In This Issue
Handiscoop fails to impress in the Dragons' Den
Pet food firm launches £250,000 crowdfund exercise
Spoof Christmas video doubles sales for Pooch & Mutt
Animology reaches 250,000 milestone on Facebook
Pet product inventors get chance to pitch to major retailer
Bents wins major pet award for fantastic Christmas display
New pet start-up Kittyrama launches 'cat-friendly' collars
Demand for pet products containing hemp extract rises
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Pets at Home appoints ex-Screwfix executive as Operations Director
Johnson's launches larger size of Aloe Vera Shampoo
Giving pets a purr-fect start to the New Year
Retail business owners urged to beat burst pipe misery as Britain prepares for the big freeze
Dogs get arthritis too – and now’s the time to look out for it
Council dog mess DNA database pooh-poohed
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Handiscoop fails to impress in the Dragons' Den


Pet product inventor John Nichols failed in his bid to secure a £45,000 investment for his innovative Handiscoop when he appeared in the BBC2's Dragons’ Den on Sunday...
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Pet food firm launches £250,000 crowdfund exercise


Pet food company Cotswold RAW launched a £250,000 crowdfund appeal yesterday and in less than 24 hours had secured £25,310 from 42 investors...
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Spoof Christmas video doubles sales for Pooch & Mutt


Pooch & Mutt’s video, parodying the John Lewis Christmas advert, has had over 1 million views and 8.9k shares on Facebook. It surpassed all other independent pet food brand campaigns on social media in the UK and led to their Christmas range selling-out nationwide...
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Animology reaches 250,000 milestone on Facebook

Group55’s flagship brand, Animology, is celebrating reaching over 250,000 likes on Facebook, making it the largest page of any pet grooming brand in the world and a top 10 global pet brand for social interaction...
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Pet product inventors get chance to pitch to major retailer


Pets at Home will be holding two Innovation Speed Dating days in 2017 where inventors get the chance to pitch pet-friendly product ideas to a panel of expert judges...
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Bents wins major pet award for fantastic Christmas display


Bents Garden & Home near Warrington has won GTN's Greatest Pet Christmas Team Award for the second year running...
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New pet start-up Kittyrama launches 'cat-friendly' collars

A new pet company called Kittyrama has created a collection of award-winning cat collars. Available now, the patent-pending collars (RRP £9.99) not only feature bright and beautiful colours, but are also hypoallergenic, waterproof, lightweight and safe...
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Demand for pet products containing hemp extract rises
CBD could save millions over conventional pet treatments


According to vet and author of the book ‘Medical Marijuana & Your Pet’, Doctor Robert Silver believes that hemp extracts could play a huge role in animal health and cost effective treatments of the future...
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