva Animal Welfare Awards 2019, which celebrate the achievements of welfare heroes from the farming, veterinary and charity industries...
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Pet Trade Xtra hits the high spots in 2018
Pet Trade Xtra was read by 19,159 unique readers in 2018. They read just under 400,000 pages at an average of 32,680 pages viewed per month. The total openings over the year were 211,928, an average of 4,155 per issue.
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New products that caught our eye in 2018 – will they become 2019 bestsellers?
There were some fantastic new products launched in 2018, many of which won prestigious awards. Below we feature a selection of items that we believe will be bestsellers in the coming year...
An award-winning product taking the market by storm
The Lickimat from Sharples Pet won a New Product Award at PATS Telford in September, and already it has had a big impact in pet stores...
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Christmas recipe for dogs proves to be a winner
Devonian dog-lovers Forthglade launched a delicious natural gourmet Christmas recipe for dogs, made with Turkey & Goose, in 2018 and it has already proved to be a big winner...
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Another festive product that caught our eye
Santa Paws Lollipops from new company Four Legged Fancies proved to be another winner with the judges of the New Product Awards at PATS Telford, winning the Dog Treat category...
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HOWND entered the dog treat market and made instant impact
HOWND took a bold step into the dog treats market in 2018 with a first range of 100% natural vegetarian Hemp Wellness Treats - and within a few weeks had won gold at the PetQuip Awards.
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The best of the previous Pet Trade Xtra
The top-read stories from last week's Pet Trade Xtra can be seen below, if you missed them...
Owner ‘distraught’ after Pets at Home grooming incident
A pet owner has been left “distraught” after part of his dog’s tongue was cut off by a Pets at Home groomer, reports the Peterborough Telegraph.
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Revealed: Top 50 pet industry news stories of 2018
It has been an amazing and eventful year for the UK pet industry with lots of companies making headline news (good and bad) as well as scores of exciting and innovative new products being launched. What better way to look back on 2018 than through the Top 50 best-read stories?
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New appointments at pet food firm
The number of employees at the Real Petfood Company has more than doubled from 30 to 65 since the firm moved to its current site at Kinmel Park in Bodelwyddan some two years ago. The latest appointments are Ceri Twist as Technical Services Manager and Ross Dilworth as an electrical & software engineering apprentice...
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HOWND set to launch Hemp Wellness Treats Starter Pack with free counter display
HOWND will be launching starter packs of its award-winning range of 100% natural Hemp Wellness Treats in the New Year. When ordering a case of 10 units per variety (total x 50 units) customers will receive a free branded counter display unit...
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