Newsletter - Pet Trade Xtra

Pets have always been popular with TV programme makers but now it seems the companies that make and sell pet products are becoming just as entertaining. In the coming week two UK pet companies are being featured on prime-time BBC2 and Channel 4 programmes...

Pets Corner boss goes undercover for Channel 4

Steve Charman, the co-owner of nationwide retailer Pets Corner goes undercover on Channel 4 in his own business to see if a potentially risky multi-million pound investment to grow the business is likely to succeed. The programme 'Undercover Boss' will be shown on Tuesday, July 29, at 9pm...

Pure Pet Food duo eat own dog food to impress Dragons

Don't forget to see how Pure Pet Food duo Daniel Eha and Mathew Cockroft fared in the Dragon's Den this Sunday (BBC2, 8pm). We can tell you they even ate their own dog food in a bid to impress the Dragons...

New pet food brand to launch in the UK with seven treats

Tribal Pet Foods will launch in August with a range of seven dog treats, and the company claims they will provide pe owners with an option that has not yet been available to the market...

The Pet Show 2014 sign Webbox and Goodwyns as sponsors

The Pet Show 2014 has signed a new sponsorship deal ahead of the UK’s largest family pet event, which takes place on August 2 and 3 at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire...

Dog Rocks named as winners of young entrepreneur award

Maidenhead-based manufacturing & distributing company Dog Rocks Ltd has been named winner of their region in the Haines Watt Young Entrepreneur Series for West Berkshire...

Aquatic industry pays tribute to leading international official killed in Ukraine plane tragedy

Leading figues in the aquatic industry have been paying tribute to Dr Alex Ploeg, Secretary General of Ornamental Fish International, who lost his life in the plane crash above Ukraine. Dr Ploeg perished along with his wife Edith, their son Robert and his friend Robin. They were on their way to a holiday in Asia...

Pet Trade News

Customers of independent pet shop stay loyal despite opening of a Pets at Home store

The owner of Ryan’s Pet Centre in Dumbarton says his customers are staying loyal, despite the opening of a Pets at Home superstore in the Scottish town...

Thousands sign petition after dog dies on P&O ferry

More than 5,000 people have signed a petition calling for dogs to be allowed on the passenger decks of ferries after a pet died in a car during a crossing to Dover...

People insure their pets before their family, claims new research

People are twice as likely to insure their pets than their family. Research from Friends Life has revealed that 21% of people hold a pet insurance policy while just 12% have critical illness cover, and an even smaller number (9%) hold income protection.

Battersea Dogs Home gets £125,000 from Postcode Lottery

Battersea Dogs & Cats Home has received its largest grant – £125,000 raised by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.

Flat pack hen house rules the garden roost

Recent industrial design graduate Lucie Bateman,21, has designed a quirky flat pack hen house designed for the city dweller - with little or no space but a desire to keep chickens...

Dogs get jealous too, study reveals

Pets were twice as likely to nudge an owner playing with a rival dog as when he was looking at a bucket of sweets...

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