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Pets at Home profits plummet by 12 percent despite sales rise

Pets at Home has announced a drop in pre-tax profits of 12.3 percent despite seeing revenues rise by 5.5 percent.…

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London’s least pet friendly boroughs revealed

New research has found London’s least pet-friendly borough to be the City of London, whilst research also found that 45…

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Dog food manufacturer announces ‘Dog Dates’ scheme to combat loneliness

A dog food manufacturer has announced a new scheme called ‘Dog Dates’ to combat loneliness in the elderly as part…

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28 percent of UK tenants would pay more to be allowed pets

As many as 28 percent of UK tenants say that they would be happy to pay an average of £24…

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Human error could cost businesses £17.5m as GDPR looms

With the arrival of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) businesses who mishandle personal data will leave themselves open to a…

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Village residents’ cat ‘eradication’ petition rejected by parliament

Residents of the village of Sawtry started a petition to “criminalise cat ownership in Sawtry” led by a local ailurophobe.…

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Online retail jumps 19 percent in April

UK online retail sales went from strength to strength in April, up 18.8 percent year-on-year (YoY) according to the latest…

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Direct Line Pet Insurance partners with Pet Drugs Online

Direct Line Pet Insurance has partnered with Pet Drugs Online, a vet-run supplier of online veterinary medication, to provide pet…

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PFMA speaks up at Future Farming Consultation

The Pet Food Manufacturers Association (PFMA) spoke of its desire for higher standards of animal welfare on farms at the…

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Mayhew to provide animal therapy as part of Mental Health Awareness Week

Mayhew has announced it has been sending Therapaws volunteers to Huckletree West in Shepherd’s Bush, London, in order to provide…

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