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Big changes at Vital but it’s business as usual

Vital Pet Products is restructuring following a review of its business, and Director Sunny Sharma has given his personal reassurance there will be no redundancies as a direct result of the change. He also said there should be no disruption to supply for customers...

Arden Grange grows grain-free Sensitive range
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The Arden Grange Sensitive product range has recently grown with the addition of Puppy/Junior and Light/Senior life stage diets, offering an easily digestible, low-allergen diet for dogs of all ages. The expansion of the grain free Sensitive range is a result of the ever-increasing consumer demand for such diets and serve a very useful purpose for dogs with delicate digestion or sensitive skin.

Major pet companies book their stands at PATS Sandown

PATS Sandown is set to be a must-visit event for pet retailers and buyers as the industry’s leading companies show their commitment to the exhibition on 10^th and 11^th February 2019...

Five industry awards in 2018 for Group55

Group55 has enjoyed a memorable 2018, with the company’s recent achievements being recognised by a remarkable five industry awards since the start of the year...

Pictured above: Group55 win PetQuip Exporter Of The Year.

Dogmatic wins Best Dog Collar Manufacturer award

Dogmatic has been voted 'Best Dog Collar Manufacturer 2018' by the Global Health & Pharma 2018 Animal and Wellness Awards...

Life-sized 'War Horse' sculpture visits pet food business

The life-sized model of Joey – the famous equine hero in the book and film “War Horse” – paid a visit to The Real Petfood Company factory on Kinmel Park in Bodelwyddan as part of its extensive fund-raising regional tour of schools and businesses.

Webbox launches next phase of its Natural campaign

Leading pet food brand, Webbox, has announced the launch of the next phase of its Webbox Natural campaign, which aims to debunk the most common pet food myths...

Lily's Kitchen launches its first natural dental chew

Lily’s Kitchen has launched its first dental chew, Woofbrush, in a bid to help the dental health of the nation’s dogs...

Beaphar steps up fight on fleas and ticks

Beaphar has added to its NFA-VPS offering with two new flea and tick products – Beaphar Canishield and Beaphar FIPROtec Spray...

Henry Wag extends its dog drying product range

Pet products brand Henry Wag has announced the launch in early December of two new products targeted at the dog hygiene and drying market in response to demand from consumers and retailers...

Give a dog a vote and set tails wagging

Veterinary charity StreetVet has launched a campaign to encourage the nation’s animal lovers to put their best paws forward and vote to secure a 100K charity giveaway...

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Residents object to pet food factory plans to tackle ‘obnoxious’ smell

Plans to deal with strong odours from a pet food factory are set to be given the green light by the local planning committee next week despite objections from residents...

Pet shop vows to stay open despite animal welfare accusations

A pet shop owner in Greater Manchester has vowed to stay open despite an online campaign calling for its closure on animal welfare grounds...

Animals killed in pet centre blaze

Birds, reptiles and lizards were killed in the blaze at Isle of Wight Pet Centre in Newport on Monday night...

Around 200 repitles rescued from Nottingham fire

Around 200 reptiles were rescued from a major blaze which ripped through the Cattle Market site in Nottingham...

Government warn pet owners about cost of no-deal Brexit

The Government has issued advice to pet owners planning to take a pet to any EU country after 29 March 2019 in the event of a no-deal Brexit. It could mean owners being forced to pay for rabies vaccinations every time they want to take their animals into the EU...

Tails.com appoints Chief Product Officer

Tailored dog-food brand, tails.com has announced the appointment of Lai-Ping Lai as Chief Product Officer...

PFMA investigates pet feeding and health trends

PFMA is continuing to use its presence at London Vet Show (Thursday 15th & Friday 16th November) to secure an up-to-date picture of the state of pets’ health...

In Vogue Pets adds Italian-designed Winter Fashion Clothing Collection to range

In Vogue Pets, distributors of FuzzYard, has now added Croci to its portfolio of brands...

Fireworks aren’t the only problem, says CSJ

CSJ is warning pet owners that fireworks aren’t the only problem pets face at this time of year and now’s the time to start sprinkling its Calm Down! herbs on sensitive dogs’ food...

Tetra relaunches FilterActive and Medica range for healthy fish

Tetra has upgraded its FilterActive water conditioner, which has been optimised to keep the filter and substrate cleaner for longer while supporting the biological balance in the aquarium after water changes...

Intelligent pet tech start-up launches to vet community at London Vet Show

London-based Felcana, an intelligent pet care start-up, will be at the London Vet Show, demonstrating to trade show attendees, its award-winning products...

The best of the previous Pet Trade Xtra

The top-read stories from last week's Pet Trade Xtra can be seen below, if you missed them...

Billy + Margot acquires premium UK pet food business Benyfit Natural

Billy + Margot Ltd has acquired the UK business Benyfit Natural Pet Food Limited from its shareholders and founders, Ben Van Praagh and Greg Van Praagh...

Pet firm lives up to ‘fastest growing company’ reputation as it expands into Australia

Loving Pets, named in an international ‘fastest growing’ company list, has seen its foray in Australia take off in a spectacular way...

Nation's pets will suffer if there's a hard Brexit

The UK’s largest independent producer of dry pet food is concerned that the health of the nation’s pets could be at risk in the event of a hard Brexit...

Pet food business sets out ambitious plans for future

Wilsons Pet Food sets out ambitious plans for the future by announcing the launch of a new cold press range for dogs together with the building of a new plant to manufacture raw food...