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The EFRA (Envrionment, Food and Rural Affairs) Committee wants the Government to address the fact that more than half of the puppies entering the market come from unlicensed breeders, and is today calling for a list of licensed breeders to be made public...

Pet retail chain responds to EFRA Committee report

Dr Samantha Butler-Davies MRCVS, Head of Clinical Services at Pets at Home, said: “Pets at Home and Vets for Pets welcome today's EFRA Committee report on Pet welfare and abuse and we strongly support the recommendations to tackle unlicensed and irresponsible breeding practices of dogs and cats...

UK Pet Food announces Rupert Phillips as new Chair

UK Pet Food, the trade association for the UK Pet Food industry, has announced its new Chair – Rupert Phillips, Managing Director of Pet (UK & Ireland) at Spectrum Brands...

‘Wonderful World of Treats’ unveils exciting new range

The creative UK bakers at ‘Wonderful World of Treats’ have created recipes that bring foods usually only available for humans to our four-legged friends...

CASCO Pet appoints Group Managing Director

CASCO Pet, the animal enclosure and equipment specialist, has appointed Wayne Kemp to the role of Group Managing Director. The newly created role is reflective of the company’s continued business growth and its global market presence across pet retail and veterinary sectors...

Furr Boost offered £50,000 Dragons’ Den investment

Furr Boost directors Ian and Louise Toal secured a £50,000 investment for a 30% share of their company from fashion retail entrepreneur and investor Touker Suleyman on BBC One’s Dragons’ Den for their award-winning range of smoothie drinks for dogs...

See the stars of Dragons’ Den at PATS 2024

Visitors to PATS 2024 – the Pet & Aquatics Trade Show – will get the chance to meet pet companies who have starred in the current series of BBC One’s hit programme Dragons’ Den...

See inside the new Just for Pets superstore in Cambridge

Just for Pets Cambridge has moved to a bigger unit on its Barnwell Road site in Cambridge, opening a much improved and larger store...

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KONG Day appeal to deliver presents to sheltered dogs

Hungry hounds are drooling at the thought of Kong toys packed with food from Healthy Pet Store in Totton being delivered to shelters across Southampton...

HayPigs! causes a stir with April Fools hoax

Award-winning small animal pet business HayPigs! caused a stir with the announcement it was switching its attention to hamsters in a bid to lower costs, optimise shipping efficiencies and refresh the brand...

Doodlebone launches new accessories collection

Pet accessories firm Doodlebone has launched ‘The Brights’ collection, which is full of exciting new colours and patterns for fun summer days...

DotDotPet exhibits at Cosmoprof in Bologna for first time

New eco conscious wellness and lifestyle brand DotDotPet, which was given its soft launch at PATS Telford in 2023, recently exhibited at Cosmoprof in Bologna in Italy...

Over 200 dog walkers join PAWD DRINKS for Battersea Park walk

Over 200 dog walkers from across London and the UK joined the founders of PAWD DRINKS, Rory Hanna and Archie Wilson, for a special walk event in Battersea Park...

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Pets at Home snaps up Heart Drive sponsorship deal

Pets at Home has launched a new multi-year campaign with media and entertainment group, Global. The deal includes exclusive sponsorship of all Heart Drive shows...

High-street pet shop celebrates 30 years of trading

The Pet Shop in Sittingbourne High Street, Kent is this month celebrating 30 years of trading.

Agria Pet Insurance launches The Pet Profession Podcast

A new podcast, ‘The Pet Profession Podcast’ by Agria Pet Insurance, has launched to help vet professionals navigate the remarkable yet challenging journey they go through in their careers...

CSJ’s Skinny Cream helps boss recover

A catastrophic brush with a sheep in February left CSJ’s Ceri Rundle with a severely smashed right knee – a ‘Depressed Comminuted Lateral Tibial Plateau Fracture’...

The best of last edition of Pet Trade Xtra

The top-read stories from last week's Pet Trade Xtra can be seen below, if you missed them...

Gerard O’Mahony steps down as Pedigree Wholesale MD

After six years with Pedigree Wholesale, Gerard O'Mahony has decided to step down as Managing Director. During his tenure the company has achieved unprecedented success, propelling its wholesale business to new heights...

Cranswick makes huge brand investment in Vitalin

Vitalin, one of the UK’s oldest pet food brands, has celebrated a seven-figure brand investment with the launch of its first TV campaign...

OATA slams Defra

OATA has used its submission to a consultation on Susceptible and Vector Species to complain about the way Defra has handled proposed changes to the disease status of a number of popular aquarium fish...

Pets at Home on course to deliver forecast results

Pets at Home claims it is on course to deliver expected financial results for the year to March 28, 2024, in a trading update issued on Tuesday...