In This Issue
Canidae wows retailers with range of grain-free pet food
Safety warning over car harnesses for dogs
Pets at Homes shares hit as investor sells half its stake in the business
World's most poisonous garden for cats and dogs opens to raise awareness of danger to pets
Pet Munchies launches premium natural cat treats
Tremendous response to the PetQuip Awards 2015
Millions of owners set to be prosecuted unless they microchip their dogs
All for Paws Cooling Mat set to be a hot seller this summer
Huge fire at pet food and garden store
Purina launches website for new puppy owners
Popular pet shop closes after 25 years
Dog walkers who don't carry a bag for their pets' mess may be fined
Dog poo fines fall by a fifth
Grove Pet Foods shows its 'green' credentials
Pooch & Mutt sponsors the exciting sport of CaniX
Girl picks dog that bit her from pooch identity parade
Nerf Dog will be at DogFest event in Cheshire
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Canidae wows retailers with range of grain-free pet food

American company Canidae started out 18 year ago with one goal in mind...to make the best pet food possible. Now, through an exclusive partnership with Pedigree Wholesale, dog and cat owners are able to buy the grain-free products in UK pet stores. Pet Trade Xtra caught up with co-founder Scott Whipple to find out what makes Canidae food so special...



Co-founders of Canidae Natural Pet Food Company – John Gordon (left) and Scott Whipple – at the Pedigree Wholesale trade show.

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Safety warning over car harnesses for dogs
 

Pet retailers and dog owners are being told to beware of claims by some suppliers of car harnesses that they have been ‘crash tested’, making them safer to use. The warning comes from Alex Wilson (pictured), sales and marketing director of AmPet Products, who argues: “It’s one thing to claim a car harness has been crash tested, but it’s another to say it has passed the test.”

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Pets at Homes shares hit as investor sells half its stake in the business


Shares in animal care firm Pets at Home fell by 3% on Tuesday after its biggest shareholder sold almost half of its stake for £288 million...
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World's most poisonous garden for cats and dogs opens to raise awareness of danger to pets
 

A toxic garden has been created for MORE TH>N’s new campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of pets being poisoned by common household plants and flowers. According to the insurance company one in three pet owners (31%) admits they have no idea if the plants and flowers in their gardens are toxic to pets...

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Pet Munchies launches premium natural cat treats

Pet Munchies has launched its new premium range of 100% natural, freeze dried cat treats, available in three varieties – Gourmet Fish Fillet Gourmet Chicken Liver and Gourmet Beef Liver.
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Tremendous response to the PetQuip Awards 2015
 
The PetQuip Awards 2015 are off to a great start with entries already flooding in but the organisers say there is still time to enter this prestigious competition...
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Millions of owners set to be prosecuted unless they microchip their dogs


Most dog owners are unprepared for new legislation which makes it compulsory to microchip their pets from April 2016. Online retailer MedicAnimal has taken a straw poll of animal rescues and believes that over 3.5 million dogs still have to be microchipped before the deadline – or around 360,000 each month...
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All for Paws Cooling Mat set to be a hot seller this summer

Pet retailers are being urged to stock up with the All for Paws Cooling Mat in anticipation of much warmer weather this summer...
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