Newsletter - Pet Trade Xtra

Your Pets Warehouse, which re-invests its profits to provide job training to out-of-work young people, has received a boost from a £10,000 donation. The Welsh pet store is the brainchild of Kate Wood, who said: “Giving youngsters the chance to improve their skills is the best way to help them achieve long-term stability through employment."

Rumours circulate that Hungry Hector dog treat company goes into administration

Speculation was spreading through the pet industry yesterday after social media posts claimed that the Hungry Hector dog treat company had gone into administration...

Butch & Bess creates bespoke natural grooming product brand for Makro

Butch & Bess has announced its first bespoke label agreement with leading wholesaler, the Booker Group, which owns 30 Makro stores across the UK...

Award-winning Animology launches in South East Asia

Animology, the multi-award winning British pet care brand from Group55, has been launched in South East Asia by Pet Lovers Centre, the largest pet chain store in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand...

Soopa pet chews reach out into the German market

Irish-based Soopa, the award-winning range of low fat dog chews made from 100% fruit and vegetables, has struck a deal with WOKO Tierbedarf GmbH for its products to be distributed throughout Germany...

Wooff launch new range of stylish and comfortable dog beds

A new range of stylish, comfortable and durable dog beds are now available from Wooff, exclusively from Pedigree Wholesale. The range includes Slumber Mattresses, Canvas Pillows and Canvas Oval Cushions, in sizes to suit all breeds...

PATS Harrogate gets ready for a bumper show

Visitors to PATS Harrogate can expect to see a host of first-time exhibitors and new products when the doors open on the UK’s No.1 pet trade event. The two-day show takes place on Sunday and Monday, September 14-15...

Pure Pet Food hungry for more success

Pure Pet Food, who recently impressed the Dragons Den on BBC TV, has been now been nominated in the Lloyds Bank Enterprise Awards with the chance to win £50,000 in their company. The awards recognise the best young entrepreneurs in the country, and it would be another coup for the Yorkshire-based company, who scooped a prestigious PetQuip Award last September...

Banning puppies and kittens in pet shops misses the point, claims The Pet Charity

The Pet Charity has welcomed the fact that Marc Abraham’s PupAid e-petition has raised public awareness of the blight that is puppy farming but said it was very concerned that the proposed debate over the sale of puppies and kittens in pet shops was misdirected and would actually do little to end this appalling trade...

MPs set to debate the sale of puppies and kittens today

MPs are due to take part in a debate in the House of Commons today on the regulation of the sale of puppies and kittens following a successful online petition which amassed over 100,000 signatures...

Precious Pets London shortlisted for innovation award

Following their win of ‘Best New Grooming Product 2014’ at PATS Sandown, for their range of Luxury Conditioning Dog Shampoos, Precious Pets London’s full range has now also been shortlisted by PetQuip for their prestigious ‘Pet Product Innovation of the Year’ 2014 award. The winner is to be shortly announced at PATS Harrogate, Sunday, September 14...

Contemporary Wild Bird Feeders launched by Supa

Supa Ltd has launched a range of Contemporary Wild Bird Feeders. This new range of wild bird feeders has been designed to cater for those people who not only enjoy feeding wild birds but like a feeder with a difference...

Cambridge University master can keep banned dog after claiming 'it's a very large cat'

A master at Cambridge University has been allowed to keep his banned pet dog in his accommodation after convincing officials it is in fact a "very large cat"...

Pet Trade News

Ancol helps out cat rescue centre

Ancol has donated a range of products to a cat rescue centre in Stoke on Trent.

Royal Canin roadshow aimed at driving sales in pet stores

Retailers throughout the UK can sign up for ‘Royal Canin on the Road’ – a mobile theatre unit, designed to bring in new customers and drive sales, with the intention of bringing precise, tailored nutrition to cats and dogs everywhere...

Hopping rabbits return for the National Pet Show

Professional rabbit jumpers are jetting into the NEC, courtesy of Burgess Pet Care, for this year’s National Pet Show; and with around 18,000 people expected to attend on September 20-21 this growing sports spectacle is not to be missed...

Walter Harrison’s extends premium suet bird food range

Bird food and accessory manufacturer Walter Harrison’s has extended its range of wild bird foods...

Monkeys being 'sold in UK pet shop' claims welfare charity

Monkeys and ring-tailed lemurs are among primates being flogged to the public in high street pet stores, an animal welfare charity has claimed...

Pedigree Wholesale to distribute All For Paws

Pedigree Wholesale have announced a distribution agreement with All For Paws. The range, which includes a comprehensive selection of toys and accessories for both dogs and cats, will be launched at PATS Harrogate this month...

Cat poisoning scare in Notts village

Animal welfare officers have warned pet owners to be vigilant after the suspected poisoning of more than a dozen cats in one Nottinghamshire village...

See the EU Shepherd Trial video on CSJ website

You’ll feel like you were there when you watch this video of the Pre-Continental Shepherd Trials 2014...

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