UKPets.co.uk UK Pet Industry News http://www.ukpets.co.uk/ Latest news from the UK world of pets! en-us Pet Insurer Launches Pet Magazine http://www.ukpets.co.uk/ukp/index.php?section=Home&sub=News&method=fetch&item=1488 Pet Insurer PetPlan, (Allianz) this week announced the launch of its pet magazine PetPeople.. Friday 09 May 2008 PDSA Hopes Cheeze Will Draw Young Blood http://www.ukpets.co.uk/ukp/index.php?section=Home&sub=News&method=fetch&item=1487 The veterinary charity PDSA has appointed a digital marketing specialist - Cheeze, to drive online revenue and recruit a new generation of younger and more affluent supporters.. Thursday 08 May 2008 Restrictions Lifted On Rabies Kennels http://www.ukpets.co.uk/ukp/index.php?section=Home&sub=News&method=fetch&item=1486 Following a joint investigation with the Health Protection Agency, (HPA) into the rabies biting incident two weeks ago, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, (Defra) has now lifted restrictions on the specialist quarantine facility Chingford Quarantine Kennels where the incident took place.. Wednesday 07 May 2008 New UK Pet Figures Published http://www.ukpets.co.uk/ukp/index.php?section=Home&sub=News&method=fetch&item=1485 New research from the Pet Food Manufacturers Association, (PFMA) carried out on behalf of National Pet Month, (NPM), has revealed some interesting national pet buying trends.. Tuesday 06 May 2008 BVA Forum Welcomes Waxworks Sideshow http://www.ukpets.co.uk/ukp/index.php?section=Home&sub=News&method=fetch&item=1484 I\'m wondering which century we are in.. Friday 02 May 2008 World Record Breaking Dog Walk http://www.ukpets.co.uk/ukp/index.php?section=Home&sub=News&method=fetch&item=1483 The Guinness record holder for the largest dog walk has begun recruiting UK dog walkers again, with plans to break his own world record, now standing at 10,272 dogs, for the eleventh time.. Thursday 01 May 2008 Pet Costs Rising Above Std. Rate Of Inflation http://www.ukpets.co.uk/ukp/index.php?section=Home&sub=News&method=fetch&item=1482 The start of the RSPCA\'s Fund Raising Week, sponsored by Tesco, must have seemed like a good time for Steve Johnson, Head of Pet Insurance at Sainsbury\'s Finance to pop up and tell us just how expensive it is to keep a cat or a dog - for that is just what he did yesterday.. Tuesday 29 April 2008 Pharmacist Seeks Vet For Stable Relationship http://www.ukpets.co.uk/ukp/index.php?section=Home&sub=News&method=fetch&item=1481 The notion that independent veterinary medicines pharmacies are necessarily in competition with veterinary practices when it comes to selling prescription drugs to pets owners, is being challenged by a new online veterinary pharmacy.. Monday 28 April 2008 Conference To Discuss New Horse Diseases http://www.ukpets.co.uk/ukp/index.php?section=Home&sub=News&method=fetch&item=1480 The Horse Trust, (THT) and the Thoroughbred Breeders Association, (TBA) have voiced concern about African Horse Sickness and West Nile Virus.. Friday 25 April 2008 Petition On Veterinary Prescription Charges http://www.ukpets.co.uk/ukp/index.php?section=Home&sub=News&method=fetch&item=1479 The short era of free veterinary prescriptions in the UK is due to come to an end this summer.. Thursday 24 April 2008