Author: Dan Grennan

The first cans of lab-grown chicken cat food were produced last week Lab-grown ‘meat’ will hit British supermarket shelves for the first time in the coming months – but cats will be the first to feast on the new eco-friendly product.The ‘meat’ is made by London-based startup Meatly, which produced its first cans of pet food last week and hopes to sell them later this year.The product is aimed at environmentally conscious pet owners who want to feed their cats without having to worry about the supposed animal welfare concerns and climate change of industrial farming. UK pets account for…

Have you ever paid too much for your pet’s medicine? Email: [email protected] Pet owners may be overpaying vets for their animal’s medicine, prescriptions and care, the competition watchdog has warned. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) received an ‘unprecedented’ 56,000 responses to their review and decided to ‘provisionally’ launch a market investigation into the veterinary sector.The review found that consumers may not be given enough information – including price lists – to enable them to choose the best practice and treatment for their pet.It also found that the regulatory framework for the sector is ‘outdated’ and ‘may no longer be…