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Guinea pig owners urged to take part in health check challenge

David Rees — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:59:54 +0000

Guinea pig owners across the UK are being encouraged to take part in the Big Pig Health Check, a nationwide challenge aiming to deliver 500 five-minute Guinea pig health checks in a single day. The challenge, which will be open to veterinary teams, charities and rescues as well as individual pet owners, will take place [...]

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Burgess Pet Care launches white label offering

David Rees — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:56:10 +0000

Burgess Pet Care has launched a white label pet food proposition for independent retailers. The new range, which includes a 12.5kg value dry dog food and a 10kg value dry cat food, has been developed specifically for the retail channel, including larger independent pet shops and agricultural stores, and store owners will be able to [...]

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New facility to boost fish-free Omega 3 production

David Rees — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:16:24 +0000

Danish microalgae company Algiecel has opened a new production facility to provide omega-3-rich microalgal biomass for a variety of applications including pet nutrition. The new plant, which has been built at biotechnology giant Novonesis’ Kalundborg site in Denmark, will produce 12 tonnes of biomass annually from next year, increasing Algiecel’s production capacity nearly fivefold. The [...]

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PATS welcomes record visitor numbers

David Rees — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:10:25 +0000

Visitors to the PATS 2026 trade exhibition were up 8% on last year, the organisers report. A total of 6,505 pet retailers, buyers and industry professionals attended the three-day event at NEC Birmingham, compared with 6,021 in 2025. More than 600 brands showcased a record number of new products across Halls 3 and 3A, occupying [...]

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PATS reveals New Product Award winners

David Rees — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:56:48 +0000

The pet industry’s latest innovations have been recognised with the winners of the PATS New Product Awards 2026 revealed. Supported by Leopard Co as the headline sponsor and by PBW News, alongside a number of category sponsors, the awards we presented at the close of the first day of this year’s PATS show (September 27). [...]

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PATS 2026 ready to greet the UK pet trade

David Rees — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:12:17 +0000

The Pet & Aquatics Trade Show (PATS) is gearing up to deliver “its biggest and most feature-packed show yet” when the doors open on Sunday (September 27). Taking place over three days in Halls 3 and 3A at the NEC Birmingham on September 27-29, PATS 2026 includes a host of new attractions for visitors as [...]

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Direct-to-consumer becoming multi-channel, says new report

David Rees — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:31:30 +0000

A new report into the direct-to-consumer (D2C) pet food market has shown how brands are increasingly shifting into the retail sector. The second edition of The D2C Pet Food Landscape, produced by Polish novel ingredient supplier Proteine Resources, studied the availability of D2C pet food products throughout Europe and found that only 34% of the [...]

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Years investigation finds no evidence of contamination

David Rees — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:08:27 +0000

Pet food brand Years has concluded an internal investigation and found no evidence of contamination in its food, but many dog owners remain unconvinced. The brand initiated a voluntary product recall of its meals in August, following a spike in reported cases of sudden bilateral dry eye in customers’ pets. Years began investigating on July [...]

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Purina backs regenerative farming practices

David Rees — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:05:57 +0000

Purina is providing funding, technical expertise and practical support for 110 UK wheat farmers to help them adopt regenerative practices. Through Landscape Enterprise Networks (LENs), around 8,000 hectares of UK farmland are now trialling measures such as cover crops, crop rotation, reduced soil disturbance, improved nutrient management and tree and hedgerow planting. New research commissioned [...]

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Burgess Pet Care names charity recipients

David Rees — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:02:16 +0000

Burgess Pet Care has named Lincs Dobermann Rescue UK and HerOES Old English Sheepdog Rehoming as the winners of its 2026 Yorkshire Takeover campaign. The campaign invited members of the public to nominate rescue centres to receive food donations, with 20p from every bag of Burgess Supadog Rich in Salmon sold throughout the year contributing [...]

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