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  • Not just for lockdown: Pets at Home adapts to life after pet-buying boom

    Retail

    Are pets for life, or just for lockdown? James Bailey, the new boss of Pets and Home, will be hoping it’s the former but the company faces a challenge in finding sustained growth without the influx of demand that came during the pandemic. Embarking on its turnaround – led by Bailey, a former Waitrose boss [...]

    Pets at home, including a mix of cats, dogs, and small animals, creating a lively and heartwarming domestic scene.
  • Does Scotland actually want to ban cats?

    Opinion

    An SNP report about cat ownership has produced a flurry of headlines over an approaching “cat ban” in Scotland. But is it true?

    BIRMINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM - APRIL 04: 'Boggles' a stray kitten is one of the lucky animals at the Barnes Hill RSPCA Animal Rescue Centre, who has been found a caring home on April 4, 2007 in Birmingham, England. The Animal Welfare Act becomes law on Friday is being highlighted by the RSPCA. The act imposes a duty of care for pets and animals on owners and includes fines of up to GBP20,000 and jail terms of up to a year for cruelty. The new law includes making sure that animals are fed, housed and protected from pain, suffering, injury and disease. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
  • Should Larry the cat be worried by Starmer’s new kitten?

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    Keir Starmer may not have won over business yet, but he’s at least managed a compromise within his own household, with the Prime Minister announcing the addition of a new kitten to 10 Downing Street following a summer of negotiations with his children (a German Shepherd had initially been demanded). The Siberian kitten – who [...]

    LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 11: Larry, the Downing Street cat, sits in the street as ministers attend a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street on June 11, 2019 in London, England. Since Theresa May resigned as Prime Minister the final candidates for the Conservative Party leadership race have been confirmed, with 10 running to become the next Prime Minister. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

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