2013-PATS-logos---joint 

In This Issue
Vets should share some of the blame for falling pet welfare standards
Are you an SQP? Earn valuable CPD points at PATS!
OATA hits back at tropical fish alarms
HiLife launches ultra premium pouch dog food
Hollings adds to dog treat range
Bird-lovers encouraged to be part of the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch
English Setter no longer at risk of extinction
Pet shop murder probe reopened
Top 10 pet names revealed
Colombo Bactuur water treatments bring ponds back to life
Surge in sales of dog coats
Puppies snatched during Kent pet shop raid
ORIJEN announces 'Whole Prey' concept
Campaign to rid New Zealand of cats angers animal-lovers
Send us your news
For enquiries concerning Pet Trade Xtra email neil.pope@tgcmc.co.uk
News items and views on topical issues are welcome.
For advertising details email pat.flynn@tgcmc.co.uk

 
Vets should share some of the blame for falling pet welfare standards

A leading dog behaviourist and obedience trainer has come to the defence of pet owners blamed for a decline in animal welfare standards, and suggested that vets were partly at fault...

Read more»
Are you an SQP? Earn valuable CPD points at PATS!


Visitors to PATS Sandown will be able to earn Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points if they attend a special seminar by animal healthcare specialists Merial...
Read more»
OATA hits back at tropical fish alarms
 

The Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association has hit back at a report from an American University which claimed that people who kept tropical fish were at risk from bacterial infections and life-threatening diseases...

Read more»
HiLife launches ultra premium pouch dog food


Town & Country Pefoods Ltd, makers of HiLife, has launched a new ultra premium pouch dog food called Spoil Me!
Read more»
Hollings adds to dog treat range
 
Hollings has added two new products to its dog treat range – Prime Chicken Fillets 100g and Prime Duck Fillets 100g...
Read more»
Bird-lovers encouraged to be part of the RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch


To celebrate the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, Castle Gardens in Sherborne will present a new birdhouse and feeder to the bird-lover who spots and records the most varieties during the event which takes place on January 26-27...
Read more»
English Setter no longer at risk of extinction
 
The English Setter has come off the Kennel Club’s list of native dog breeds that could be at risk of extinction after registrations increased by 25% in 2012...
Read more»


 

Email Software by Newsweaver