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| PET GAZETTE | CONTENTS
PET GAZETTE
Established 2008
MAY 2018
CONTENTS
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Managing Editor
Michael Northcott
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Editorial Assistant
Shekina Tuahene
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Editorial Assistant
05 TRADE TALK 23 NIGEL’S BLOG
[email protected] Breaking news from the pet industry The PIF’s chief executive shares his views
Production Assistant 11 PFMA 24 AVIAN
Karly Besnard [email protected] How to get your customers ready for Rabbit
Awareness Week A look at the spectacular Strawberry Finch
Accounts 15 ACCESSORIES AND TRAINING
Casey Cooper-Fiske
Apex Business Media Ltd.
01481 730418
Customer Services
01481 730418
[email protected]
28 REPTILE
How accessories and training can enhance a
pet owner’s relationship with their little friend
31 RETAIL TRAINING
18 AQUATIC
The joys of aquascaping and how to get your
customers doing it
The importance of training your staff to best
represent your product
21 GOING WILD 34 KEEPING YOUR VET PRACTICE
UPDATED
Tidying and preparing the garden for the
new season’s wildlife Dr Amanda Nicholls shares the importance
of always improving your space
Contributing writers
John Courteney-Smith, Caroline Off ord,
Nicola Ravensford, Nicole Paley
In the fi rst of three parts, John Courteney-
Smith delves into minerals and vitamins
Design
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Ian Denby-Jones
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ISSN 2046-7303
Pet Gazette is published monthly by:
Mulberry Publications Ltd,
London: 154-160 Fleet Street
London EC4A 2DQ
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VET GAZETTE
40 VET NEWS
Breaking stories from the
veterinary sector
41 RCV COLUMN
The RVC share what they do at
its Corneal Donation Bank
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May 2018