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Applaws for Mango Taking International Best of Breed!

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Clare Whitby from Brentwood in Essex has achieved phenomenal success in the show ring with her 20-month Cream Long Haired Oriental cat known lovingly as Mango. Mango is the current TICA International Best of Breed Oriental Longhair in The World. When MPM Products heard of this amazing achievement the company was especially thrilled as Mango is fed on its new Applaws Dry cat food. Mango was introduced to the food in the initial product trials and has done so well that Clare has no intentions of changing his diet. Best in The World in his category, Mango has beaten cats from around The World for his coveted title – and you can’t get better than that!

First Book on Axolotls

Interpet Publishing has launched its first book about the axolotl called Keeping Axolotls, by Linda Adkins. An important launch as more and more people are keeping this little known and understood amphibian in the US and increasingly so in the UK too. The book gives readers an overview of a unique creature that stays in a larval stage for its whole life rather like an overgrown tadpole that forgets to become a frog. Keeping Axolotls is about a creature that lives in water, has lizard-like legs and feathery gills which surround the head. Axolotls are even able to re-grow body parts. People are often attracted to the weirdest of pets and the axolotl is definitely that!

Four NEW Trixie Motif Collar & Lead Sets

Trixie are supplying an even larger range of collars and leads with the addition of five fun and funky designs all in two-ply nylon. New is the ‘Hearts’ range, which is black with red hearts, also ‘Coffee’ in a brown and cream paw print design, as well as ‘Rose Heart’ in a vibrant pink heart and bone design. Also new is the ‘Sportdog’ in a bright turquoise design and ‘Silver Camou’ in camouflage. Trixie keeps its range fresh and modern by regularly adding new designs. Now stores have a chance to refresh their stocks for summer when everybody wants to step out and look good!

Savvy Retailers Tune into Finance Leasing Shop Fittings

Specialist shop fitters CASCO are helping retailers finance new shop fittings by way of specialist leasing finance. The leasing option provides 100% tax relief throughout the term making it more cost effective than buying equipment outright. CASCO are recommending Johnson Reed, a company who are able to set up finance almost instantaneously, even when other lenders have failed. Thanks to CASCO, the ‘cat is out of the bag’ and more retailers are waking up to this lesser known, but more cost efficient method of financing new shop fittings.

NEW Vest Keeps Dogs Safe Around Water!

Trixie is now supplying a Life Vest buoyancy aid for dogs, available in five sizes. The vest provides floatation and ultimate buoyancy. They are comfortable for the dog and practical to use. This product has the potential to save a dog’s life. Using it could even prevent an owner from getting into difficulties whilst trying to rescue their dog from water. The new Life Vest for dogs is a specialist product perfect for a specialist pet store, particularly when there is water nearby!

Tranquillity Wins Thousands of Pounds of Reptile Display Equipment

The winner of PATS the Pet & Aquatics Trade Show /CASCO prize draw has been announced. Tranquillity Aquatic and Reptile Centre in Brighton is the lucky winner of two fantastic reptile display units. Also included in the prize are an array of cage accessories and a training session from reptile experts Peregrine Livefoods. All in all Tranquillity will benefit by about £4,000 from going to the PATS show and lodging an entry at the CASCO stand.

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