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A family-run pet shop closed its doors for the final time on Easter Monday with the owners intending to focus their efforts on growing the online side of the business.

With the arrival of spring, keen gardeners are updating their homes and gardens with fresh floral displays. However, pet insurance company Petplan urges cat owners to proceed with caution...

Lumps, lameness in dogs and dental disease in pets are among the most common issues affecting the nation’s furry friends, according to new data revealing the top 10 pet insurance claims...

Billy No Mates! from CSJ is already in huge demand this year as retailers and consumers turn to the natural product that ticks hate..

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

Pets at Home has responded to demonstrations outside its stores where protestors demanded a ban on the sale of living animals. The protests by a group calling itself Rescue Not Retail coincided with James Bailey starting his role as the retailer’s new CEO...

Pet Remedy brought together some of the world’s leading animal behaviourists, vets and welfare experts for its first ever Emotional Wellbeing in Animals Conference, marking what many delegates described as a pivotal moment for the pet care sector...

Family-run Marlborough Pets, located in a Grade II-listed building in the Wiltshire market town, is recovering after a lorry smashed into nearby scaffolding, destroying windows, doors and roof tiles of several shops...

The Pet Industry Federation will be exhibiting at Interzoo 2026, taking place in Nuremberg from 12-15 May. The trade association will be supporting both UK businesses looking to export and international companies seeking to bring products into the UK market...

New figures from UK Pet Food show the UK dog population has increased by three million over the past five years. The organisation’s latest Pet Population Survey for 2026 estimates there are now around 15.5 million dogs living in UK households, up from 12.5 million in 2021, highlighting dogs’ growing role at the heart of modern life.

Pets at Home has said it remains on track to post an underlying pre-tax profit of £92 million for the year to 26 March, in line with previous guidance...