In This Issue
Cambridgeshire pet store to feature on BBC One's 'Rip Off Britain'
New Kitty Café slammed by animal rights groups
Green Party plans would outlaw the rabbit hutch
PATS Telford gets ready for a bumper show
Pet businesses urged to take part in consultation on pet welfare
Delicious Baked Biscuits launched by Lily's Kitchen
Test your animal knowledge in an interactive quiz from PIF
World Agility Championship success for Team GB and Xtra Dog harnesses
Burns picks up four awards in four months
Beaphar ready to take advantage of a UK joint care market worth £20m
£260m credit facility for Pets at Home
Pets Corner celebrates Canine Partners' 25th anniversary with fund-raising initiative
Police will smash windows if dogs are left in cars
Cats at the Scratching Post in Waltham Abbey receive £13k pledge
PetBox full of treats wins Dragons' Den event
Introducing the cat lift!
Dog trials action caught on video by CSJ
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Pet businesses urged to take part in consultation on pet welfare



The Ethical Pet Industry Confederation, highlighted in last week's Pet Trade Xtra, is urging pet businesses to take part in its consultation on pet welfare and ethics.

The recently launched EPIC is inviting pet firms and organisations to complete an initial consultation survey which will help to form a strategy for the future.

The form can be found on EPIC's website at http://www.ethicalpettrade.co.uk/Contact-support-for-ethical-pet-businesses

EPIC says: "The aim of this consultation exercise is to engage with the pet industry on the specific topics of animal welfare and ethics. 

"Responses will be treated in the strictest confidence and anonymised.

"The resulting report will be made available to all who take part, free of charge.

"The views and observations expressed through the process will begin to form the basis of an 'ethical pathway', which we believe will provide the pet industry here in the UK with a ground-breaking business model and approach – one, that once widely adopted, will demonstrate high standards in animal welfare and strong ethical foundations."

EPIC, launched by Philippa Robinson, is aimed at developing commercial practices that are first and foremost built on high animal welfare standards and strong ethics.

Philippa has been involved in family businesses and retailing since the age of 19. Her work as a business advisor and management consultant began in 1991, and since then she has guided and supported clients, from small start-ups to international conglomerates on building better businesses and leadership programmes. More recently she worked for the government’s Business Link network and brings the world class business diagnostic skills learnt there to EPIC.

She feels strongly that the world of commerce can, and will, make a lasting positive difference to animal welfare, and she is designing processes and tools to demonstrate that to be the case.

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