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Plans to tackle pet food factory smell given green light despite objections from local residents

Plans to deal with strong odours from a pet food factory were given the green light by county councillors yesterday (Wednesday) despite objections from local residents...

Pictured above right at the factory in 2016, Graham Wheeler, founder of The Real Petfood Company, vowed earlier this year to find a long-term solution to eradicate odours from the building.

Britain's most dog-friendly pub revealed

The Dog at Grundisburgh in Suffolk has been revealed as Britain's most dog-friendly pub for 2018 in a nationwide competition organised by DogBuddy.com, the leading online dog-sitting platform...

New trading standard guides launched to help pet retailers

OATA has joined forces with Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Trading Standards team to provide new support and advice guidance for its members...

Survey reveals owners ignore pets' dental health

A new survey has highlighted some bizarre ways that pet owners have tried to combat their dog's bad breath...

Pet product firms offered insight into trading with China

The Pet Industry Federation has announced details of a second Chinese trade seminar it is holding exclusively for its manufacturer members who are considering trading with China...

Burgess Pet Care celebrates successful National Pet Show

Pet product continues to be a Christmas bestseller

Armitage Pet Care’s Good Boy Advent Calendar for Dogs is still proving very popular with pet owners this year, appearing in the top 10 bestselling Christmas products in a nationwide list...

Scruffs enhances its bestselling thermal collection

Manchester-based pet bed specialist Scruffs has announced an enhancement to its bestselling, self-heating thermal range of pet bedding...

Cotswold RAW launches ‘3 birds in a bowl’ festive line

Cotswold RAW has launched a ‘3 birds in a bowl’ festive line in time for Christmas with the dog food containing rabbit, venison and duck...

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American retail giant bans sale of pet food containing artificial colours, flavours and preservatives

American retailing giant Petco has announced it will stop selling pet food and treats containing artificial colours, flavours and preservatives...

Oscar & Hooch launches Daisy range in memory of Medical Detection Dog Daisy

Oscar & Hooch has launched the Daisy Range dog collars and leads. An important story lies behind this new range which commemorates a very special Labrador called Daisy..

Johnston & Jeff launches new bird table range

Johnston & Jeff is launching a new range of bird tables. The first to be released is a set of four tables each of which comes in a box...

British equestrians in the spotlight at BETA International

Two of Britain’s top equestrians are set to appear as special guests at BETA International 2019. Eventing world champion Ros Canter (pictured) and Paralympic multiple-gold medallist Sophie Christiansen will be talking about their amazing successes at The Charles Owen Spotlight on Monday 21 January.

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...

Big changes at Vital but it’s business as usual

Vital Pet Products is restructuring following a review of its business, and Director Sunny Sharma has given his personal reassurance there will be no redundancies as a direct result of the change. He also said there should be no disruption to supply for customers...

Pet shop vows to stay open despite animal welfare accusations

A pet shop owner in Greater Manchester has vowed to stay open despite an online campaign calling for its closure on animal welfare grounds...

Major pet companies book their stands at PATS Sandown

PATS Sandown is set to be a must-visit event for pet retailers and buyers as the industry’s leading companies show their commitment to the exhibition on 10^th and 11^th February 2019...

Animals killed in pet centre blaze

Birds, reptiles and lizards were killed in the blaze at Isle of Wight Pet Centre in Newport on Monday night...