Category: Industry News
Years dog food has issued a voluntary recall of its fresh dog food meals as it investigates reports of dogs developing sudden bilateral dry eye and a potential link involving buckwheat used in its recipes.
Essential Canine Life Skills has become the newest member of the UK Dog Behaviour & Training Charter, joining its collaboration of organisations working to support professional standards across dog training and behaviour.
Scientists are investigating whether medicines could extend the healthy lives of pet dogs, with a major clinical trial testing rapamycin and separate research into new canine longevity drugs. While early studies have provided enough evidence for larger trials, no treatment has yet been proven to extend the lifespan of pet dogs.
The RSPCA has released a major new report, The Shape of Suffering, warning that millions of companion animals are affected by exaggerated physical features. Its five-year strategy calls for action from owners, breeders, pet professionals, policymakers and the public to put health and welfare ahead of appearance.
A House of Lords committee is calling for over-the-counter flea and tick treatments to be removed from supermarket shelves and online retailers, warning that routine use of certain parasite treatments is contributing to pollution in UK waterways and harming wildlife.
New research involving 4,295 dachshunds across three countries has found that smooth-coated dogs consistently showed poorer spinal health than long- and wire-coated varieties. Researchers say coat-associated genes could help explain differences in susceptibility to intervertebral disc disease, although the study does not prove that coat type itself causes IVDD.
Natural Dog Expo has unveiled The R'awards, the UK's first dedicated Raw Pet Food Industry Awards. The inaugural event will recognise excellence across the fresh and raw pet food sector, celebrating the brands, businesses and individuals shaping the future of natural pet nutrition.
Following the success of its award-winning Roolo® enrichment toy, Play9 has launched The Roolo® Mini. Designed in response to customer demand, the smaller version offers the same unpredictable, instinct-led play experience for small and medium-sized dogs, while also providing a fresh challenge for larger breeds.
Researchers in Serbia have reported what they describe as the first documented natural infection of domestic dogs with raccoon dog and fox amdoparvovirus (RFAV) after investigating a severe illness affecting Dobermanns near Novi Sad. While the findings are scientifically significant, the study is currently a preprint and further research will be needed to confirm the virus's wider impact and epidemiology.
Pet retailer Jollyes has announced ambitious plans to more than double its UK store estate over the next five years after reporting another year of sales growth.