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Dragon Deborah Meaden exits Billy+Margot as firm announces partnership with The Company of Animals

PetQuip announces finalists for its prestigious Awards

Speculation over future of online pet retailers

‘Entry level’ brand DogStar launched by makers of Animology

Beaphar pledge donations to Hearing Dogs for Deaf People

New vet squad on a mission to protect vulnerable pets

Two UK pet owners to launch Natural Dog Conference

Pets Corner vouch to pay suppliers within 14 days of invoice

New pet shop to open in Ripon

Wolverhampton pet shop gets new owner

Pet sitter retires from ‘the loveliest job in the world'

£2,000 parrot stolen from Cheshire pet shop

PDSA vets save dog with ‘football-sized’ tumour

Pooch & Mutt launches New Puppy Development Pocket Pack

Wildlife World donate products to support two TV gardening shows

Peterborough business chief in 73-mile walk for dog rescue charity

Pet shop burglar jailed for three years

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Dragon Deborah Meaden exits Billy+Margot as firm announces partnership with The Company of Animals

The senior managers of The Company of Animals have acquired a majority stake in Billy+Margot in a strategic move to create a powerful new force in the pet industry. As part of the new deal, Deborah Meaden from Dragon's Den, will exit the business having seen her investment grow threefold in as many years..

PetQuip announces finalists for its prestigious Awards

The finalists for the prestigious PetQuip Awards have been revealed with Beco Pets, Bern Pet Foods, Best In Show (Lanchester Gifts), Collarways, Group 55 (Animology), Hownd, Nutriment, Pet Munchies, Pet Revolution, Scruffs and Sureflap competiting for the Pet Product Innovation of the Year title. The overall winners will be announced at a special Awards Party on September 27 after the first day of PATS Telford...

Group55, who won Exporter of the Year in the 2014 Pet Awards, are finalists in three categories this year.

Speculation over future of online pet retailers

Rumours are rife that online pet care retailers MedicAnimal, Pet-Supermarket and PetMeds have gone into administration...

‘Entry level’ brand DogStar launched by makers of Animology

With a global reputation for developing innovative pet products that offer strong branding, exceptional shelf appeal and superior performance at an affordable price point, the creator of Animology, Group55, is launching an ‘entry level’ brand called DogStar...

Beaphar pledge donations to Hearing Dogs for Deaf People

Beaphar UK has pledged a £1 donation from the sale of every pack of Beaphar One Dose Wormer for Dogs to Hearing Dogs for Deaf People sold during Worm Awareness Week, which starts on September 27...

New vet squad on a mission to protect vulnerable pets

The PDSA is warning of a potential animal health crisis due to 6.1 million pets not receiving regular booster vaccinations and 4.1 million cats, dogs and rabbits not being neutered...

Two UK pet owners to launch Natural Dog Conference

Two pioneering dog owners have teamed up to put together an internationally supported conference on the subject of natural pet care...

Pets Corner vouch to pay suppliers within 14 days of invoice

The Pets Corner chain has vouched to pay its suppliers within 14 days of the date of invoice as part of its commitment to best business practice and fair trading...

New pet shop to open in Ripon

Pets Corner is to open a new store on North Street, Ripon later this month...

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Wolverhampton pet shop gets new owner

After 50 years' hard work at his beloved pet shop, Rob Patheyjohns is stepping down from Small Livestock Supplies Ltd. The shop has been taken over by Minders Pet Suppliers...

Pet sitter retires from ‘the loveliest job in the world'

Oxfordshire dog lover Val Henderson has handed over the reins of Paws Petsitting and what she calls “the loveliest job in the world” to her faithful assistant Tracey Steptoe

£2,000 parrot stolen from Cheshire pet shop

Police are seeking a parrot worth £2,000 that was stolen from a Cheshire pet shop in the early hours of Tuesday morning...

PDSA vets save dog with ‘football-sized’ tumour

A 3kg tumour the size of a football was removed from a small dog after her owner made a vet appointment thinking her pooch had put on weight and needed to go on a diet...

Pooch & Mutt launches New Puppy Development Pocket Pack

Pooch & Mutt has introduced Puppy Development to their highly successful Pocket Pack range, which previously included Calm & Relaxed and Fresh Breath...

Wildlife World donate products to support two TV gardening shows

Wildlife World’s has supplied its range of habitats, feeders and other products to Channel 4’s make-over show ‘Love Your Garden’ as well as the new four-part series of ‘The Autistic Gardener’...

Peterborough business chief in 73-mile walk for dog rescue charity

Peterborough-based businessman Kevin Taylor is in training for a 73-mile charity walk in aid of the Three Counties Dog Rescue in Bourne, Lincs...

Pet shop burglar jailed for three years

A burglar has been jailed for breaking into a charity shop and a pet store during a month long crime spree around Devon..

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