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Leading pet food manufacturer Pets Choice Limited has announced the acquisiton of TastyBone, the UK’s No1 manufacturer of nylon edible and rubber chew toys...

Ken Seymour (left) hands over his TastyBone business to Pets Choice CEO Tony Raeburn after deciding to retire.

Torus celebrates first consumer show at Crufts

Torus is attending its first consumer show and officially launching its new auto-replenishing pet watering system to the public today (Thursday) at Crufts...

Three million overweight dogs targeted as Beco Pets launches Canine Health Campaign

Britain’s biggest eco-pet product company Beco Pets has launched a campaign to fight dog obesity and help the UK’s three million overweight dogs get fit, not fat...

Butcher’s Pet Care plans for £7m factory expansion

Butcher’s Pet Care has announced plans to expand its headquarters after securing an £8 million working capital facility from Lloyds Bank Commercial Banking...

'People & Pets' idea could save the NHS £2.5b a year

Greater collaboration between disciplines to promote the One Health approach for people and pets will help public health services in Europe make significant cost savings, experts said at Purina’s ‘Better with Pets’ European Forum in Brussels, Belgium...

New pet store opens in Greater Manchester

Family run business and ethical pet retailer Pets Corner has opened a new store in Hale Barns, Greater Manchester, creating four new jobs...

Barking Heads now available in Tesco stores

Pet Food (UK) Ltd has announced that a limited range of Barking Heads products is now available in Tesco Extra, Tesco online, and select Tesco super stores. The products being offered are 2kg bags of Bad Hair Day, Tender Loving Care, Puppy Days, Fusspot, Fat Dog Slim and Golden Years.

PATS Sandown welcomes impressive list of new exhibitors

PATS Sandown is the place for pet retailers to see a host of new and international exhibitors as well as the industry’s big-name brands, all of which will be showcasing their 2016 launches over two action packed days on March 22-23...

Webbox goes Grain Free

Webbox pet food has launched a new range of Grain Free products for dogs, which includes both wet and dry varieties...

Chuckit! exhibiting its range of toys at PATS Sandown

Leading pet toy brand Chuckit! will be exhibiting its range of popular and innovative dog toys at PATS Sandown, on stand D9...

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Aquatics store forced to close because of anti-social behaviour

The owners of an Exeter aquatics store claim they are being forced to close down the centre because local authorities have failed to tackle anti-social behaviour in the area...

BSB Products rolls out Carnilove dog food into UK market

Established European brand Carnilove is now available to UK stores, thanks to UK importers, BSB Products Limited...

Quit smoking for pets’ sake, urges PDSA

The PDSA has warned pet owners that smoking around their pets could be harming their four-legged friends’ health and cutting short their lives...

Diet’Dog launches new supplement for dogs and cats

Diet’Dog is launching its newest product at Crufts this week...Digest’Bioactive, a probiotic and prebiotic complex supplement for dogs and cats.

Shortlisted pet food brand celebrate success

West Sussex based pet food brand Arden Grange has been selected as a finalist in this year’s Sussex Super Growth Awards. The awards celebrate the fastest 60 growing companies in the county...

Agria Pet Insurance launch domestic rabbit policy

Agria Pet Insurance is launching its own rabbit insurance policy, complementing existing cat and dog policies...

CSJ targets Porky Pooches

CSJ has developed a new Porky Pooch! complete food to help obese dogs hit their weight-loss targets yet still feel full...

Introducing the new ACANA Heritage range of Biologically Appropriate dog food

In celebration of their 25 year commitment to preparing award-winning Biologically Appropriate foods from fresh regional ingredients, Champion Petfoods has launched the ACANA Heritage range...

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