In This Issue
AQUA 2013 attracts large numbers of visitors
Still a chance to visit AQUA tomorrow
AQUA's New Product Awards revealed
Tetra puts the spotlight on aquariums
Is this the world's largest fish flake? King British thinks it is!
Profit from a new look at Interpet
View the new PATS video
TV cooks donate recipes for PDSA’s Big Biscuit Break
PDSA needs your help to win £50,000 to save more pets' lives
New research shows how dogs could help the elderly
Overweight dogs have a shorter lifespan, says research
TopLife launches new milk for cats
FURst-Aid offer 25% off trade prices in run up to Christmas
Armitage Dog Advent Calendar
Crufts2014 tickets on sale – Children under 12 go free
Arden Grange launches new 'Pork and Rice' complete dry dog food
Aesculap launches new care-line range of products
Cat lovers urged not to stroke their pets
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AQUA 2013 attracts large numbers of visitors


Visitors flocked to Telford International Centre today (Wednesday) for the opening of the two-day AQUA 2013 show, the UK’s premier trade show for the aquatics, water gardening and reptilian trades...
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Still a chance to visit AQUA tomorrow
There is a still a chance to visit AQUA 2013 at Telford tomorrow (Thursday), and you can register online now for free entry. The show opens at 9 am and closes at 5pm... 
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AQUA's New Product Awards revealed


The judging panel were faced with a record number entries when the judged the New Product Awards at AQUA 2013 this morning. With an entry list that embraced everything from huge sectional garden pond to  small pots of fish food, the judges debated the pros and cons of each of the entries in coming to a collective decision on the category winners...
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Tetra puts the spotlight on aquariums
 
Leading fish food brand Tetra launched two new and very different aquariums at AQUA 2013 – the Tetra AquaArt Explorer Line (pictured) and the Tetra Peppa Pig...
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Is this the world's largest fish flake? King British thinks it is!


Visitors to the King British stand at AQUA 2013 will be able to see the world's largest fish flake encased in a glass frame...
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Profit from a new look at Interpet
 
Innovation has always been at the heart of the Interpet brand. With over 60 years of specialist experience in aquatics, Interpet is today unveiling over 50 new products at AQUA – all in a new look consumer friendly packaging...
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View the new PATS video


A new film on PATS Harrogate, which captures the reaction of exhibitors and visitors to last month's trade show, is now available to view...
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TV cooks donate recipes for PDSA’s Big Biscuit Break


Top chefs including Gino D’Acampo and Glynn Purnell have donated delicious biscuit recipes to support a national fundraising event in aid of poorly pets. They have pledged their support for PDSA’s ‘Big Biscuit Break’, taking place on 30 October, with people encouraged to gather for a ‘cuppa and a biscuit’ to raise thousands to help the UK’s leading veterinary charity treat even more sick and injured pets.
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PDSA needs your help to win £50,000 to save more pets' lives
 
Vet charity PDSA is in the running for a £50,000 boost to help it save more pets’ lives. The charity, which treats thousands of animals every day through its UK network of 51 pet hospitals, says it would use the winnings to fund an initiative focused on preventable diseases, which claim the lives of hundreds of dogs, cats and other pets every day...
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New research shows how dogs could help the elderly



Monitoring the mood of a pet dog could be used as an early warning sign that an elderly owner is struggling to cope, a new report has claimed...
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Overweight dogs have a shorter lifespan, says research
Being overweight shortens a dog's life expectancy, according to new research by the Waltham Centre for Pet Nutrition.
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