It has been another amazing year for the UK pet industry. With the nation’s pet lovers reportedly spending £4.6 billion a year on pampered pooches and mollycoddled moggies, British companies continue to cash-in with a constant supply of innovative and quirky products.
What better way to look back on a fascinating 12 months, by highlighting the top 20 most read stories in Pet Trade Xtra this year.
Just click on each item to read the facts behind the headlines.
Pictured: One of the biggest stories of the year was Pets Corner buying competitor PamPurredPets, whose founder Steve Fowler (right) was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Pet Industry Federation later in the year.