In This Issue
Award-winning pet shop enhances shopping experience with innovative new features, including a Pet Hotel
Pet Food UK Ltd strike it rich in Dubai
Natures Menu wins Barclays Business of the Year Award
Pooch & Mutt beat 2,000 companies to win SMARTA ‘Made in Britain’ award.
CLIX Noises and Sounds CD boosted by TV exposure
PFMA launches new Pet Size-O-Meter for guinea pigs
Dexas range of feeders takes off in a big way
Pet owners prefer to shop at specialist retailers than online
New director welcomed to OATA’s board
Video of children playing with pet pug draws mixed online reaction
Burglars steal cash, including Christmas tips, from pet shop
Pet food supplier pitches for £150k of crowdfunding
Tetra scoops award for research and development
It's all change at Johnson's Veterinary Products
Changes to pet passports to strengthen travel scheme
Vets share Dogs Trust concern over illegal puppy imports
Beaphar UK boosts UK sales team with New Field Sales Executive
Screening for inherited conditions would positively impact dogs’ health
New pet food bank hopes to help struggling animal lovers
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Award-winning pet shop enhances shopping experience with innovative new features, including a Pet Hotel


Award-winning Not Just Pets in Bath has introduced three new features at its city centre store, including a Pet Hotel offering seven-days-a-week boarding, in a bid to enhance its customers' shopping experience...

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Pet Food UK Ltd strike it rich in Dubai



Three members of the Pet Food UK team made the journey to Dubai for Pets Arabia with everything they needed packed into three suitcases...yet they still wowed visitors with a stunning display stand...
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Natures Menu wins Barclays Business of the Year Award


Norfolk-based pet food company Natures Menu has picked two impressive trophies in the Eastern Daily Press Business Awards – Barclays Business of the Year and the Business Development title...
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Pooch & Mutt beat 2,000 companies to win SMARTA ‘Made in Britain’ award.


Multi-award winning Pooch & Mutt has picked up another prestigious accolade – the 'Made in Britain' category in the nationwide SMARTA 100 awards...
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CLIX Noises and Sounds CD boosted by TV exposure


The CLIX Noises and Sounds CD, produced by The Company of Animals, has appeared on the Alan Titchmarsh TV show...
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PFMA launches new Pet Size-O-Meter for guinea pigs
 
The Pet Food Manufacturers' Association has launched a new Pet Size-O-Meter aimed at helping the UK’s population of 500,000 guinea pigs to stay healthy and trim...
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Dexas range of feeders takes off in a big way


The colourful Dexas range of expandable and collapsible pet feeders is taking off in a big way in the UK following a highly successful PATS Harrogate trade show in September and Discover Dogs in London in October. The Popware For Pets feeders, distributed exclusively in the UK by AmPet Products, are now available is striking new colours and are certainly catching the eye of both retailers and pet owners...

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Pet owners prefer to shop at specialist retailers than online


Owners still prefer to buy their pet food and accessories at specialist retailers rather than at supermarkets or online, according to a new survey by PetSafe...
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New director welcomed to OATA’s board
 
The aquatic industry trade body OATA has welcomed a new director to its Board. Philip Lawton (pictured), of Kidsgrove Tropicals and Water Garden Centre in Stoke-on-Trent, joined five other directors who were voted back onto the board at the AGM...
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Video of children playing with pet pug draws mixed online reaction



A French Canadian man has uploaded footage of his incredibly patient pug Baboo, remaining impassive even as children clamber all over it. But the video has drawn criticism from viewers on You Tube...

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Burglars steal cash, including Christmas tips, from pet shop
 
Burglars stole cash, including Christmas tips for staff, after smashing their way into Marion’s Pet Shop in Egremont, Cumbria...
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