Nylabone has added a new ‘rawhide alternative’ chew to its Wild Alternatives range. Available in two sizes (small and extra-large) the new chicken flavoured roll chew is splinter free, clean, and safe.

Members of the public are urged to put food and water out for wildlife during hot spells as rescue centres have seen a huge increase in the number of admissions due to dehydration and starvation...

Ruffwear, the performance dog gear brand, has launched its latest range for Autumn/Winter 2018 featuring the largest apparel collection to-date, including shell, fleece and quilted styles...

The end of the summer holidays isn’t the happiest time for many people and pets can also be miserable about it too. But it’s not disappointment that the holidays are over that affects pets –many suffer from being left alone for longer during the day after an idyllic summer with all the family close at hand...

The top-read stories from last week's Pet Trade Xtra can be seen below, if you missed them...

A Lancashire pet shop has been cleared of any wrong doing by its local council after animal welfare concerns were raised on social media. Pictures of mice in a crowded cage, allegedly taken in Diane’s Pet Store, in Thornton, near Blackpool, were shared online...

Competition will be fierce when final judging for the PetQuip Awards takes place and the judges will have a difficult task in deciding the winners...

Wyevale Garden Centres, the UK’s biggest garden centre operator, yesterday announced the sale of a portfolio of eight garden centres to Blue Diamond. The centres comprise Bicester, Cadbury, Cardiff, Endsleigh, Melbicks, Percy Throwers, Sanders and Weybridge.

Winning a New Product Award at the UK’s number one pet trade show can have a tremendous impact on the fortunes of a PATS exhibitor. Here Rik Cridland, from the innovative HayPigs company, who triumphed at PATS Telford in 2017, reveals what the accolade has done for his business...