New statistics provide a picture of life in lockdown, as thousands sought canine companionship to get through the isolation and anxiety caused by the coronavirus pandemic.…
Month: August 2020
Pets at Home is set to open a new distribution centre in the West Midlands, having taken a lease on a 670,000 square foot development site…
Real-time updates on blowfly risk – produced via an ongoing collaboration between Elanco and NADIS (National Animal Disease Information Service) – now show the risk level…
PATS Telford, the leading pet industry exhibition forced to cancel because of COVID-19 restrictions, has launched a new initiative aimed at bringing buyers and sellers together online.…
A major international research study has estimated that parasitic worms cost the European livestock industry more than €1.8 billion (£1.6bn) per year, with drug-resistance costing at…
Two further leadership appointments have been made to the newly-formed UK-wide Ruminant Health and Welfare Group (RHWG): Caroline Slay in the role of secretary general, and…
Vetoquinol has announced its acquisition of Profender and Drontal, the broad spectrum dewormers for cats and dogs. Caitrina Oakes, Vetoquinol’s managing director, UK and Ireland, said she…
The National Farmers Union has published 26 examples of how farmers are working towards net zero on their farms, showing how other farmers can make changes…
Since the UK lockdown was announced, pet rescue centres and animal charities have been feeling the dramatic impacts of the pandemic, with many closing to the…
The British Veterinary Association is urging pet owners to take extra precautions when walking their dogs in the vicinity of water bodies, after a spike in…