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Sharples 'n' Grant returns to private UK ownership
Armitage flea and tick products recalled after packaging mix-up
How to become an award-winning grooming business
Pet shops could be banned from selling puppies, claim MPs
Animal welfare report raises more questions than answers, says PIF
PetSafe's spoof video is a hit on Facebook
Pet store set to be ‘muesli-free' after successful campaign
Six miracle pets up for national award
1m owners wash pet bedding four times a year or less
AQUA 2017 shaping up to be a fantastic show
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Sharples 'n' Grant returns to private UK ownership
A share transfer transaction which took place earlier this month has seen Sharples 'n 'Grant return to being a privately-owned UK business, and is no longer part of the Karlie Group GmbH...
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Armitage flea and tick products recalled after packaging mix-up
 
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate this week issued a 'product defect recall alert' for Armitage Pet Care Flea and Tick Drops for Dogs and Armitage Flea Drops for Cats & Kittens manufactured by Bio-Tech Solutions Ltd after a mix-up with packaging...
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How to become an award-winning grooming business
Vita Canis was named Grooming Business of the Year at this year’s Pet Industry Federation (PIF) Awards. Owner Jitka Krizova explains how the company became so successful...



Vita Canis team from left to right: Klaudia Szonji, Jitka Krizova and Zoe Oakes.
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Pet shops could be banned from selling puppies, claim MPs


The sale of dogs in pet shops should be banned to help stamp out the cruel trade in puppy farming, MPs have said...
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Animal welfare report raises more questions than answers, says PIF
 
The Pet Industry Federation has cautiously welcomed the Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Committee’s Report into animal welfare in England but the organisation's chief executive Nigel Baker (pictured) said "the proposal to ban the third party sale of puppies could lead to unforeseen consequences..."
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PetSafe's spoof video is a hit on Facebook


PetSafe reacted to the John Lewis Christmas TV advert by producing their own version involving a cat instead of Buster the Boxer... and the company's response notched up thousands of views on Facebook.
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Pet store set to be ‘muesli-free' after successful campaign
 
York’s leading pet store is planning to be “nuggets only” by the end of the year, following the success of a ‘Muesli Amnesty’ in conjunction with Burgess Pet Care, which urged rabbit owners to swap unhealthy muesli for nuggets...
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Six miracle pets up for national award
Public vote to decide who is crowned PDSA Pet Survivor 2016


The vote is now open for the nation to decide who is the UK’s most miraculous pet! Three dogs, a cat, a rabbit and a ferret have all reached the finals of the PDSA Pet Survivor Awards – a national competition run by the leading vet charity...
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1m owners wash pet bedding four times a year or less
 
One million households, that’s almost one in ten (9%) pet owners, admit to washing their beloved furry family member’s bedding four times a year or less, increasing the risk to both pet and animal residents potentially catching fleas...
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AQUA 2017 shaping up to be a fantastic show


With just under a year to go before AQUA 2017, the UK’s No 1 aquatics and water gardening trade exhibition is shaping up to be one of the best shows ever staged in its history...
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