Veterinary associations have described the Government package on dangerous dogs as a missed opportunity to prevent future dog attacks. The package (for England) includes an extension of dangerous dogs law to cover private property, the removal of the requirement for all dogs to be held in police custody and a range of options to introduce the compulsory microchipping of all dogs.
Monday 30 April 2012  Log in to comment on this article

South Tyneside based pet products retailer Pet Supermarket has re-launched its website following an overhaul of its online offer.
Monday 23 August 2010  Log in to comment on this article

Pet insurer, Petplan, (part of Allianz Insurance), has released some interesting early data from a survey of over 10,000 pet owners. The research forms part of the Petplan Pet Census due out in 2011, covering health, finance, social and family aspects of British pets.
Tuesday 27 July 2010  Log in to comment on this article

It costs British local councils £22 million per year to clean up after the country's 7.5 million dogs. Collectively our dogs produce about 1,000 tonnes of faeces every day and it seems we have grown tired of picking it all up. Keep Britain Tidy says that following earlier reductions, levels of dog fouling offences have recently risen.
Thursday 08 July 2010  Reader comments: 1

UK Pet retail chain Pets at Home, has reported a 36% increase in profit before tax for the twelve months to the end of March 2010 on a turnover of almost £470m.
Monday 05 July 2010  Log in to comment on this article

One of the oldest names in pet food retailing in the UK, Hertfordshire based G.J.W. Titmuss Ltd., is expanding its warehousing facilities by sevenfold to supply the company's growing online presence.
Wednesday 30 June 2010  Log in to comment on this article

The Animal Medicines Training Regulatory Authority, (AMTRA), the organisation which maintains a register of people qualified to dispense animal medicines, reports that the total number of Suitably Qualified Persons (SQPs) in the UK has almost reached 4000.
Wednesday 16 June 2010  Log in to comment on this article