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Burgess Pet Care welcomes Rob Taylor as sales director

Pollington-based Burgess Pet Care, one of the UK’s leading independent pet food manufacturers, has welcomed Rob Taylor to the role of sales director, reflecting the company’s ambitious growth plans. With a wealth of experience in the food sector covering multi-temperature categories and channels, Rob joins Burgess from Hilltop Honey where he...
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The Nation’s most eco-minded moggies photo competition

Millions have been gripped by boxsets and have devoured documentaries over the past year. And it turns out, humans weren’t alone. While viewers settled down to watch, our beloved four-legged friends were equally enamoured. With eyes glued to the likes of Our Planet, Seaspiracy and Springwatch, to The Game Changers and Greta Thunberg, over...
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Tiana champions halal-friendly/freeze-dried cat food

As the next inevitable stage in the UK's blossoming 'pet humanisation' movement, a Halal-friendly/freeze-dried cat food is launched in the UK. Tiana cat food is the world’s first halal-approved cat food range made with best-in-class human-grade ingredients using state-of-the-art, freeze-dried technology. Tiana is the brainchild of senior petfood buyer Pankaj Hurria...
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The world’s first ever pet paralympic-style games launch in the UK...

The Petsure Games, which will be held at the Bath & West Country Festival from 27- 29th August is calling dogs of all shapes, sizes and abilities to get their paws in gear for the most inclusive of animal sporting events ever held. The Pet-acular Petsure Games will be three...
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One-eyed one-eared elderly cat Suki seeks purr-fect retirement home

A golden oldie is looking for her fur-ever home after surviving major surgery to remove her entire ear and one eye. Moggy Suki is 19 (or 92 in cat years!) and arrived at the RSPCA’s Harmsworth Animal Hospital in April with a terrible ear wound. She was taken into a foster...
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14-year-old rescue dog and new owner help each other through grief

A 14-year old deaf rescue dog helped her new owner adjust after recently losing her husband. When Sue McIntyre, 76 from Salisbury, lost her husband in October 2020, she found herself having to adjust to life living alone after 31 years of marriage. But after adopting rescue dog Rosie, a deaf 14-year-old Terrier cross from Dogs Trust Salisbury, who came into their...
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The ‘life saver’ for pet allergy sufferers

Autumn usually means cosy nights in with the family and snuggling up with your pets, but it's no fun for allergy sufferers. If you or one of your family has an allergy to pets suffering the horrible hay fever-like symptoms, HayMax organic drug-free allergen barrier balms have been proven to...
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Special dog finds perfect home after waiting more than a year

The team at Dogs Trust Shrewsbury have said a fond farewell to a dog who had been waiting over a year to find a very special home. Boxer Cross, Percy, arrived at the rehoming centre on New Year’s Day 2020 after his owners could no longer care for him. Born with a medical...
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Hundreds of air gun attacks reported to RSPCA despite Covid lockdowns

An “alarming” number of reports were received by the RSPCA about animals being targeted by air weapons and rifles over the last 18 months - despite lockdown. Since the beginning of 2020, 371 incidents have been reported to the RSPCA where the caller believed an air gun or rifle had...
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The Farmer’s Dog partners with DogLost in throwback “missing” campaign

The Farmer’s Dog has partnered with DogLost, by launching a “missing” campaign reminiscent of the missing children milk carton campaign used in the USA in the 1980s. The Farmer’s Dog UK, a raw dog food company, will affix stickers with the profiles of six missing dogs produced by DogLost onto...
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Owner failed to get vet treatment for his cat’s broken pelvis

A Southport man has been given a decade-long ban on keeping animals after he failed to take his cat to the vet when she was in pain and suffering from a broken pelvis. Orrin Lloyd (DOB 24/11/189) of Scarisbrick Avenue was sentenced at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 15 July. ...
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Top tips for puppy training

Puppy training can be extremely beneficial if started as soon as you bring them home. It not only helps to introduce good behaviour, but...

Shine a red light on wellness all year round

Harnessing the power of light energy to promote wellness may not be new, but it’s experiencing a resurgence, not only in practice, but as...

PDSA – Why pets eat the strangest things

From socks and slippers to necklaces and knickers – our pets sometimes eat the strangest of things! But why do they do this? What...

Top tips for pet owners during summer

During summer months we love nothing more than spending our time outdoors with pets. With warmer weather and longer days, it’s the best time to...

Vet shares symptoms of condition dogs can pass to humans

With approximately 13.5 million dogs as pets in the UK, many pet owners may not know of some conditions that their dog can pass to them...
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Cat looking for forever home after cancer scare turns out to...

The RSPCA hopes to find a special home for a sweet and sensitive cat who has now been given the all-clear from cancer after a recent scare. Seven-year-old grey tabby cat Nala came into the care of the RSPCA Hants & Surrey Border Branch in January last year as her owners could no longer...