Pleasing 4 Pets

Many birds native to the UK have seen their numbers decline steadily over recent years.

For that reason bird lovers consider it very important that the British nation make efforts to provide our feathered friends with good food, particularly during the cold spell that that weather forecasters are predicting for February,

Bird lover Dave Jones from Pets at Home in Andover has offered some tips on how to keep our wild birds healthy over the winter period.

He said:-

“Bread has traditionally been considered a good option for birds, but whilst not harmful it doesn’t actually provide birds with goodness or nutrients.

It could even be detrimental, as the birds fill up on it and not other, more nutritious foods.

Peanuts are a staple food for most garden birds however you can also select and mix a variety of seeds to produce a wild bird seed that will provide garden birds with a balanced and nutritious diet.

Seed can be fed from a bird table or hanging feeders to help the birds overcome periods of natural food shortage and survive severe winter weather.”

Pets at Home offer some ideal foodstuffs for wild birds including fat balls and suet blocks, which will help to provide the birds with some much needed extra body weight, providing them with a greater chance of surviving the freezing British weather.

Popular pet retailer Pets at Home, the country’s largest retailer in pet care has confirmed its intention to go ahead with its planned investment programme, despite the fact that the UK economy is officially in recession.

The record investment plan comes as UK consumers maintain spending on treats and luxury items for their pets in Pets at Homes 220 outlets, even though they continue to cut back on similar items for themselves.

Matt Davies, Chief Executive of Cheshire based Pets at Home, confirmed that there were no plans to slow down the £21million expansion programme of its stores, which include refurbishments at existing store, plans for a Pets at Home Superstore in Stockport, 10 additional new branches before the end of 2008 and the opening of a further 20 outlets in 2009.

Revenue for the stores is predicted to reach almost £400million by the close of the year ending March 2009, an increase of £354.6million on the previous year’s figures.

Mr Davies commented:-

“We are not slowing down our expansion programme.

We believe pets to be a particularly resilient sector. People look on their pet as a member of their household and they are right up there as a priority. People recognise the joy that flows from having a pet as part of the family.”

Britain’s Got Talents’ finalist Kate Nicholas and her fabulous disco dancing dog, Gin are scheduled to perform in Northampton this coming weekend.

The energetic twosome are expected to make an exclusive appearance at the Pets at Home store at the Riverside Retail Park in Northampton city centre for a book signing on Saturday15th November at 2.30pm.

16 year old Kate will sign copies of her newly published book entitled Kate and Gin, which offers advice to other dog handlers as well as some of Kate’s personal dog training secrets. Kate will also take part in a one hour Q&A session at the store, after which she and Gin will perform one of their infamous dance routines.

The manager of the Pets at Home store in Northampton, Lee Woodward said in a statement:-

“I can’t tell you how much excitement and interest there’s been since we first announced they would be paying us a visit.

They’ve developed a real cult status and everyone is desperate to shake paws with Gin”.

Kate was only 10 years old when she got new puppy Gin. Before competing in the final of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent the pair had previously competed in the world renowned CRUFTS contest and managed to win a CG certificate at the event, and Kate recently revealed secret aspirations to become a CRUFTS judge.