Newsletter - Pet Trade Xtra

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Pet Care Trade Association appoints Nigel Baker as new Chief Executive

So who is Nigel Baker? Read about him in his first interview since the appointment

Newcomers take PATS Sandown exhibitor numbers over the 100 mark

New pet model agency launched

Pet shop owner 'forced out of business'

AQUA 2013 is filling up fast

£2m pet hospital for cash-strapped owners

Pet boutique opens in Leek, Staffs

Christmas foster homes sought for homeless pets

Nose cell transplant enables paralysed dogs to walk

City trader quits rat race to set up pet website

Fun stories

Men finish second behind pets in new survey

A quarter of women would dump a man if their pet didn’t like him, a study has found...

Brits to spend £595m on Xmas presents for dogs

Generous Brits will shell out £595 million on gifts for their pampered pets this Christmas...

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Pet Care Trade Association appoints Nigel Baker as new Chief Executive

Nigel Baker has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Pet Care Trade Association and the Pet Care Trust...

So who is Nigel Baker? Read about him in his first interview since the appointment

He has six children and a passion for old cars. Nigel Baker talks exclusively to Pet Trade Xtra after his appointment as PCTA Chief Executive, and reveals his hopes and ambitions for the pet industry...

Newcomers take PATS Sandown exhibitor numbers over the 100 mark

A total of 102 exhibitors, including a dozen newcomers, have already snapped up their stands for PATS Sandown, which takes place in March next year...

New pet model agency launched

An experienced dog trainer is behind the launch of new pet modeling agency Animal Direction, which provides animals to appear in photo and video shoots to help businesses with marketing and promotional work...

Pet shop owner 'forced out of business'

A Birmingham pet shop owner has written a Frank Sinatra-style farewell to his customers – after being forced out of business by larger rivals...

AQUA 2013 is filling up fast

Over 40 leading manufacturers, suppliers and distributors have booked exhibitor stands for AQUA 2013, the biennial trade show for the aquatics, water gardening and reptilian industry, taking place next October...

Pet Trade News

£2m pet hospital for cash-strapped owners

Cash-strapped owners of poorly pets can now look forward to getting them treated at a state-of-the-art animal hospital which opened in Devon this week...

Pet boutique opens in Leek, Staffs

A new pet accessories boutique called Dougal's Den has opened its doors in Leek, Staffordshire...

Christmas foster homes sought for homeless pets

The RSPCA is appealing for London animal lovers to foster a homeless pet for Christmas...

Nose cell transplant enables paralysed dogs to walk

Scientists have reversed paralysis in dogs after injecting them with cells grown from the lining of their nose...

City trader quits rat race to set up pet website

A high-flying city trader, who used to broker £120m deals for an asset management company in the City of London, has quit the rat race to Wales to start a website dubbed 'Facebook for pets'...

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