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BBC News
17-07-2025
- Business
- BBC News
'Paws-up' as shop donates cat food to Cornwall dog charity
A national pet retailer has apologised after it donated a van full of cat food and litter to a Cornish dog police dog handler Dave Wardell, who runs German Shepherd Rescue Elite (GSRE), thanked Pets at Home for its donation but joked about the dogs barking with "a slightly feline accent".A spokesperson for Pets at Home said: "Sending a pallet meant for cats to a German Shepherd rescue was definitely a paws-up!"Mr Wardell said he had passed the cat food and litter on to five cat rescue organisations in Cornwall. He said: "Now, we love all animals, but try telling a German Shepherd that their dinner is chicken and tuna in jelly and their bed now smells like a giant litter tray."We're just waiting for the dogs to start a riot. "Demands so far are more sausages, fewer cats and someone to explain what a 'Meow Mix' is!"The Pets at Home spokesperson said: "While the dogs were understandably unimpressed by the surprise feline menu, we're so grateful to the team at GSRE for seeing the funny side, and we're already putting things right with a fresh delivery of canine-approved supplies."On a more serious note, Mr Wardell thanked Pets at Home for being "so generous" and saving the Callington-based charity "so much money".The retailer said its charitable arm, the Pets Foundation, had donated more than 1,670 pallets of pet products to help pets in need to date.
Times
08-05-2025
- Business
- Times
Cats become Britain's favourite pet as Gen Z copy Taylor Swift
Dogs have always held a special place in Britain's heart. Few countries in the world can claim to love (and pamper) their pooches more than we do. Yet our national affection appears to be shifting towards cats, according to the latest sales data from one of Britain's biggest pet care retailers. Jollyes, which has more than 100 UK stores, says it is seeing a rapid increase in cat-related purchases and predicts that at the present rate of growth, the number of cats in Britain will overtake the number of dogs within two years. The chain says that transactions on its cat ranges are now nearly a third higher than its dog ranges, with demand taking off about a year and a half ago. • From
