In This Issue
Pet companies get excited about PATS Sandown
Still time to register for free entry to the show
New super premium partners wet cat food launched by Arden Grange
Koi Carp worth £7,725 stolen from Squire's Garden Centre
Budget is a disaster for pet stores, says industry chief
Pets at Home employs apprenticeship scheme graduates
Bring Your Dog To Work Day returns for 2017
Pooch & Mutt launches a new trade order website
Beaphar celebrates 75 years at PATS Sandown
Forthglade set tails wagging at Crufts
Six-year old HOWND customer is a Crufts Star
Benyfit Natural set to launch new Mini recipes
Pet-ernity leave introduced at Pets at Home
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Don’t pick up dog poo – flick it into undergrowth instead, MP suggests
Appeal after guinea pigs dumped outside pet store
Great British Breakfast joins Sunday Lunch on Lily's Kitchen menu
Enhanced insurance cover to benefit kennel and cattery members of PIF
Natures Menu launches new Mighty Mixers
Retailer develops ICE cards for pets
New varieties are the recipe for success for ZiwiPeak
PDSA vets save cat after boiling water attack
Chuckit! makes a splash with summer ‘Hydro’ range
PetSafe's video promotes self-cleaning litter boxes
Heelwork to Music Team GB warm up for Europe with wins at Crufts
Labrador dogs help interview new vets
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Pictured: Billie-Jean, a Lancashire Heeler who brings lots of joy to the Pet Trade Xtra office, has been making the news herself. She won the breed's Junior Bitch class at Crufts and went on to claim the Reserve Bitch prize. She's seen here with her handler Justine Thompson.

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Pet companies get excited about PATS Sandown


PATS Sandown is gearing up for another memorable exhibition as more than 140 exhibitors get set to showcase a record number of new products at the event on Tuesday and Wednesday, (March 21-22)...
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Still time to register for free entry to the show
There is still time to register for free entry to PATS Sandown next week. Click here and fill out the registration form.

Opening times
Tuesday 21st March: 9.30am-5.30pm
Wednesday 22nd March: 9.30am-4.30pm
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New super premium partners wet cat food launched by Arden Grange

Arden Grange, the super premium pet food manufacturer, is excited to be launching its highly-anticipated partners wet food for adult cats at PATS Sandown next week...
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Koi Carp worth £7,725 stolen from Squire's Garden Centre


Ten extra large Koi Carp and one Sturgeon were stolen from the display pond at Squire’s Garden Centre in Badshot Lea, near Farnham on Friday, March 10. Intruders broke in late on Friday evening, and took the fish worth a total of £7,725...
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Budget is a disaster for pet stores, says industry chief
 
Steve Fowler, the newly appointed chair of the Pet Industry Federation, has spoken out against the recent budget, calling it a ‘disaster’ for small high street pet stores...
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Pets at Home employs apprenticeship scheme graduates
Pets at Home has offered permanent employment to 10 young people who have successfully graduated from the company's Groom Room apprenticeship programme launched in January 2016...



Above: Rio, a Groom Room apprentice at the Southend Pets at Home store.
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Bring Your Dog To Work Day returns for 2017


The fourth national Bring Your Dog To Work Day has been confirmed for 2017. Event founder HOWND has announced that Britain’s best day out for dogs will take place on Friday 23rd June and are urging UK businesses to get involved.
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Pooch & Mutt launches a new trade order website


Pooch & Mutt has launched a new website service that allows independent trade customers to shop online. The service update allows direct order purchases at trade prices, with an express 48 hour delivery service...
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Beaphar celebrates 75 years at PATS Sandown
 
Beaphar is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year and the celebrations are due to start at PATS Sandown next week...
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Forthglade set tails wagging at Crufts


Forthglade’s Devon-made meals for dogs were a huge success at Crufts this year. Over 3,000 meals were eagerly snapped up by pet owners over the four-day event, for their dog’s to sample for dinner...
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Six-year old HOWND customer is a Crufts Star
 
A rising star of the dog grooming world has been recognised at Crufts 2017. Darcy Davis - daughter of Kelly Davis who serves as Director of the British Dog Groomers' Association - won second place in the under 12's Young Kennel Club (YKC) grooming competition last week.
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Benyfit Natural set to launch new Mini recipes

Pet owners often struggle to find food that caters to the higher energy and fast metabolic rate of the ever-energetic smaller/toy breeds so Benyfit Natural has come up with the perfect solution - the new Benyfit Mini Range which will be launched at PATS Sandown...
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Pet-ernity leave introduced at Pets at Home


Pets at Home is set to introduce a new scheme, Pet-ernity Leave, for its 8,200 colleagues in April. The new scheme will mean that colleagues will be allowed one paid day off per year when they welcome a new dog, cat or horse into their family...
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