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Against the backdrop of the Pet Industry Forum in Warwickshire/UK, the winners of a number of awards were announced. The winners were Pets & Aquatics, Cadbury Garden and Leisure from Congresbury, Bristol (Retailer of the Year), Nature’s Menu (Manufacturer of the Year), Pedigree Wholesale (Wholesaler of the Year), Cavalier Lodge Boarding Kennels from Norfolk (Boarding Establishment of the Year), Shampooches of Harrogate (Grooming Business of the Year), Arden Grange (Cat Product of the Year), Company of Animals (Dog Product of the Year), and Wendy Stephens, the founder of Arden Grange (Lifetime Achievement Award).

The Dutch pet food manufacturer De Haan Petfood has successfully re-started the production of pet food. The production in De Haan’s facility in Nieuwkoop was stopped due to an explosion on 7 May, which caused severe damage to the production line.
The explosion happened in one of the so-called retorts, in which cans are sterilised under pressure. Over the last couple of weeks the damaged part of the production facility has been rebuilt and tested.
Shortly after the incident De Haan Petfood managed to relocate a good part of the production to other pet food manufacturers in the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe.
De Haan Petfood is a wholesale wet pet food manufacturer. The company produces cans based on meat chunks in gravy. Products are sold under own brands like Rokus, Astor, Pet, Wodan, Max & Mickey, Ferry & Mimi as well as under different private labels. According to De Haan Petfood, its products are exported to over 40 countries worldwide.

The Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council says that a critical link exists between quality rodents and the health of hundreds of thousands of reptiles in homes across the US. It has consequently published a set of Best Management Practices (BMP) for the production and distribution of rats and mice. The first nationwide set of standards for feeder rodents, these BMP were developed by the PIJAC Herp Committee and reflect the quality and wisdom of some of the most prominent rodent producers in the industry, according to the association.
Going beyond the formulas for keeping healthy breeders in a clean setting, PIJAC’s Best Management Practices address the major areas of rodent culture, such as enclosures and buildings, bedding, nutrition, rodent disease prevention and management…