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Bob Martin takes on market leader for flea treatmentPet healthcare specialist Bob Martin has launched FleaClear, which uses Fipronil – the same active ingredient as market leader Frontline, but for as little as £4.50 for a single treatment.
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Shops without pets
We stopped selling animals for numerous reasons (not including animal rights issues) and have also pared down 19 tropical tanks to 6 with coldwater fish only. We won't get rid of those so that sales of food don't decline and so that we retain the licence.
The animals were time-consuming and expensive considering the relatively few sales that they generated. They also took up a fair bit of space in a small shop.
Birds is the most common thing that we're still asked for and, interestingly, we still have people pop in who are surprised that they've gone - after almost 3 years! The animal section became like a free petting zoo / kids hangout / babysitting service. Many customers liked to see and hear the pets - but not often buy them, and no-one wants a hamster or guinea pig when it's no longer a baby.
Gumtree and unregulated 'hobby' breeders have a lot to answer for.
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It’s not very often I go shopping, especially on a Saturday, but I found myself in our local bakers needing a dozen eggs. The very polite Saturday girl put six eggs neatly in a box and handed them to me and gave me a puzzled took when I suggested I needed another box to make up the dozen. Apparently she had not heard of a dozen eggs as most people just bought one box or two. Maybe that makes me old fashioned!
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The bird’s owner, Huang Li, kept the rooster with seven hens on his small farm in a village near Mengcheng city, in the central China province of Anhui.He said that his family had been gradually eating the chickens over winter until only the rooster was left – and he was amazed when he went into the cage the next day to discover an egg.
According to the orangenews website, Li said: “I thought it was a joke and that one of my neighbours had put the egg in there for fun. But the next day there was another egg and so on the third day I waited – and was amazed when I saw that the rooster laid an egg.”
He said word quickly spread to the local TV station, which did a story on the egg-laying rooster, and then scientists from the local agricultural ministry office turned up and borrowed the rooster to carry out tests.
“They want to find out if it was a hen all the time that simply looked like a rooster or whether it actually changed to become a hen as a result of the fact that all the females had vanished,” he said.
“All I can say is that it did a good job waking us up every morning like every other rooster and it certainly treated the hens as if it was a rooster!”
£500 Pet Munchies treats up for grabs
Ten lucky businesses are in for a big treat this month when we are giving away 10 bundles of Pet Munchies stock worth £50 each. Entry is simple and absolutely FREE.
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Cornish RSPCA receives £500 donation
The RSPCA, in St Columb, Cornwall has been awarded a £500 donation from the UK’s largest pet insurance provider, Petplan.
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3P Enterprise distributes Wetnoz
Wetnoz pet products are to be distributed by 3P Enterprise. The range consists of Ultra Bowls, made from stainless steel and rubber in two sizes, and plastic studio scoop bowls, which come in three sizes and various colours.
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Nigel gets on his bike for charity
Nigel Bateson, of Envirosmart Products, which owns and markets SmartBedz Universal Bedding & Litter, is taking on a new challenge.
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Police appeal after shop break-in
Police are appealing for information following the theft of two bearded dragons from a Yorkshire pet shop.
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Bristol Cats study needs more kittens
More than 91,000 kitten owners across the UK are helping with the ‘Bristol Cats’ study, but even more kittens are needed to take part in the first study of its kind to investigate cat health, welfare and behaviour.
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Sparsholt zones in to Animal Management
TV wildlife presenter Michaela Strachan has unveiled Sparsholt College’s new Animal Management Interactive Zone to the industry.
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Ireland’s Maxi Zoo opens new stores
Ireland’s largest pet retailer, Maxi Zoo, is to open two new stores in Carlow and Clonmel.
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New business opportunity for dog professionals
Dog groomers, trainers, walkers, sitters, kennel owners and breeders – in fact anyone whose business is dogs – are being invited to become partners in a new business opportunity.
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Rescue centres facing ‘tipping point’
New research of 300 rescue centres has raised ‘alarming concerns’ about the prospects of abandoned dogs finding new, permanent homes.
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Retailer banned from keeping animals despite petition from customers
A pet shop owner has been banned from keeping animals after being convicted of failing to look after guinea pigs and rabbits.
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Free vet service in Belfast
A new free veterinary service for local pets has opened in Shore Road, Belfast.
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Plastic packaging manufacturer Measom Freer has launched a range of food-grade HDPE scoops with antibacterial additive.
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Nutritional supplements firm Lintbells has undertaken a major staff recruitment programme after demand from the veterinary industry surged by more than 300% in the space of a year. The company has been developing its business as a supplier of ‘affordable’ companion animal products to vets, at a time when many pet owners are putting a greater emphasis on the costs associated with their animals’ health.
Four qualified veterinary professionals, who between them have more than 20 years experience in practice, have joined the Hertfordshire-based company as veterinary business development executives. They will work in different regions of the country, complementing the work of Lucy Millett VN, who took on a similar role covering South East England last spring.
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From fountains to waterfalls and filter
Blagdon’s new Pressure Filter Kit is an all-in-one solution able to run fountains and waterfalls as well as a filter.
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Aquarian Goes for Gold!Aquarian has launched a massive year-long consumer promotion to help mark the London Olympics and the Queen’s Jubilee.
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RSPCA investigate after man eats live goldfish
The RSPCA is investigating after a man posted a YouTube clip showing himself eating his live goldfish.
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Why we’ve joined OATAThree specialist aquatic centres in the south-west have joined the Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association as their owner believes that in addition to giving his business enhanced credibility, the future of his business and that of the aquatic industry is assured by the continuous work and support provided by OATA.
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