{"id":148012,"date":"2022-01-24T12:27:19","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T12:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/?p=148012"},"modified":"2022-01-25T12:47:23","modified_gmt":"2022-01-25T12:47:23","slug":"pet-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Business Ideas for 2023: Pet Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you&rsquo;re thinking about starting a pet-based business in 2022, it&rsquo;s not just your animal instinct.<\/p>\n<p>The pet sector has been one of the most well-publicised success stories of the past two years. When we were told to stay at home, households up and down the country invested in a furry friend for extra company. In the UK, it&rsquo;s estimated that 17 million of us now own a pet &ndash; an astonishing 59% of households.<\/p>\n<p>The pet industry often predicts trends for its people-focused offshoots, and 2022 confirms this theory. Consumers are expecting pet-based products, services, and even food to be of increasingly higher quality &ndash; generating more market competition and greater profit. For savvy business launchers, this presents some huge opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Given the importance our pets hold in our lives, this is a business trend that isn&rsquo;t going to go away anytime soon. But, what are the biggest pet care ideas emerging?<\/p>\n<p>Below, we break down the best pet-based business opportunities to give you your pick of this year&rsquo;s lucrative litter of new business ideas.[\/vc_column_text]<\/p><div class=\"jumplinks-content\">\n <h3 class=\"jumplinks-content-title\">\n Here are our top pet business ideas for 2022: <\/h3>\n <ul class=\"jumplinks-content-list\">\n <li class=\"jumplinks-content-item\">\n <a class=\"jumplinks-content-link jumplink-anchor\" href=\"#link-vet-tech\">Vet tech<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"jumplinks-content-item\">\n <a class=\"jumplinks-content-link jumplink-anchor\" href=\"#link-pet-insurance\">Pet insurance<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"jumplinks-content-item\">\n <a class=\"jumplinks-content-link jumplink-anchor\" href=\"#link-premium-pet-food\">Premium pet food<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <li class=\"jumplinks-content-item\">\n <a class=\"jumplinks-content-link jumplink-anchor\" href=\"#link-rental-and-borrowing-services\">Rental and borrowing services<\/a>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"jumplink-anchor-section\">\n <div class=\"jumplink-anchor-pointer\" id=\"link-vet-tech\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n[vc_column_text]\n<h2>Vet tech<\/h2>\n<p>Claude Bourgelat established the first school of veterinary medicine in Lyon, France in the 1760s. The field clearly has a long history, but it&rsquo;s overdue for a shakeup.<\/p>\n<p>Pet owners have had to contend with rising vet&rsquo;s bills and increasingly confusing pet care costs. Plus, the industry is still behind on going digital, meaning many customers are having to visit physical locations for care and support services &ndash; costing both money and time. All of this presents an intriguing opportunity for disruptive new businesses.<\/p>\n<p>One startup that&rsquo;s aiming to change this and make vet access easier is Vet-AI, which we featured as our eighth-top startup in 2021 as part of our Startups 100 index.<\/p>\n<p>Its Joii Pet Care app was launched in 2019 and offers pet owners round-the-clock remote consultations, with no out-of-hours charges. Customers can speak to certified vets and nurses in the comfort of their own homes &ndash; an obvious bonus during the UK&rsquo;s various coronavirus lockdowns.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_148527\" style=\"width: 716px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-148527\" class=\"wp-image-148527 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Joii-Pet-care-app-screenshot.png\" alt=\"Joii Pet Care app\" width=\"706\" height=\"417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Joii-Pet-care-app-screenshot.png 706w, https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Joii-Pet-care-app-screenshot-480x284.png 480w, https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Joii-Pet-care-app-screenshot-640x378.png 640w, https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Joii-Pet-care-app-screenshot-340x200.png 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-148527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joii Pet Care app<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]\n <\/p><div class=\"highlight-box\">\n <div class=\"highlight-box-decor\">\n <svg class=\"brush-stroke-svg brush-stroke-big\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 116 6\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#1e73be\">\n <path d=\"M94.0845406,5.55784045 C93.4629887,5.58758734 92.7723755,5.58758734 92.2198849,5.64708111 C92.0127009,5.66195455 91.7824965,5.67682799 91.5062512,5.66195455 C89.5955547,5.58758734 87.6618377,5.5727139 85.7511411,5.67682799 C85.5669776,5.69170144 85.2446914,5.67682799 84.9914666,5.67682799 C82.8275451,5.66195455 80.6866442,5.63220767 78.4997023,5.67682799 C76.0825561,5.72144832 73.5963485,5.64708111 71.271284,5.73632176 C69.3605874,5.81068898 67.5649931,5.76606865 65.7003374,5.76606865 C62.4084144,5.76606865 59.0934709,5.79581553 55.7785275,5.79581553 C55.6864457,5.79581553 55.5483231,5.79581553 55.4792618,5.79581553 C53.3153403,5.94454996 51.2895416,5.88505619 49.2637428,5.78094209 C48.7572931,5.75119521 48.7112522,5.81068898 48.4810478,5.84043586 C47.6753324,5.94454996 45.7416154,5.9594234 44.8668387,5.87018275 C44.1992459,5.79581553 43.5086327,5.79581553 42.8640603,5.87018275 C42.3115698,5.92967652 41.8972018,5.94454996 41.2986704,5.88505619 C40.9994046,5.8553093 40.5389958,5.8553093 40.1476483,5.88505619 C38.5362175,5.98917029 36.993848,6.03379061 35.4054376,5.88505619 C34.8299266,5.84043586 34.1393134,5.8553093 33.5407819,5.89992963 C32.8271482,5.94454996 32.1825759,5.92967652 31.3998809,5.91480307 C29.9726136,5.89992963 28.4993054,5.94454996 27.1641199,5.8553093 C27.0490177,5.84043586 26.7267315,5.88505619 26.4735066,5.88505619 C25.8289343,5.89992963 25.1383211,5.94454996 24.5167692,5.94454996 C20.3040286,5.91480307 16.0452471,6.03379061 11.8325064,5.94454996 C10.0599325,5.89992963 8.12621552,5.92967652 6.30760071,5.91480307 C4.2587815,5.88505619 2.57828934,5.78094209 1.54236952,5.58758734 C1.17404247,5.52809357 0.598531455,5.52809357 0,5.51322013 C0.920817623,5.39423259 2.09486009,5.37935914 3.26890256,5.34961226 C3.56816829,5.34961226 3.89045446,5.34961226 4.18972018,5.33473882 C4.48898591,5.33473882 4.8803334,5.31986537 4.90335384,5.29011849 C4.92637428,5.24549816 4.55804723,5.24549816 4.2587815,5.23062472 C3.19984124,5.23062472 2.20996229,5.21575128 3.01567771,5.05214341 C3.19984124,5.02239652 2.85453463,4.99264964 2.57828934,4.9777762 C2.07183965,4.94802931 1.54236952,4.93315587 1.10498115,4.90340898 C0,4.79929489 0.138122643,4.68030735 1.42726731,4.62081358 C2.11788053,4.57619325 2.87755507,4.56131981 3.66025005,4.56131981 C5.24866045,4.54644636 6.81405041,4.51669948 8.40246081,4.4869526 C7.73486803,4.41258538 6.95217305,4.41258538 6.16947807,4.41258538 C5.29470133,4.41258538 4.39690415,4.42745883 3.54514785,4.41258538 C3.19984124,4.41258538 2.78547331,4.39771194 2.71641199,4.35309161 C2.64735066,4.30847129 2.94661639,4.2787244 3.26890256,4.26385096 C3.95951578,4.21923063 4.67314943,4.15973686 5.54792618,4.15973686 C8.37944037,4.14486342 11.233975,4.11511653 14.0654892,4.14486342 C15.101409,4.15973686 16.1143084,4.12998998 17.1502282,4.11511653 C21.8463981,4.08536965 26.542568,4.11511653 31.2387378,4.10024309 C35.5205398,4.10024309 39.7793213,4.11511653 44.0611232,4.11511653 C48.7112522,4.10024309 53.3613812,4.05562276 57.9884898,4.10024309 C59.5078389,4.11511653 61.0732288,4.10024309 62.6386188,4.08536965 C66.8053185,4.05562276 70.9720183,4.08536965 75.138718,4.07049621 C81.1930939,4.04074932 87.2474697,4.05562276 93.2788252,4.04074932 C96.3635642,4.04074932 99.4483032,4.07049621 102.556063,4.07049621 C103.845207,4.07049621 105.04227,4.12998998 106.308395,4.14486342 C109.508236,4.20435719 112.754118,4.1746103 116,4.20435719 C110.659258,4.26385096 105.295495,4.23410407 99.9317325,4.2787244 C103.914269,4.33821817 107.988887,4.30847129 112.224648,4.33821817 C110.429053,4.44233227 109.853542,4.45720571 108.334193,4.45720571 C107.252233,4.45720571 106.193292,4.45720571 105.088311,4.47207915 C104.075412,4.4869526 103.039492,4.4869526 102.003572,4.47207915 C101.312959,4.45720571 100.599325,4.44233227 99.6554872,4.51669948 C101.220877,4.54644636 102.533042,4.54644636 103.822187,4.54644636 C104.673943,4.54644636 105.54872,4.51669948 106.239333,4.60594013 C106.60766,4.65056046 107.367335,4.63568702 107.827744,4.60594013 C108.449295,4.56131981 108.909704,4.56131981 109.485215,4.60594013 C109.669379,4.62081358 109.945624,4.62081358 110.198849,4.63568702 C111.741218,4.6654339 111.741218,4.6654339 111.165707,4.82904177 C112.086525,4.85878866 112.477873,4.73980112 113.37567,4.73980112 C114.250447,4.75467456 114.96408,4.769548 115.539591,4.84391521 C115.125223,4.8736621 114.641794,4.8736621 114.227426,4.8736621 C111.027585,4.8736621 107.850764,4.94802931 104.650923,4.91828243 C103.868228,4.90340898 102.510022,4.88853554 102.440961,4.96290275 C102.348879,5.05214341 103.661044,5.00752308 104.328637,5.02239652 C105.387577,5.05214341 106.492558,5.03726997 107.574519,5.03726997 C107.988887,5.03726997 108.495336,5.02239652 108.863663,5.06701685 C108.403255,5.11163718 107.873784,5.09676374 107.390355,5.09676374 C105.479659,5.11163718 103.568962,5.11163718 101.658266,5.14138406 C100.85255,5.15625751 100.392141,5.17113095 100.32308,5.2603716 C100.254019,5.3644857 99.6785076,5.37935914 98.8037309,5.3644857 C97.7908315,5.34961226 96.7779321,5.33473882 95.7650327,5.30499193 C94.6140107,5.29011849 93.53205,5.34961226 92.4731097,5.3644857 C91.5062512,5.37935914 90.5393927,5.30499193 89.2962889,5.30499193 C85.8432229,5.31986537 82.3901568,5.37935914 78.9370907,5.40910603 C78.6838658,5.40910603 78.3385592,5.42397947 78.1774162,5.40910603 C77.0033737,5.31986537 75.9674539,5.34961226 74.770391,5.43885291 C74.1258186,5.48347324 73.1589601,5.4685998 72.3302243,5.48347324 C73.7344711,5.51322013 75.138718,5.52809357 76.5659853,5.51322013 C77.7170073,5.49834668 78.8219885,5.52809357 79.9499901,5.54296701 C81.2391347,5.55784045 82.6203612,5.54296701 83.8864854,5.51322013 C84.8303235,5.49834668 85.6360389,5.49834668 86.4417543,5.52809357 C87.2014289,5.55784045 87.9150625,5.55784045 88.6977575,5.54296701 C90.4933519,5.49834668 92.3580075,5.45372636 94.0845406,5.55784045 L94.0845406,5.55784045 Z M91.8961039,4.96955873 C90.7044001,4.95016021 89.8724559,4.93076168 88.8831169,5.00835577 C89.9174259,5.08594986 90.74937,5.10534838 91.8961039,4.96955873 Z M93.3724675,4.03450419 C92.2877922,3.99570715 91.5044156,3.97630863 90.4197403,4.05390271 C91.5345455,4.09269976 92.3179221,4.09269976 93.3724675,4.03450419 Z M59.2202597,5.01655435 C60.0337662,5.05535139 60.5761039,5.05535139 61.2992208,4.99715582 C60.5761039,4.9777573 60.0638961,4.95835878 59.2202597,5.01655435 Z M97.3194805,4.04095243 C97.0181818,4.00215539 96.6566234,4.00215539 96.3553247,4.00215539 C96.0238961,4.00215539 95.5418182,3.98275687 95.5116883,4.06035096 C96.0841558,4.099148 96.6264935,4.07974948 97.3194805,4.04095243 Z M97.0040743,4.04074932 C96.9438145,4.00195228 96.7027756,4.00195228 96.4014769,4.00195228 C96.130308,4.00195228 95.8290093,4.0213508 95.8290093,4.04074932 C95.7988795,4.07954636 96.130308,4.07954636 96.4014769,4.07954636 C96.6726457,4.07954636 96.9438145,4.07954636 97.0040743,4.04074932 Z M97.843095,5.03977318 C98.1745236,5.03977318 98.5059521,5.02037466 98.4155625,5.00097614 C98.3854327,4.98157762 98.1142638,4.98157762 97.9334846,4.98157762 C97.6623158,4.98157762 97.3610171,4.98157762 97.4212768,5.02037466 C97.4815366,5.02037466 97.7527054,5.02037466 97.843095,5.03977318 Z M10.7864935,4.05859596 C11.7205195,4.05859596 12.3231169,4.07799448 13.3174026,4.01979892 C12.3231169,4.03919744 11.7205195,4.0004004 10.7864935,4.05859596 Z M93.4369469,5.03977318 C93.5273365,5.03977318 93.7081157,5.02037466 93.7081157,5.02037466 C93.7382456,5.00097614 93.5574663,4.98157762 93.3766871,4.98157762 C93.2862975,4.98157762 93.1055183,5.00097614 93.1055183,5.00097614 C93.0452585,5.03977318 93.2260378,5.03977318 93.4369469,5.03977318 Z M64.6758363,6 C64.7963558,6 64.977135,6 65.0072649,6 C65.1579143,5.98060148 64.977135,5.96120296 64.7963558,5.96120296 C64.7059662,5.96120296 64.5854467,5.96120296 64.4950571,5.98060148 C64.5553169,5.98060148 64.6155766,5.98060148 64.6758363,6 Z M90.6789362,4.03643854 C90.5885466,4.03643854 90.4680271,4.01704002 90.3776375,4.01704002 C90.1365986,4.01704002 90.0160791,4.03643854 90.1667284,4.05583706 C90.2269882,4.05583706 90.4077674,4.07523558 90.498157,4.05583706 C90.5885466,4.07523558 90.6186765,4.05583706 90.6789362,4.03643854 Z M86.2696559,4.0213508 C86.0888766,4.0213508 85.9080974,4.0213508 85.7273182,4.0213508 C85.546539,4.0213508 85.4260195,4.04074932 85.4862792,4.04074932 C85.6369286,4.04074932 85.8478377,4.06014784 86.0286169,4.06014784 C86.1792662,4.06014784 86.2696559,4.04074932 86.2696559,4.0213508 Z\"><\/path>\n <\/g>\n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n \n <div class=\"highlight-box-content\">\n <p>&ldquo;Veterinary [price] inflation has caused real increases in the cost of care. We saw what was happening in the human healthcare sector, with rapid uptake of remote services and development of artificial intelligence. We wanted to make the same things available to help pets, so in May 2019 we launched the first version of our groundbreaking app, Joii. It has a free symptom checker and gives owners instant access to 24\/7 veterinary consults at a fraction of the cost of a practice visit.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are part of a disruptive wave bringing change to a very traditional industry that has struggled to keep up in a world of rapidly evolving technology. There are other really exciting areas of development, such as genetic profiling, microbiomes, and wearable devices (Fitbits for cats and dogs). We are working actively with partners in all these areas to enhance the overall positive impact of the pet technology dawn.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>&mdash;Robert Dawson, co-founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-100\/2021\/vet-ai\/\">Vet-AI<\/a> (our eighth-top startup in our 2021 Startups 100 index)<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n[vc_column_text]This is only the beginning of what industry experts are predicting will be substantial growth. In 2028, it&rsquo;s estimated that the global veterinary care market will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/veterinary-care-market-size-worth-114-4-billion-by-2028--cagr-5-4-grand-view-research-inc-301376441.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worth &pound;86.09bn<\/a> &ndash; up from &pound;73.50bn in 2020.[\/vc_column_text]\n <div class=\"highlight-box\">\n <div class=\"highlight-box-decor\">\n <svg class=\"brush-stroke-svg brush-stroke-big\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 116 6\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ea0038\">\n <path d=\"M94.0845406,5.55784045 C93.4629887,5.58758734 92.7723755,5.58758734 92.2198849,5.64708111 C92.0127009,5.66195455 91.7824965,5.67682799 91.5062512,5.66195455 C89.5955547,5.58758734 87.6618377,5.5727139 85.7511411,5.67682799 C85.5669776,5.69170144 85.2446914,5.67682799 84.9914666,5.67682799 C82.8275451,5.66195455 80.6866442,5.63220767 78.4997023,5.67682799 C76.0825561,5.72144832 73.5963485,5.64708111 71.271284,5.73632176 C69.3605874,5.81068898 67.5649931,5.76606865 65.7003374,5.76606865 C62.4084144,5.76606865 59.0934709,5.79581553 55.7785275,5.79581553 C55.6864457,5.79581553 55.5483231,5.79581553 55.4792618,5.79581553 C53.3153403,5.94454996 51.2895416,5.88505619 49.2637428,5.78094209 C48.7572931,5.75119521 48.7112522,5.81068898 48.4810478,5.84043586 C47.6753324,5.94454996 45.7416154,5.9594234 44.8668387,5.87018275 C44.1992459,5.79581553 43.5086327,5.79581553 42.8640603,5.87018275 C42.3115698,5.92967652 41.8972018,5.94454996 41.2986704,5.88505619 C40.9994046,5.8553093 40.5389958,5.8553093 40.1476483,5.88505619 C38.5362175,5.98917029 36.993848,6.03379061 35.4054376,5.88505619 C34.8299266,5.84043586 34.1393134,5.8553093 33.5407819,5.89992963 C32.8271482,5.94454996 32.1825759,5.92967652 31.3998809,5.91480307 C29.9726136,5.89992963 28.4993054,5.94454996 27.1641199,5.8553093 C27.0490177,5.84043586 26.7267315,5.88505619 26.4735066,5.88505619 C25.8289343,5.89992963 25.1383211,5.94454996 24.5167692,5.94454996 C20.3040286,5.91480307 16.0452471,6.03379061 11.8325064,5.94454996 C10.0599325,5.89992963 8.12621552,5.92967652 6.30760071,5.91480307 C4.2587815,5.88505619 2.57828934,5.78094209 1.54236952,5.58758734 C1.17404247,5.52809357 0.598531455,5.52809357 0,5.51322013 C0.920817623,5.39423259 2.09486009,5.37935914 3.26890256,5.34961226 C3.56816829,5.34961226 3.89045446,5.34961226 4.18972018,5.33473882 C4.48898591,5.33473882 4.8803334,5.31986537 4.90335384,5.29011849 C4.92637428,5.24549816 4.55804723,5.24549816 4.2587815,5.23062472 C3.19984124,5.23062472 2.20996229,5.21575128 3.01567771,5.05214341 C3.19984124,5.02239652 2.85453463,4.99264964 2.57828934,4.9777762 C2.07183965,4.94802931 1.54236952,4.93315587 1.10498115,4.90340898 C0,4.79929489 0.138122643,4.68030735 1.42726731,4.62081358 C2.11788053,4.57619325 2.87755507,4.56131981 3.66025005,4.56131981 C5.24866045,4.54644636 6.81405041,4.51669948 8.40246081,4.4869526 C7.73486803,4.41258538 6.95217305,4.41258538 6.16947807,4.41258538 C5.29470133,4.41258538 4.39690415,4.42745883 3.54514785,4.41258538 C3.19984124,4.41258538 2.78547331,4.39771194 2.71641199,4.35309161 C2.64735066,4.30847129 2.94661639,4.2787244 3.26890256,4.26385096 C3.95951578,4.21923063 4.67314943,4.15973686 5.54792618,4.15973686 C8.37944037,4.14486342 11.233975,4.11511653 14.0654892,4.14486342 C15.101409,4.15973686 16.1143084,4.12998998 17.1502282,4.11511653 C21.8463981,4.08536965 26.542568,4.11511653 31.2387378,4.10024309 C35.5205398,4.10024309 39.7793213,4.11511653 44.0611232,4.11511653 C48.7112522,4.10024309 53.3613812,4.05562276 57.9884898,4.10024309 C59.5078389,4.11511653 61.0732288,4.10024309 62.6386188,4.08536965 C66.8053185,4.05562276 70.9720183,4.08536965 75.138718,4.07049621 C81.1930939,4.04074932 87.2474697,4.05562276 93.2788252,4.04074932 C96.3635642,4.04074932 99.4483032,4.07049621 102.556063,4.07049621 C103.845207,4.07049621 105.04227,4.12998998 106.308395,4.14486342 C109.508236,4.20435719 112.754118,4.1746103 116,4.20435719 C110.659258,4.26385096 105.295495,4.23410407 99.9317325,4.2787244 C103.914269,4.33821817 107.988887,4.30847129 112.224648,4.33821817 C110.429053,4.44233227 109.853542,4.45720571 108.334193,4.45720571 C107.252233,4.45720571 106.193292,4.45720571 105.088311,4.47207915 C104.075412,4.4869526 103.039492,4.4869526 102.003572,4.47207915 C101.312959,4.45720571 100.599325,4.44233227 99.6554872,4.51669948 C101.220877,4.54644636 102.533042,4.54644636 103.822187,4.54644636 C104.673943,4.54644636 105.54872,4.51669948 106.239333,4.60594013 C106.60766,4.65056046 107.367335,4.63568702 107.827744,4.60594013 C108.449295,4.56131981 108.909704,4.56131981 109.485215,4.60594013 C109.669379,4.62081358 109.945624,4.62081358 110.198849,4.63568702 C111.741218,4.6654339 111.741218,4.6654339 111.165707,4.82904177 C112.086525,4.85878866 112.477873,4.73980112 113.37567,4.73980112 C114.250447,4.75467456 114.96408,4.769548 115.539591,4.84391521 C115.125223,4.8736621 114.641794,4.8736621 114.227426,4.8736621 C111.027585,4.8736621 107.850764,4.94802931 104.650923,4.91828243 C103.868228,4.90340898 102.510022,4.88853554 102.440961,4.96290275 C102.348879,5.05214341 103.661044,5.00752308 104.328637,5.02239652 C105.387577,5.05214341 106.492558,5.03726997 107.574519,5.03726997 C107.988887,5.03726997 108.495336,5.02239652 108.863663,5.06701685 C108.403255,5.11163718 107.873784,5.09676374 107.390355,5.09676374 C105.479659,5.11163718 103.568962,5.11163718 101.658266,5.14138406 C100.85255,5.15625751 100.392141,5.17113095 100.32308,5.2603716 C100.254019,5.3644857 99.6785076,5.37935914 98.8037309,5.3644857 C97.7908315,5.34961226 96.7779321,5.33473882 95.7650327,5.30499193 C94.6140107,5.29011849 93.53205,5.34961226 92.4731097,5.3644857 C91.5062512,5.37935914 90.5393927,5.30499193 89.2962889,5.30499193 C85.8432229,5.31986537 82.3901568,5.37935914 78.9370907,5.40910603 C78.6838658,5.40910603 78.3385592,5.42397947 78.1774162,5.40910603 C77.0033737,5.31986537 75.9674539,5.34961226 74.770391,5.43885291 C74.1258186,5.48347324 73.1589601,5.4685998 72.3302243,5.48347324 C73.7344711,5.51322013 75.138718,5.52809357 76.5659853,5.51322013 C77.7170073,5.49834668 78.8219885,5.52809357 79.9499901,5.54296701 C81.2391347,5.55784045 82.6203612,5.54296701 83.8864854,5.51322013 C84.8303235,5.49834668 85.6360389,5.49834668 86.4417543,5.52809357 C87.2014289,5.55784045 87.9150625,5.55784045 88.6977575,5.54296701 C90.4933519,5.49834668 92.3580075,5.45372636 94.0845406,5.55784045 L94.0845406,5.55784045 Z M91.8961039,4.96955873 C90.7044001,4.95016021 89.8724559,4.93076168 88.8831169,5.00835577 C89.9174259,5.08594986 90.74937,5.10534838 91.8961039,4.96955873 Z M93.3724675,4.03450419 C92.2877922,3.99570715 91.5044156,3.97630863 90.4197403,4.05390271 C91.5345455,4.09269976 92.3179221,4.09269976 93.3724675,4.03450419 Z M59.2202597,5.01655435 C60.0337662,5.05535139 60.5761039,5.05535139 61.2992208,4.99715582 C60.5761039,4.9777573 60.0638961,4.95835878 59.2202597,5.01655435 Z M97.3194805,4.04095243 C97.0181818,4.00215539 96.6566234,4.00215539 96.3553247,4.00215539 C96.0238961,4.00215539 95.5418182,3.98275687 95.5116883,4.06035096 C96.0841558,4.099148 96.6264935,4.07974948 97.3194805,4.04095243 Z M97.0040743,4.04074932 C96.9438145,4.00195228 96.7027756,4.00195228 96.4014769,4.00195228 C96.130308,4.00195228 95.8290093,4.0213508 95.8290093,4.04074932 C95.7988795,4.07954636 96.130308,4.07954636 96.4014769,4.07954636 C96.6726457,4.07954636 96.9438145,4.07954636 97.0040743,4.04074932 Z M97.843095,5.03977318 C98.1745236,5.03977318 98.5059521,5.02037466 98.4155625,5.00097614 C98.3854327,4.98157762 98.1142638,4.98157762 97.9334846,4.98157762 C97.6623158,4.98157762 97.3610171,4.98157762 97.4212768,5.02037466 C97.4815366,5.02037466 97.7527054,5.02037466 97.843095,5.03977318 Z M10.7864935,4.05859596 C11.7205195,4.05859596 12.3231169,4.07799448 13.3174026,4.01979892 C12.3231169,4.03919744 11.7205195,4.0004004 10.7864935,4.05859596 Z M93.4369469,5.03977318 C93.5273365,5.03977318 93.7081157,5.02037466 93.7081157,5.02037466 C93.7382456,5.00097614 93.5574663,4.98157762 93.3766871,4.98157762 C93.2862975,4.98157762 93.1055183,5.00097614 93.1055183,5.00097614 C93.0452585,5.03977318 93.2260378,5.03977318 93.4369469,5.03977318 Z M64.6758363,6 C64.7963558,6 64.977135,6 65.0072649,6 C65.1579143,5.98060148 64.977135,5.96120296 64.7963558,5.96120296 C64.7059662,5.96120296 64.5854467,5.96120296 64.4950571,5.98060148 C64.5553169,5.98060148 64.6155766,5.98060148 64.6758363,6 Z M90.6789362,4.03643854 C90.5885466,4.03643854 90.4680271,4.01704002 90.3776375,4.01704002 C90.1365986,4.01704002 90.0160791,4.03643854 90.1667284,4.05583706 C90.2269882,4.05583706 90.4077674,4.07523558 90.498157,4.05583706 C90.5885466,4.07523558 90.6186765,4.05583706 90.6789362,4.03643854 Z M86.2696559,4.0213508 C86.0888766,4.0213508 85.9080974,4.0213508 85.7273182,4.0213508 C85.546539,4.0213508 85.4260195,4.04074932 85.4862792,4.04074932 C85.6369286,4.04074932 85.8478377,4.06014784 86.0286169,4.06014784 C86.1792662,4.06014784 86.2696559,4.04074932 86.2696559,4.0213508 Z\"><\/path>\n <\/g>\n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"highlight-box-headline\">\n \n <span class=\"highlight-box-title\">\n What are some vet-tech business ideas to consider? <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n <div class=\"highlight-box-content\">\n <p><strong>Pet care consultancy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Veterinary training is expensive and long. In the UK, it costs an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/5443d7c7e4b06e8b47de9a55\/t\/590817cbff7c50e703f0054a\/1493702603891\/Becoming-a-Vet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">average of &pound;32,000 in degree fees<\/a>. But there are shorter expert courses you can take in specific pet care areas, like nutrition or grooming, which would allow you to sell expert services to consumers who are tired of expensive vet bills and want to find affordable advice on primary pet care.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Veterinary marketing agency<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As more veterinary practices go online, they&rsquo;ll be in need of branding expertise,&nbsp; social media marketing and website creation. If you have previous experience in digital PR or advertising, this is a strong choice to consider.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"jumplink-anchor-section\">\n <div class=\"jumplink-anchor-pointer\" id=\"link-pet-insurance\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n[vc_column_text]\n<h2>Pet insurance<\/h2>\n<p>As you might expect, the pet insurance industry is closely linked to the number of animals we have in our homes. Over the past 22 months, as increasing numbers of consumers brought home new fluffy housemates, the market has seen promising levels of growth &ndash; bringing with it modern service offerings to feed big new appetites.[\/vc_column_text]\n <\/p><div class=\"highlight-box\">\n <div class=\"highlight-box-decor\">\n <svg class=\"brush-stroke-svg brush-stroke-big\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 116 6\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#1e73be\">\n <path d=\"M94.0845406,5.55784045 C93.4629887,5.58758734 92.7723755,5.58758734 92.2198849,5.64708111 C92.0127009,5.66195455 91.7824965,5.67682799 91.5062512,5.66195455 C89.5955547,5.58758734 87.6618377,5.5727139 85.7511411,5.67682799 C85.5669776,5.69170144 85.2446914,5.67682799 84.9914666,5.67682799 C82.8275451,5.66195455 80.6866442,5.63220767 78.4997023,5.67682799 C76.0825561,5.72144832 73.5963485,5.64708111 71.271284,5.73632176 C69.3605874,5.81068898 67.5649931,5.76606865 65.7003374,5.76606865 C62.4084144,5.76606865 59.0934709,5.79581553 55.7785275,5.79581553 C55.6864457,5.79581553 55.5483231,5.79581553 55.4792618,5.79581553 C53.3153403,5.94454996 51.2895416,5.88505619 49.2637428,5.78094209 C48.7572931,5.75119521 48.7112522,5.81068898 48.4810478,5.84043586 C47.6753324,5.94454996 45.7416154,5.9594234 44.8668387,5.87018275 C44.1992459,5.79581553 43.5086327,5.79581553 42.8640603,5.87018275 C42.3115698,5.92967652 41.8972018,5.94454996 41.2986704,5.88505619 C40.9994046,5.8553093 40.5389958,5.8553093 40.1476483,5.88505619 C38.5362175,5.98917029 36.993848,6.03379061 35.4054376,5.88505619 C34.8299266,5.84043586 34.1393134,5.8553093 33.5407819,5.89992963 C32.8271482,5.94454996 32.1825759,5.92967652 31.3998809,5.91480307 C29.9726136,5.89992963 28.4993054,5.94454996 27.1641199,5.8553093 C27.0490177,5.84043586 26.7267315,5.88505619 26.4735066,5.88505619 C25.8289343,5.89992963 25.1383211,5.94454996 24.5167692,5.94454996 C20.3040286,5.91480307 16.0452471,6.03379061 11.8325064,5.94454996 C10.0599325,5.89992963 8.12621552,5.92967652 6.30760071,5.91480307 C4.2587815,5.88505619 2.57828934,5.78094209 1.54236952,5.58758734 C1.17404247,5.52809357 0.598531455,5.52809357 0,5.51322013 C0.920817623,5.39423259 2.09486009,5.37935914 3.26890256,5.34961226 C3.56816829,5.34961226 3.89045446,5.34961226 4.18972018,5.33473882 C4.48898591,5.33473882 4.8803334,5.31986537 4.90335384,5.29011849 C4.92637428,5.24549816 4.55804723,5.24549816 4.2587815,5.23062472 C3.19984124,5.23062472 2.20996229,5.21575128 3.01567771,5.05214341 C3.19984124,5.02239652 2.85453463,4.99264964 2.57828934,4.9777762 C2.07183965,4.94802931 1.54236952,4.93315587 1.10498115,4.90340898 C0,4.79929489 0.138122643,4.68030735 1.42726731,4.62081358 C2.11788053,4.57619325 2.87755507,4.56131981 3.66025005,4.56131981 C5.24866045,4.54644636 6.81405041,4.51669948 8.40246081,4.4869526 C7.73486803,4.41258538 6.95217305,4.41258538 6.16947807,4.41258538 C5.29470133,4.41258538 4.39690415,4.42745883 3.54514785,4.41258538 C3.19984124,4.41258538 2.78547331,4.39771194 2.71641199,4.35309161 C2.64735066,4.30847129 2.94661639,4.2787244 3.26890256,4.26385096 C3.95951578,4.21923063 4.67314943,4.15973686 5.54792618,4.15973686 C8.37944037,4.14486342 11.233975,4.11511653 14.0654892,4.14486342 C15.101409,4.15973686 16.1143084,4.12998998 17.1502282,4.11511653 C21.8463981,4.08536965 26.542568,4.11511653 31.2387378,4.10024309 C35.5205398,4.10024309 39.7793213,4.11511653 44.0611232,4.11511653 C48.7112522,4.10024309 53.3613812,4.05562276 57.9884898,4.10024309 C59.5078389,4.11511653 61.0732288,4.10024309 62.6386188,4.08536965 C66.8053185,4.05562276 70.9720183,4.08536965 75.138718,4.07049621 C81.1930939,4.04074932 87.2474697,4.05562276 93.2788252,4.04074932 C96.3635642,4.04074932 99.4483032,4.07049621 102.556063,4.07049621 C103.845207,4.07049621 105.04227,4.12998998 106.308395,4.14486342 C109.508236,4.20435719 112.754118,4.1746103 116,4.20435719 C110.659258,4.26385096 105.295495,4.23410407 99.9317325,4.2787244 C103.914269,4.33821817 107.988887,4.30847129 112.224648,4.33821817 C110.429053,4.44233227 109.853542,4.45720571 108.334193,4.45720571 C107.252233,4.45720571 106.193292,4.45720571 105.088311,4.47207915 C104.075412,4.4869526 103.039492,4.4869526 102.003572,4.47207915 C101.312959,4.45720571 100.599325,4.44233227 99.6554872,4.51669948 C101.220877,4.54644636 102.533042,4.54644636 103.822187,4.54644636 C104.673943,4.54644636 105.54872,4.51669948 106.239333,4.60594013 C106.60766,4.65056046 107.367335,4.63568702 107.827744,4.60594013 C108.449295,4.56131981 108.909704,4.56131981 109.485215,4.60594013 C109.669379,4.62081358 109.945624,4.62081358 110.198849,4.63568702 C111.741218,4.6654339 111.741218,4.6654339 111.165707,4.82904177 C112.086525,4.85878866 112.477873,4.73980112 113.37567,4.73980112 C114.250447,4.75467456 114.96408,4.769548 115.539591,4.84391521 C115.125223,4.8736621 114.641794,4.8736621 114.227426,4.8736621 C111.027585,4.8736621 107.850764,4.94802931 104.650923,4.91828243 C103.868228,4.90340898 102.510022,4.88853554 102.440961,4.96290275 C102.348879,5.05214341 103.661044,5.00752308 104.328637,5.02239652 C105.387577,5.05214341 106.492558,5.03726997 107.574519,5.03726997 C107.988887,5.03726997 108.495336,5.02239652 108.863663,5.06701685 C108.403255,5.11163718 107.873784,5.09676374 107.390355,5.09676374 C105.479659,5.11163718 103.568962,5.11163718 101.658266,5.14138406 C100.85255,5.15625751 100.392141,5.17113095 100.32308,5.2603716 C100.254019,5.3644857 99.6785076,5.37935914 98.8037309,5.3644857 C97.7908315,5.34961226 96.7779321,5.33473882 95.7650327,5.30499193 C94.6140107,5.29011849 93.53205,5.34961226 92.4731097,5.3644857 C91.5062512,5.37935914 90.5393927,5.30499193 89.2962889,5.30499193 C85.8432229,5.31986537 82.3901568,5.37935914 78.9370907,5.40910603 C78.6838658,5.40910603 78.3385592,5.42397947 78.1774162,5.40910603 C77.0033737,5.31986537 75.9674539,5.34961226 74.770391,5.43885291 C74.1258186,5.48347324 73.1589601,5.4685998 72.3302243,5.48347324 C73.7344711,5.51322013 75.138718,5.52809357 76.5659853,5.51322013 C77.7170073,5.49834668 78.8219885,5.52809357 79.9499901,5.54296701 C81.2391347,5.55784045 82.6203612,5.54296701 83.8864854,5.51322013 C84.8303235,5.49834668 85.6360389,5.49834668 86.4417543,5.52809357 C87.2014289,5.55784045 87.9150625,5.55784045 88.6977575,5.54296701 C90.4933519,5.49834668 92.3580075,5.45372636 94.0845406,5.55784045 L94.0845406,5.55784045 Z M91.8961039,4.96955873 C90.7044001,4.95016021 89.8724559,4.93076168 88.8831169,5.00835577 C89.9174259,5.08594986 90.74937,5.10534838 91.8961039,4.96955873 Z M93.3724675,4.03450419 C92.2877922,3.99570715 91.5044156,3.97630863 90.4197403,4.05390271 C91.5345455,4.09269976 92.3179221,4.09269976 93.3724675,4.03450419 Z M59.2202597,5.01655435 C60.0337662,5.05535139 60.5761039,5.05535139 61.2992208,4.99715582 C60.5761039,4.9777573 60.0638961,4.95835878 59.2202597,5.01655435 Z M97.3194805,4.04095243 C97.0181818,4.00215539 96.6566234,4.00215539 96.3553247,4.00215539 C96.0238961,4.00215539 95.5418182,3.98275687 95.5116883,4.06035096 C96.0841558,4.099148 96.6264935,4.07974948 97.3194805,4.04095243 Z M97.0040743,4.04074932 C96.9438145,4.00195228 96.7027756,4.00195228 96.4014769,4.00195228 C96.130308,4.00195228 95.8290093,4.0213508 95.8290093,4.04074932 C95.7988795,4.07954636 96.130308,4.07954636 96.4014769,4.07954636 C96.6726457,4.07954636 96.9438145,4.07954636 97.0040743,4.04074932 Z M97.843095,5.03977318 C98.1745236,5.03977318 98.5059521,5.02037466 98.4155625,5.00097614 C98.3854327,4.98157762 98.1142638,4.98157762 97.9334846,4.98157762 C97.6623158,4.98157762 97.3610171,4.98157762 97.4212768,5.02037466 C97.4815366,5.02037466 97.7527054,5.02037466 97.843095,5.03977318 Z M10.7864935,4.05859596 C11.7205195,4.05859596 12.3231169,4.07799448 13.3174026,4.01979892 C12.3231169,4.03919744 11.7205195,4.0004004 10.7864935,4.05859596 Z M93.4369469,5.03977318 C93.5273365,5.03977318 93.7081157,5.02037466 93.7081157,5.02037466 C93.7382456,5.00097614 93.5574663,4.98157762 93.3766871,4.98157762 C93.2862975,4.98157762 93.1055183,5.00097614 93.1055183,5.00097614 C93.0452585,5.03977318 93.2260378,5.03977318 93.4369469,5.03977318 Z M64.6758363,6 C64.7963558,6 64.977135,6 65.0072649,6 C65.1579143,5.98060148 64.977135,5.96120296 64.7963558,5.96120296 C64.7059662,5.96120296 64.5854467,5.96120296 64.4950571,5.98060148 C64.5553169,5.98060148 64.6155766,5.98060148 64.6758363,6 Z M90.6789362,4.03643854 C90.5885466,4.03643854 90.4680271,4.01704002 90.3776375,4.01704002 C90.1365986,4.01704002 90.0160791,4.03643854 90.1667284,4.05583706 C90.2269882,4.05583706 90.4077674,4.07523558 90.498157,4.05583706 C90.5885466,4.07523558 90.6186765,4.05583706 90.6789362,4.03643854 Z M86.2696559,4.0213508 C86.0888766,4.0213508 85.9080974,4.0213508 85.7273182,4.0213508 C85.546539,4.0213508 85.4260195,4.04074932 85.4862792,4.04074932 C85.6369286,4.04074932 85.8478377,4.06014784 86.0286169,4.06014784 C86.1792662,4.06014784 86.2696559,4.04074932 86.2696559,4.0213508 Z\"><\/path>\n <\/g>\n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n \n <div class=\"highlight-box-content\">\n <p>&ldquo;Recent innovations in pet insurance have included lifetime cover. This provides a predictable cost for people taking out pet insurance, so policies do not rise to unaffordable levels over time.<\/p>\n<p>As more information is gathered on pets, their susceptible conditions and their long-term costs, insurers can [also] make better decisions on product pricing by using digital platforms and automation.&#8239;This allows pet insurers to offer more comprehensive and better value insurance to customers, which increases customer satisfaction.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>&mdash;Mark Colonnese, director of insurance market platform&#8239;Aquarium Software<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n[vc_column_text]Some animal breeds, particularly dogs, have also skyrocketed in price as demand outstrips supply. The Pets at Home 2021 market report states that pre-COVID, the average puppy price was &pound;876. In June 2021, it hit &pound;1,873.\n<p>That growth came hand in hand with the horrible news of increased pet-nappings as criminals tried to cash in on market trends. This has made animal insurance a growing sector as consumers look to protect their pets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Can I start a pet insurance company?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are ways to enter the insurance industry without being an actual provider. But there are still some need-to-knows if you&rsquo;re thinking about starting an insurance company.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, the industry is one of the most heavily regulated in the world. The&nbsp;Prudential Regulatory Authority&nbsp;(PRA), which is part of the Bank of England, promotes the safety of insurers and the protection of policyholders. The Financial Conduct Authority&nbsp;(FCA) regulates how these firms behave, and also monitors the integrity of the UK&rsquo;s financial markets.<\/p>\n<p>Before starting an insurance business, you&rsquo;ll also need to apply for your FCA license and decide whether to become an insurance broker (finding customers the best-priced insurance for their needs, underwritten by a third-party insurance company) or underwriter (in which case your company would take on the insured risk). New insurer authorisation costs &pound;25,000.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s not the simplest industry to enter, but if you&rsquo;ve got a background in finance, and want a specialised business idea you can really get your teeth into, this might be a good business idea for you.[\/vc_column_text]\n <\/p><div class=\"highlight-box\">\n <div class=\"highlight-box-decor\">\n <svg class=\"brush-stroke-svg brush-stroke-big\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 116 6\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ea0038\">\n <path d=\"M94.0845406,5.55784045 C93.4629887,5.58758734 92.7723755,5.58758734 92.2198849,5.64708111 C92.0127009,5.66195455 91.7824965,5.67682799 91.5062512,5.66195455 C89.5955547,5.58758734 87.6618377,5.5727139 85.7511411,5.67682799 C85.5669776,5.69170144 85.2446914,5.67682799 84.9914666,5.67682799 C82.8275451,5.66195455 80.6866442,5.63220767 78.4997023,5.67682799 C76.0825561,5.72144832 73.5963485,5.64708111 71.271284,5.73632176 C69.3605874,5.81068898 67.5649931,5.76606865 65.7003374,5.76606865 C62.4084144,5.76606865 59.0934709,5.79581553 55.7785275,5.79581553 C55.6864457,5.79581553 55.5483231,5.79581553 55.4792618,5.79581553 C53.3153403,5.94454996 51.2895416,5.88505619 49.2637428,5.78094209 C48.7572931,5.75119521 48.7112522,5.81068898 48.4810478,5.84043586 C47.6753324,5.94454996 45.7416154,5.9594234 44.8668387,5.87018275 C44.1992459,5.79581553 43.5086327,5.79581553 42.8640603,5.87018275 C42.3115698,5.92967652 41.8972018,5.94454996 41.2986704,5.88505619 C40.9994046,5.8553093 40.5389958,5.8553093 40.1476483,5.88505619 C38.5362175,5.98917029 36.993848,6.03379061 35.4054376,5.88505619 C34.8299266,5.84043586 34.1393134,5.8553093 33.5407819,5.89992963 C32.8271482,5.94454996 32.1825759,5.92967652 31.3998809,5.91480307 C29.9726136,5.89992963 28.4993054,5.94454996 27.1641199,5.8553093 C27.0490177,5.84043586 26.7267315,5.88505619 26.4735066,5.88505619 C25.8289343,5.89992963 25.1383211,5.94454996 24.5167692,5.94454996 C20.3040286,5.91480307 16.0452471,6.03379061 11.8325064,5.94454996 C10.0599325,5.89992963 8.12621552,5.92967652 6.30760071,5.91480307 C4.2587815,5.88505619 2.57828934,5.78094209 1.54236952,5.58758734 C1.17404247,5.52809357 0.598531455,5.52809357 0,5.51322013 C0.920817623,5.39423259 2.09486009,5.37935914 3.26890256,5.34961226 C3.56816829,5.34961226 3.89045446,5.34961226 4.18972018,5.33473882 C4.48898591,5.33473882 4.8803334,5.31986537 4.90335384,5.29011849 C4.92637428,5.24549816 4.55804723,5.24549816 4.2587815,5.23062472 C3.19984124,5.23062472 2.20996229,5.21575128 3.01567771,5.05214341 C3.19984124,5.02239652 2.85453463,4.99264964 2.57828934,4.9777762 C2.07183965,4.94802931 1.54236952,4.93315587 1.10498115,4.90340898 C0,4.79929489 0.138122643,4.68030735 1.42726731,4.62081358 C2.11788053,4.57619325 2.87755507,4.56131981 3.66025005,4.56131981 C5.24866045,4.54644636 6.81405041,4.51669948 8.40246081,4.4869526 C7.73486803,4.41258538 6.95217305,4.41258538 6.16947807,4.41258538 C5.29470133,4.41258538 4.39690415,4.42745883 3.54514785,4.41258538 C3.19984124,4.41258538 2.78547331,4.39771194 2.71641199,4.35309161 C2.64735066,4.30847129 2.94661639,4.2787244 3.26890256,4.26385096 C3.95951578,4.21923063 4.67314943,4.15973686 5.54792618,4.15973686 C8.37944037,4.14486342 11.233975,4.11511653 14.0654892,4.14486342 C15.101409,4.15973686 16.1143084,4.12998998 17.1502282,4.11511653 C21.8463981,4.08536965 26.542568,4.11511653 31.2387378,4.10024309 C35.5205398,4.10024309 39.7793213,4.11511653 44.0611232,4.11511653 C48.7112522,4.10024309 53.3613812,4.05562276 57.9884898,4.10024309 C59.5078389,4.11511653 61.0732288,4.10024309 62.6386188,4.08536965 C66.8053185,4.05562276 70.9720183,4.08536965 75.138718,4.07049621 C81.1930939,4.04074932 87.2474697,4.05562276 93.2788252,4.04074932 C96.3635642,4.04074932 99.4483032,4.07049621 102.556063,4.07049621 C103.845207,4.07049621 105.04227,4.12998998 106.308395,4.14486342 C109.508236,4.20435719 112.754118,4.1746103 116,4.20435719 C110.659258,4.26385096 105.295495,4.23410407 99.9317325,4.2787244 C103.914269,4.33821817 107.988887,4.30847129 112.224648,4.33821817 C110.429053,4.44233227 109.853542,4.45720571 108.334193,4.45720571 C107.252233,4.45720571 106.193292,4.45720571 105.088311,4.47207915 C104.075412,4.4869526 103.039492,4.4869526 102.003572,4.47207915 C101.312959,4.45720571 100.599325,4.44233227 99.6554872,4.51669948 C101.220877,4.54644636 102.533042,4.54644636 103.822187,4.54644636 C104.673943,4.54644636 105.54872,4.51669948 106.239333,4.60594013 C106.60766,4.65056046 107.367335,4.63568702 107.827744,4.60594013 C108.449295,4.56131981 108.909704,4.56131981 109.485215,4.60594013 C109.669379,4.62081358 109.945624,4.62081358 110.198849,4.63568702 C111.741218,4.6654339 111.741218,4.6654339 111.165707,4.82904177 C112.086525,4.85878866 112.477873,4.73980112 113.37567,4.73980112 C114.250447,4.75467456 114.96408,4.769548 115.539591,4.84391521 C115.125223,4.8736621 114.641794,4.8736621 114.227426,4.8736621 C111.027585,4.8736621 107.850764,4.94802931 104.650923,4.91828243 C103.868228,4.90340898 102.510022,4.88853554 102.440961,4.96290275 C102.348879,5.05214341 103.661044,5.00752308 104.328637,5.02239652 C105.387577,5.05214341 106.492558,5.03726997 107.574519,5.03726997 C107.988887,5.03726997 108.495336,5.02239652 108.863663,5.06701685 C108.403255,5.11163718 107.873784,5.09676374 107.390355,5.09676374 C105.479659,5.11163718 103.568962,5.11163718 101.658266,5.14138406 C100.85255,5.15625751 100.392141,5.17113095 100.32308,5.2603716 C100.254019,5.3644857 99.6785076,5.37935914 98.8037309,5.3644857 C97.7908315,5.34961226 96.7779321,5.33473882 95.7650327,5.30499193 C94.6140107,5.29011849 93.53205,5.34961226 92.4731097,5.3644857 C91.5062512,5.37935914 90.5393927,5.30499193 89.2962889,5.30499193 C85.8432229,5.31986537 82.3901568,5.37935914 78.9370907,5.40910603 C78.6838658,5.40910603 78.3385592,5.42397947 78.1774162,5.40910603 C77.0033737,5.31986537 75.9674539,5.34961226 74.770391,5.43885291 C74.1258186,5.48347324 73.1589601,5.4685998 72.3302243,5.48347324 C73.7344711,5.51322013 75.138718,5.52809357 76.5659853,5.51322013 C77.7170073,5.49834668 78.8219885,5.52809357 79.9499901,5.54296701 C81.2391347,5.55784045 82.6203612,5.54296701 83.8864854,5.51322013 C84.8303235,5.49834668 85.6360389,5.49834668 86.4417543,5.52809357 C87.2014289,5.55784045 87.9150625,5.55784045 88.6977575,5.54296701 C90.4933519,5.49834668 92.3580075,5.45372636 94.0845406,5.55784045 L94.0845406,5.55784045 Z M91.8961039,4.96955873 C90.7044001,4.95016021 89.8724559,4.93076168 88.8831169,5.00835577 C89.9174259,5.08594986 90.74937,5.10534838 91.8961039,4.96955873 Z M93.3724675,4.03450419 C92.2877922,3.99570715 91.5044156,3.97630863 90.4197403,4.05390271 C91.5345455,4.09269976 92.3179221,4.09269976 93.3724675,4.03450419 Z M59.2202597,5.01655435 C60.0337662,5.05535139 60.5761039,5.05535139 61.2992208,4.99715582 C60.5761039,4.9777573 60.0638961,4.95835878 59.2202597,5.01655435 Z M97.3194805,4.04095243 C97.0181818,4.00215539 96.6566234,4.00215539 96.3553247,4.00215539 C96.0238961,4.00215539 95.5418182,3.98275687 95.5116883,4.06035096 C96.0841558,4.099148 96.6264935,4.07974948 97.3194805,4.04095243 Z M97.0040743,4.04074932 C96.9438145,4.00195228 96.7027756,4.00195228 96.4014769,4.00195228 C96.130308,4.00195228 95.8290093,4.0213508 95.8290093,4.04074932 C95.7988795,4.07954636 96.130308,4.07954636 96.4014769,4.07954636 C96.6726457,4.07954636 96.9438145,4.07954636 97.0040743,4.04074932 Z M97.843095,5.03977318 C98.1745236,5.03977318 98.5059521,5.02037466 98.4155625,5.00097614 C98.3854327,4.98157762 98.1142638,4.98157762 97.9334846,4.98157762 C97.6623158,4.98157762 97.3610171,4.98157762 97.4212768,5.02037466 C97.4815366,5.02037466 97.7527054,5.02037466 97.843095,5.03977318 Z M10.7864935,4.05859596 C11.7205195,4.05859596 12.3231169,4.07799448 13.3174026,4.01979892 C12.3231169,4.03919744 11.7205195,4.0004004 10.7864935,4.05859596 Z M93.4369469,5.03977318 C93.5273365,5.03977318 93.7081157,5.02037466 93.7081157,5.02037466 C93.7382456,5.00097614 93.5574663,4.98157762 93.3766871,4.98157762 C93.2862975,4.98157762 93.1055183,5.00097614 93.1055183,5.00097614 C93.0452585,5.03977318 93.2260378,5.03977318 93.4369469,5.03977318 Z M64.6758363,6 C64.7963558,6 64.977135,6 65.0072649,6 C65.1579143,5.98060148 64.977135,5.96120296 64.7963558,5.96120296 C64.7059662,5.96120296 64.5854467,5.96120296 64.4950571,5.98060148 C64.5553169,5.98060148 64.6155766,5.98060148 64.6758363,6 Z M90.6789362,4.03643854 C90.5885466,4.03643854 90.4680271,4.01704002 90.3776375,4.01704002 C90.1365986,4.01704002 90.0160791,4.03643854 90.1667284,4.05583706 C90.2269882,4.05583706 90.4077674,4.07523558 90.498157,4.05583706 C90.5885466,4.07523558 90.6186765,4.05583706 90.6789362,4.03643854 Z M86.2696559,4.0213508 C86.0888766,4.0213508 85.9080974,4.0213508 85.7273182,4.0213508 C85.546539,4.0213508 85.4260195,4.04074932 85.4862792,4.04074932 C85.6369286,4.04074932 85.8478377,4.06014784 86.0286169,4.06014784 C86.1792662,4.06014784 86.2696559,4.04074932 86.2696559,4.0213508 Z\"><\/path>\n <\/g>\n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"highlight-box-headline\">\n \n <span class=\"highlight-box-title\">\n What are some pet insurance business ideas to consider? <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n <div class=\"highlight-box-content\">\n <p><strong>Specialist animal insurance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are lots of different categories when it comes to popular pet breeds, but few providers cover more exotic animals such as tropical birds or fish, which tend to be much higher on the cost spectrum than cats or dogs. Becoming a specialist insurance provider for more niche animals is a good way to mark your territory in the market.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affordable insurance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/readgroup.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">REaD Group<\/a>, 32% of low household income pet owners had never had pet insurance for their dog, compared to 16% of high-income households. By offering less risky plans, such as for common pet breeds or innocuous ailments, you&rsquo;ll be able to bring more competitive pricing to the market and target a previously untapped audience.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"highlight-box\">\n <div class=\"highlight-box-decor\">\n <svg class=\"brush-stroke-svg brush-stroke-big\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 116 6\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ea0037\">\n <path d=\"M94.0845406,5.55784045 C93.4629887,5.58758734 92.7723755,5.58758734 92.2198849,5.64708111 C92.0127009,5.66195455 91.7824965,5.67682799 91.5062512,5.66195455 C89.5955547,5.58758734 87.6618377,5.5727139 85.7511411,5.67682799 C85.5669776,5.69170144 85.2446914,5.67682799 84.9914666,5.67682799 C82.8275451,5.66195455 80.6866442,5.63220767 78.4997023,5.67682799 C76.0825561,5.72144832 73.5963485,5.64708111 71.271284,5.73632176 C69.3605874,5.81068898 67.5649931,5.76606865 65.7003374,5.76606865 C62.4084144,5.76606865 59.0934709,5.79581553 55.7785275,5.79581553 C55.6864457,5.79581553 55.5483231,5.79581553 55.4792618,5.79581553 C53.3153403,5.94454996 51.2895416,5.88505619 49.2637428,5.78094209 C48.7572931,5.75119521 48.7112522,5.81068898 48.4810478,5.84043586 C47.6753324,5.94454996 45.7416154,5.9594234 44.8668387,5.87018275 C44.1992459,5.79581553 43.5086327,5.79581553 42.8640603,5.87018275 C42.3115698,5.92967652 41.8972018,5.94454996 41.2986704,5.88505619 C40.9994046,5.8553093 40.5389958,5.8553093 40.1476483,5.88505619 C38.5362175,5.98917029 36.993848,6.03379061 35.4054376,5.88505619 C34.8299266,5.84043586 34.1393134,5.8553093 33.5407819,5.89992963 C32.8271482,5.94454996 32.1825759,5.92967652 31.3998809,5.91480307 C29.9726136,5.89992963 28.4993054,5.94454996 27.1641199,5.8553093 C27.0490177,5.84043586 26.7267315,5.88505619 26.4735066,5.88505619 C25.8289343,5.89992963 25.1383211,5.94454996 24.5167692,5.94454996 C20.3040286,5.91480307 16.0452471,6.03379061 11.8325064,5.94454996 C10.0599325,5.89992963 8.12621552,5.92967652 6.30760071,5.91480307 C4.2587815,5.88505619 2.57828934,5.78094209 1.54236952,5.58758734 C1.17404247,5.52809357 0.598531455,5.52809357 0,5.51322013 C0.920817623,5.39423259 2.09486009,5.37935914 3.26890256,5.34961226 C3.56816829,5.34961226 3.89045446,5.34961226 4.18972018,5.33473882 C4.48898591,5.33473882 4.8803334,5.31986537 4.90335384,5.29011849 C4.92637428,5.24549816 4.55804723,5.24549816 4.2587815,5.23062472 C3.19984124,5.23062472 2.20996229,5.21575128 3.01567771,5.05214341 C3.19984124,5.02239652 2.85453463,4.99264964 2.57828934,4.9777762 C2.07183965,4.94802931 1.54236952,4.93315587 1.10498115,4.90340898 C0,4.79929489 0.138122643,4.68030735 1.42726731,4.62081358 C2.11788053,4.57619325 2.87755507,4.56131981 3.66025005,4.56131981 C5.24866045,4.54644636 6.81405041,4.51669948 8.40246081,4.4869526 C7.73486803,4.41258538 6.95217305,4.41258538 6.16947807,4.41258538 C5.29470133,4.41258538 4.39690415,4.42745883 3.54514785,4.41258538 C3.19984124,4.41258538 2.78547331,4.39771194 2.71641199,4.35309161 C2.64735066,4.30847129 2.94661639,4.2787244 3.26890256,4.26385096 C3.95951578,4.21923063 4.67314943,4.15973686 5.54792618,4.15973686 C8.37944037,4.14486342 11.233975,4.11511653 14.0654892,4.14486342 C15.101409,4.15973686 16.1143084,4.12998998 17.1502282,4.11511653 C21.8463981,4.08536965 26.542568,4.11511653 31.2387378,4.10024309 C35.5205398,4.10024309 39.7793213,4.11511653 44.0611232,4.11511653 C48.7112522,4.10024309 53.3613812,4.05562276 57.9884898,4.10024309 C59.5078389,4.11511653 61.0732288,4.10024309 62.6386188,4.08536965 C66.8053185,4.05562276 70.9720183,4.08536965 75.138718,4.07049621 C81.1930939,4.04074932 87.2474697,4.05562276 93.2788252,4.04074932 C96.3635642,4.04074932 99.4483032,4.07049621 102.556063,4.07049621 C103.845207,4.07049621 105.04227,4.12998998 106.308395,4.14486342 C109.508236,4.20435719 112.754118,4.1746103 116,4.20435719 C110.659258,4.26385096 105.295495,4.23410407 99.9317325,4.2787244 C103.914269,4.33821817 107.988887,4.30847129 112.224648,4.33821817 C110.429053,4.44233227 109.853542,4.45720571 108.334193,4.45720571 C107.252233,4.45720571 106.193292,4.45720571 105.088311,4.47207915 C104.075412,4.4869526 103.039492,4.4869526 102.003572,4.47207915 C101.312959,4.45720571 100.599325,4.44233227 99.6554872,4.51669948 C101.220877,4.54644636 102.533042,4.54644636 103.822187,4.54644636 C104.673943,4.54644636 105.54872,4.51669948 106.239333,4.60594013 C106.60766,4.65056046 107.367335,4.63568702 107.827744,4.60594013 C108.449295,4.56131981 108.909704,4.56131981 109.485215,4.60594013 C109.669379,4.62081358 109.945624,4.62081358 110.198849,4.63568702 C111.741218,4.6654339 111.741218,4.6654339 111.165707,4.82904177 C112.086525,4.85878866 112.477873,4.73980112 113.37567,4.73980112 C114.250447,4.75467456 114.96408,4.769548 115.539591,4.84391521 C115.125223,4.8736621 114.641794,4.8736621 114.227426,4.8736621 C111.027585,4.8736621 107.850764,4.94802931 104.650923,4.91828243 C103.868228,4.90340898 102.510022,4.88853554 102.440961,4.96290275 C102.348879,5.05214341 103.661044,5.00752308 104.328637,5.02239652 C105.387577,5.05214341 106.492558,5.03726997 107.574519,5.03726997 C107.988887,5.03726997 108.495336,5.02239652 108.863663,5.06701685 C108.403255,5.11163718 107.873784,5.09676374 107.390355,5.09676374 C105.479659,5.11163718 103.568962,5.11163718 101.658266,5.14138406 C100.85255,5.15625751 100.392141,5.17113095 100.32308,5.2603716 C100.254019,5.3644857 99.6785076,5.37935914 98.8037309,5.3644857 C97.7908315,5.34961226 96.7779321,5.33473882 95.7650327,5.30499193 C94.6140107,5.29011849 93.53205,5.34961226 92.4731097,5.3644857 C91.5062512,5.37935914 90.5393927,5.30499193 89.2962889,5.30499193 C85.8432229,5.31986537 82.3901568,5.37935914 78.9370907,5.40910603 C78.6838658,5.40910603 78.3385592,5.42397947 78.1774162,5.40910603 C77.0033737,5.31986537 75.9674539,5.34961226 74.770391,5.43885291 C74.1258186,5.48347324 73.1589601,5.4685998 72.3302243,5.48347324 C73.7344711,5.51322013 75.138718,5.52809357 76.5659853,5.51322013 C77.7170073,5.49834668 78.8219885,5.52809357 79.9499901,5.54296701 C81.2391347,5.55784045 82.6203612,5.54296701 83.8864854,5.51322013 C84.8303235,5.49834668 85.6360389,5.49834668 86.4417543,5.52809357 C87.2014289,5.55784045 87.9150625,5.55784045 88.6977575,5.54296701 C90.4933519,5.49834668 92.3580075,5.45372636 94.0845406,5.55784045 L94.0845406,5.55784045 Z M91.8961039,4.96955873 C90.7044001,4.95016021 89.8724559,4.93076168 88.8831169,5.00835577 C89.9174259,5.08594986 90.74937,5.10534838 91.8961039,4.96955873 Z M93.3724675,4.03450419 C92.2877922,3.99570715 91.5044156,3.97630863 90.4197403,4.05390271 C91.5345455,4.09269976 92.3179221,4.09269976 93.3724675,4.03450419 Z M59.2202597,5.01655435 C60.0337662,5.05535139 60.5761039,5.05535139 61.2992208,4.99715582 C60.5761039,4.9777573 60.0638961,4.95835878 59.2202597,5.01655435 Z M97.3194805,4.04095243 C97.0181818,4.00215539 96.6566234,4.00215539 96.3553247,4.00215539 C96.0238961,4.00215539 95.5418182,3.98275687 95.5116883,4.06035096 C96.0841558,4.099148 96.6264935,4.07974948 97.3194805,4.04095243 Z M97.0040743,4.04074932 C96.9438145,4.00195228 96.7027756,4.00195228 96.4014769,4.00195228 C96.130308,4.00195228 95.8290093,4.0213508 95.8290093,4.04074932 C95.7988795,4.07954636 96.130308,4.07954636 96.4014769,4.07954636 C96.6726457,4.07954636 96.9438145,4.07954636 97.0040743,4.04074932 Z M97.843095,5.03977318 C98.1745236,5.03977318 98.5059521,5.02037466 98.4155625,5.00097614 C98.3854327,4.98157762 98.1142638,4.98157762 97.9334846,4.98157762 C97.6623158,4.98157762 97.3610171,4.98157762 97.4212768,5.02037466 C97.4815366,5.02037466 97.7527054,5.02037466 97.843095,5.03977318 Z M10.7864935,4.05859596 C11.7205195,4.05859596 12.3231169,4.07799448 13.3174026,4.01979892 C12.3231169,4.03919744 11.7205195,4.0004004 10.7864935,4.05859596 Z M93.4369469,5.03977318 C93.5273365,5.03977318 93.7081157,5.02037466 93.7081157,5.02037466 C93.7382456,5.00097614 93.5574663,4.98157762 93.3766871,4.98157762 C93.2862975,4.98157762 93.1055183,5.00097614 93.1055183,5.00097614 C93.0452585,5.03977318 93.2260378,5.03977318 93.4369469,5.03977318 Z M64.6758363,6 C64.7963558,6 64.977135,6 65.0072649,6 C65.1579143,5.98060148 64.977135,5.96120296 64.7963558,5.96120296 C64.7059662,5.96120296 64.5854467,5.96120296 64.4950571,5.98060148 C64.5553169,5.98060148 64.6155766,5.98060148 64.6758363,6 Z M90.6789362,4.03643854 C90.5885466,4.03643854 90.4680271,4.01704002 90.3776375,4.01704002 C90.1365986,4.01704002 90.0160791,4.03643854 90.1667284,4.05583706 C90.2269882,4.05583706 90.4077674,4.07523558 90.498157,4.05583706 C90.5885466,4.07523558 90.6186765,4.05583706 90.6789362,4.03643854 Z M86.2696559,4.0213508 C86.0888766,4.0213508 85.9080974,4.0213508 85.7273182,4.0213508 C85.546539,4.0213508 85.4260195,4.04074932 85.4862792,4.04074932 C85.6369286,4.04074932 85.8478377,4.06014784 86.0286169,4.06014784 C86.1792662,4.06014784 86.2696559,4.04074932 86.2696559,4.0213508 Z\"><\/path>\n <\/g>\n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"highlight-box-headline\">\n \n <span class=\"highlight-box-title\">\n Did you know? <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n <div class=\"highlight-box-content\">\n <p>Pet product businesses are <a href=\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/recession-proof-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pretty sturdy during recessions<\/a>. Pet owners are not willing to cut back on supplies for their fluffy companions, so you can rest assured that your pet business can weather an economic winter.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"jumplink-anchor-section\">\n <div class=\"jumplink-anchor-pointer\" id=\"link-premium-pet-food\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n[vc_column_text]\n<h2>Premium pet food<\/h2>\n<p>Worth an estimated &pound;3 million, this industry is capitalising on our growing obsession with our pampered pets. Thanks to the Instagrammable wellbeing movement that has swept across the UK, the general food industry is now striving for a more minimally processed and natural &lsquo;feel&rsquo; &mdash; and the pet food market isn&rsquo;t straying far from the trend.<\/p>\n<p>After all, would you give a family member cans of tuna for dinner? Plus, as certain animal breeds are now worth thousands of pounds, it&rsquo;s obvious that consumers are willing to spend top dollar to get the purrfect deal for man&rsquo;s best friends.[\/vc_column_text]\n <\/p><div class=\"highlight-box\">\n <div class=\"highlight-box-decor\">\n <svg class=\"brush-stroke-svg brush-stroke-big\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 116 6\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#1e73be\">\n <path d=\"M94.0845406,5.55784045 C93.4629887,5.58758734 92.7723755,5.58758734 92.2198849,5.64708111 C92.0127009,5.66195455 91.7824965,5.67682799 91.5062512,5.66195455 C89.5955547,5.58758734 87.6618377,5.5727139 85.7511411,5.67682799 C85.5669776,5.69170144 85.2446914,5.67682799 84.9914666,5.67682799 C82.8275451,5.66195455 80.6866442,5.63220767 78.4997023,5.67682799 C76.0825561,5.72144832 73.5963485,5.64708111 71.271284,5.73632176 C69.3605874,5.81068898 67.5649931,5.76606865 65.7003374,5.76606865 C62.4084144,5.76606865 59.0934709,5.79581553 55.7785275,5.79581553 C55.6864457,5.79581553 55.5483231,5.79581553 55.4792618,5.79581553 C53.3153403,5.94454996 51.2895416,5.88505619 49.2637428,5.78094209 C48.7572931,5.75119521 48.7112522,5.81068898 48.4810478,5.84043586 C47.6753324,5.94454996 45.7416154,5.9594234 44.8668387,5.87018275 C44.1992459,5.79581553 43.5086327,5.79581553 42.8640603,5.87018275 C42.3115698,5.92967652 41.8972018,5.94454996 41.2986704,5.88505619 C40.9994046,5.8553093 40.5389958,5.8553093 40.1476483,5.88505619 C38.5362175,5.98917029 36.993848,6.03379061 35.4054376,5.88505619 C34.8299266,5.84043586 34.1393134,5.8553093 33.5407819,5.89992963 C32.8271482,5.94454996 32.1825759,5.92967652 31.3998809,5.91480307 C29.9726136,5.89992963 28.4993054,5.94454996 27.1641199,5.8553093 C27.0490177,5.84043586 26.7267315,5.88505619 26.4735066,5.88505619 C25.8289343,5.89992963 25.1383211,5.94454996 24.5167692,5.94454996 C20.3040286,5.91480307 16.0452471,6.03379061 11.8325064,5.94454996 C10.0599325,5.89992963 8.12621552,5.92967652 6.30760071,5.91480307 C4.2587815,5.88505619 2.57828934,5.78094209 1.54236952,5.58758734 C1.17404247,5.52809357 0.598531455,5.52809357 0,5.51322013 C0.920817623,5.39423259 2.09486009,5.37935914 3.26890256,5.34961226 C3.56816829,5.34961226 3.89045446,5.34961226 4.18972018,5.33473882 C4.48898591,5.33473882 4.8803334,5.31986537 4.90335384,5.29011849 C4.92637428,5.24549816 4.55804723,5.24549816 4.2587815,5.23062472 C3.19984124,5.23062472 2.20996229,5.21575128 3.01567771,5.05214341 C3.19984124,5.02239652 2.85453463,4.99264964 2.57828934,4.9777762 C2.07183965,4.94802931 1.54236952,4.93315587 1.10498115,4.90340898 C0,4.79929489 0.138122643,4.68030735 1.42726731,4.62081358 C2.11788053,4.57619325 2.87755507,4.56131981 3.66025005,4.56131981 C5.24866045,4.54644636 6.81405041,4.51669948 8.40246081,4.4869526 C7.73486803,4.41258538 6.95217305,4.41258538 6.16947807,4.41258538 C5.29470133,4.41258538 4.39690415,4.42745883 3.54514785,4.41258538 C3.19984124,4.41258538 2.78547331,4.39771194 2.71641199,4.35309161 C2.64735066,4.30847129 2.94661639,4.2787244 3.26890256,4.26385096 C3.95951578,4.21923063 4.67314943,4.15973686 5.54792618,4.15973686 C8.37944037,4.14486342 11.233975,4.11511653 14.0654892,4.14486342 C15.101409,4.15973686 16.1143084,4.12998998 17.1502282,4.11511653 C21.8463981,4.08536965 26.542568,4.11511653 31.2387378,4.10024309 C35.5205398,4.10024309 39.7793213,4.11511653 44.0611232,4.11511653 C48.7112522,4.10024309 53.3613812,4.05562276 57.9884898,4.10024309 C59.5078389,4.11511653 61.0732288,4.10024309 62.6386188,4.08536965 C66.8053185,4.05562276 70.9720183,4.08536965 75.138718,4.07049621 C81.1930939,4.04074932 87.2474697,4.05562276 93.2788252,4.04074932 C96.3635642,4.04074932 99.4483032,4.07049621 102.556063,4.07049621 C103.845207,4.07049621 105.04227,4.12998998 106.308395,4.14486342 C109.508236,4.20435719 112.754118,4.1746103 116,4.20435719 C110.659258,4.26385096 105.295495,4.23410407 99.9317325,4.2787244 C103.914269,4.33821817 107.988887,4.30847129 112.224648,4.33821817 C110.429053,4.44233227 109.853542,4.45720571 108.334193,4.45720571 C107.252233,4.45720571 106.193292,4.45720571 105.088311,4.47207915 C104.075412,4.4869526 103.039492,4.4869526 102.003572,4.47207915 C101.312959,4.45720571 100.599325,4.44233227 99.6554872,4.51669948 C101.220877,4.54644636 102.533042,4.54644636 103.822187,4.54644636 C104.673943,4.54644636 105.54872,4.51669948 106.239333,4.60594013 C106.60766,4.65056046 107.367335,4.63568702 107.827744,4.60594013 C108.449295,4.56131981 108.909704,4.56131981 109.485215,4.60594013 C109.669379,4.62081358 109.945624,4.62081358 110.198849,4.63568702 C111.741218,4.6654339 111.741218,4.6654339 111.165707,4.82904177 C112.086525,4.85878866 112.477873,4.73980112 113.37567,4.73980112 C114.250447,4.75467456 114.96408,4.769548 115.539591,4.84391521 C115.125223,4.8736621 114.641794,4.8736621 114.227426,4.8736621 C111.027585,4.8736621 107.850764,4.94802931 104.650923,4.91828243 C103.868228,4.90340898 102.510022,4.88853554 102.440961,4.96290275 C102.348879,5.05214341 103.661044,5.00752308 104.328637,5.02239652 C105.387577,5.05214341 106.492558,5.03726997 107.574519,5.03726997 C107.988887,5.03726997 108.495336,5.02239652 108.863663,5.06701685 C108.403255,5.11163718 107.873784,5.09676374 107.390355,5.09676374 C105.479659,5.11163718 103.568962,5.11163718 101.658266,5.14138406 C100.85255,5.15625751 100.392141,5.17113095 100.32308,5.2603716 C100.254019,5.3644857 99.6785076,5.37935914 98.8037309,5.3644857 C97.7908315,5.34961226 96.7779321,5.33473882 95.7650327,5.30499193 C94.6140107,5.29011849 93.53205,5.34961226 92.4731097,5.3644857 C91.5062512,5.37935914 90.5393927,5.30499193 89.2962889,5.30499193 C85.8432229,5.31986537 82.3901568,5.37935914 78.9370907,5.40910603 C78.6838658,5.40910603 78.3385592,5.42397947 78.1774162,5.40910603 C77.0033737,5.31986537 75.9674539,5.34961226 74.770391,5.43885291 C74.1258186,5.48347324 73.1589601,5.4685998 72.3302243,5.48347324 C73.7344711,5.51322013 75.138718,5.52809357 76.5659853,5.51322013 C77.7170073,5.49834668 78.8219885,5.52809357 79.9499901,5.54296701 C81.2391347,5.55784045 82.6203612,5.54296701 83.8864854,5.51322013 C84.8303235,5.49834668 85.6360389,5.49834668 86.4417543,5.52809357 C87.2014289,5.55784045 87.9150625,5.55784045 88.6977575,5.54296701 C90.4933519,5.49834668 92.3580075,5.45372636 94.0845406,5.55784045 L94.0845406,5.55784045 Z M91.8961039,4.96955873 C90.7044001,4.95016021 89.8724559,4.93076168 88.8831169,5.00835577 C89.9174259,5.08594986 90.74937,5.10534838 91.8961039,4.96955873 Z M93.3724675,4.03450419 C92.2877922,3.99570715 91.5044156,3.97630863 90.4197403,4.05390271 C91.5345455,4.09269976 92.3179221,4.09269976 93.3724675,4.03450419 Z M59.2202597,5.01655435 C60.0337662,5.05535139 60.5761039,5.05535139 61.2992208,4.99715582 C60.5761039,4.9777573 60.0638961,4.95835878 59.2202597,5.01655435 Z M97.3194805,4.04095243 C97.0181818,4.00215539 96.6566234,4.00215539 96.3553247,4.00215539 C96.0238961,4.00215539 95.5418182,3.98275687 95.5116883,4.06035096 C96.0841558,4.099148 96.6264935,4.07974948 97.3194805,4.04095243 Z M97.0040743,4.04074932 C96.9438145,4.00195228 96.7027756,4.00195228 96.4014769,4.00195228 C96.130308,4.00195228 95.8290093,4.0213508 95.8290093,4.04074932 C95.7988795,4.07954636 96.130308,4.07954636 96.4014769,4.07954636 C96.6726457,4.07954636 96.9438145,4.07954636 97.0040743,4.04074932 Z M97.843095,5.03977318 C98.1745236,5.03977318 98.5059521,5.02037466 98.4155625,5.00097614 C98.3854327,4.98157762 98.1142638,4.98157762 97.9334846,4.98157762 C97.6623158,4.98157762 97.3610171,4.98157762 97.4212768,5.02037466 C97.4815366,5.02037466 97.7527054,5.02037466 97.843095,5.03977318 Z M10.7864935,4.05859596 C11.7205195,4.05859596 12.3231169,4.07799448 13.3174026,4.01979892 C12.3231169,4.03919744 11.7205195,4.0004004 10.7864935,4.05859596 Z M93.4369469,5.03977318 C93.5273365,5.03977318 93.7081157,5.02037466 93.7081157,5.02037466 C93.7382456,5.00097614 93.5574663,4.98157762 93.3766871,4.98157762 C93.2862975,4.98157762 93.1055183,5.00097614 93.1055183,5.00097614 C93.0452585,5.03977318 93.2260378,5.03977318 93.4369469,5.03977318 Z M64.6758363,6 C64.7963558,6 64.977135,6 65.0072649,6 C65.1579143,5.98060148 64.977135,5.96120296 64.7963558,5.96120296 C64.7059662,5.96120296 64.5854467,5.96120296 64.4950571,5.98060148 C64.5553169,5.98060148 64.6155766,5.98060148 64.6758363,6 Z M90.6789362,4.03643854 C90.5885466,4.03643854 90.4680271,4.01704002 90.3776375,4.01704002 C90.1365986,4.01704002 90.0160791,4.03643854 90.1667284,4.05583706 C90.2269882,4.05583706 90.4077674,4.07523558 90.498157,4.05583706 C90.5885466,4.07523558 90.6186765,4.05583706 90.6789362,4.03643854 Z M86.2696559,4.0213508 C86.0888766,4.0213508 85.9080974,4.0213508 85.7273182,4.0213508 C85.546539,4.0213508 85.4260195,4.04074932 85.4862792,4.04074932 C85.6369286,4.04074932 85.8478377,4.06014784 86.0286169,4.06014784 C86.1792662,4.06014784 86.2696559,4.04074932 86.2696559,4.0213508 Z\"><\/path>\n <\/g>\n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n \n <div class=\"highlight-box-content\">\n <p>&ldquo;While 2020 saw a dramatic spike in demand for pets, 2021 has seen some level of stabilisation within the pet industry, in terms of both supply and demand. The pet food industry [will] move from strength to strength as puppies move on to adult food, while niche pet foods such as raw or insect food continue to gain popularity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>&mdash;Lee Gibson, UK managing director of the UK&rsquo;s largest pet rehoming site, Pets4Homes<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n[vc_column_text]One successful case study is Butternut Box, a startup founded in 2016 that offers custom, grain-free, &lsquo;human-grade&rsquo; dog food.\n<p>Scottish startup Bella and Duke is another example. After losing both of their dogs to cancer, founders Mark and Tony discovered that the processed food their beloved pets had been eating may have been a factor in their diagnoses.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Butternut Box secured &pound;40 million in funding, while Bella and Duke received &pound;7 million from various investors &mdash; but don&rsquo;t be fooled. Product-based business ideas largely rely on clever marketing and brand building, which means it&rsquo;s something that can be done cheaply, if you&rsquo;re smart about it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_148101\" style=\"width: 716px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-148101\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148101\" src=\"https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Butternut-Box.jpg\" alt=\"Butternut Box\" width=\"706\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Butternut-Box.jpg 706w, https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Butternut-Box-480x306.jpg 480w, https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Butternut-Box-640x408.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Butternut-Box-250x160.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-148101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Butternut Box<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another area of pet food that&rsquo;s taken off this month is for the owners (or dogs) with specialist dietary requirements. Reflecting human trends such as sustainable eating, vegan pet food has become another market niche that&rsquo;s threatening to take off in 2022 &ndash; particularly as we kick off with the annual challenge of &lsquo;Veganuary&rsquo; in the first month of the year.<\/p>\n<p>One startup that&rsquo;s helping to meet the new consumer demand is Lucy McKinna, a qualified vet and vegan from New Malden. McKinna struggled with the fact she didn&rsquo;t eat meat but did feed it to her dog. She decided to create her own business called Noochy Poochy, which produces vegan dog food for ethically-minded paw parents.<\/p>\n<p>The brand has already had great success; launching at the back end of this year in health, pet and vegan stores across the country, including zero waste stores.[\/vc_column_text]\n <\/p><div class=\"highlight-box\">\n <div class=\"highlight-box-decor\">\n <svg class=\"brush-stroke-svg brush-stroke-big\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 116 6\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#1e73be\">\n <path d=\"M94.0845406,5.55784045 C93.4629887,5.58758734 92.7723755,5.58758734 92.2198849,5.64708111 C92.0127009,5.66195455 91.7824965,5.67682799 91.5062512,5.66195455 C89.5955547,5.58758734 87.6618377,5.5727139 85.7511411,5.67682799 C85.5669776,5.69170144 85.2446914,5.67682799 84.9914666,5.67682799 C82.8275451,5.66195455 80.6866442,5.63220767 78.4997023,5.67682799 C76.0825561,5.72144832 73.5963485,5.64708111 71.271284,5.73632176 C69.3605874,5.81068898 67.5649931,5.76606865 65.7003374,5.76606865 C62.4084144,5.76606865 59.0934709,5.79581553 55.7785275,5.79581553 C55.6864457,5.79581553 55.5483231,5.79581553 55.4792618,5.79581553 C53.3153403,5.94454996 51.2895416,5.88505619 49.2637428,5.78094209 C48.7572931,5.75119521 48.7112522,5.81068898 48.4810478,5.84043586 C47.6753324,5.94454996 45.7416154,5.9594234 44.8668387,5.87018275 C44.1992459,5.79581553 43.5086327,5.79581553 42.8640603,5.87018275 C42.3115698,5.92967652 41.8972018,5.94454996 41.2986704,5.88505619 C40.9994046,5.8553093 40.5389958,5.8553093 40.1476483,5.88505619 C38.5362175,5.98917029 36.993848,6.03379061 35.4054376,5.88505619 C34.8299266,5.84043586 34.1393134,5.8553093 33.5407819,5.89992963 C32.8271482,5.94454996 32.1825759,5.92967652 31.3998809,5.91480307 C29.9726136,5.89992963 28.4993054,5.94454996 27.1641199,5.8553093 C27.0490177,5.84043586 26.7267315,5.88505619 26.4735066,5.88505619 C25.8289343,5.89992963 25.1383211,5.94454996 24.5167692,5.94454996 C20.3040286,5.91480307 16.0452471,6.03379061 11.8325064,5.94454996 C10.0599325,5.89992963 8.12621552,5.92967652 6.30760071,5.91480307 C4.2587815,5.88505619 2.57828934,5.78094209 1.54236952,5.58758734 C1.17404247,5.52809357 0.598531455,5.52809357 0,5.51322013 C0.920817623,5.39423259 2.09486009,5.37935914 3.26890256,5.34961226 C3.56816829,5.34961226 3.89045446,5.34961226 4.18972018,5.33473882 C4.48898591,5.33473882 4.8803334,5.31986537 4.90335384,5.29011849 C4.92637428,5.24549816 4.55804723,5.24549816 4.2587815,5.23062472 C3.19984124,5.23062472 2.20996229,5.21575128 3.01567771,5.05214341 C3.19984124,5.02239652 2.85453463,4.99264964 2.57828934,4.9777762 C2.07183965,4.94802931 1.54236952,4.93315587 1.10498115,4.90340898 C0,4.79929489 0.138122643,4.68030735 1.42726731,4.62081358 C2.11788053,4.57619325 2.87755507,4.56131981 3.66025005,4.56131981 C5.24866045,4.54644636 6.81405041,4.51669948 8.40246081,4.4869526 C7.73486803,4.41258538 6.95217305,4.41258538 6.16947807,4.41258538 C5.29470133,4.41258538 4.39690415,4.42745883 3.54514785,4.41258538 C3.19984124,4.41258538 2.78547331,4.39771194 2.71641199,4.35309161 C2.64735066,4.30847129 2.94661639,4.2787244 3.26890256,4.26385096 C3.95951578,4.21923063 4.67314943,4.15973686 5.54792618,4.15973686 C8.37944037,4.14486342 11.233975,4.11511653 14.0654892,4.14486342 C15.101409,4.15973686 16.1143084,4.12998998 17.1502282,4.11511653 C21.8463981,4.08536965 26.542568,4.11511653 31.2387378,4.10024309 C35.5205398,4.10024309 39.7793213,4.11511653 44.0611232,4.11511653 C48.7112522,4.10024309 53.3613812,4.05562276 57.9884898,4.10024309 C59.5078389,4.11511653 61.0732288,4.10024309 62.6386188,4.08536965 C66.8053185,4.05562276 70.9720183,4.08536965 75.138718,4.07049621 C81.1930939,4.04074932 87.2474697,4.05562276 93.2788252,4.04074932 C96.3635642,4.04074932 99.4483032,4.07049621 102.556063,4.07049621 C103.845207,4.07049621 105.04227,4.12998998 106.308395,4.14486342 C109.508236,4.20435719 112.754118,4.1746103 116,4.20435719 C110.659258,4.26385096 105.295495,4.23410407 99.9317325,4.2787244 C103.914269,4.33821817 107.988887,4.30847129 112.224648,4.33821817 C110.429053,4.44233227 109.853542,4.45720571 108.334193,4.45720571 C107.252233,4.45720571 106.193292,4.45720571 105.088311,4.47207915 C104.075412,4.4869526 103.039492,4.4869526 102.003572,4.47207915 C101.312959,4.45720571 100.599325,4.44233227 99.6554872,4.51669948 C101.220877,4.54644636 102.533042,4.54644636 103.822187,4.54644636 C104.673943,4.54644636 105.54872,4.51669948 106.239333,4.60594013 C106.60766,4.65056046 107.367335,4.63568702 107.827744,4.60594013 C108.449295,4.56131981 108.909704,4.56131981 109.485215,4.60594013 C109.669379,4.62081358 109.945624,4.62081358 110.198849,4.63568702 C111.741218,4.6654339 111.741218,4.6654339 111.165707,4.82904177 C112.086525,4.85878866 112.477873,4.73980112 113.37567,4.73980112 C114.250447,4.75467456 114.96408,4.769548 115.539591,4.84391521 C115.125223,4.8736621 114.641794,4.8736621 114.227426,4.8736621 C111.027585,4.8736621 107.850764,4.94802931 104.650923,4.91828243 C103.868228,4.90340898 102.510022,4.88853554 102.440961,4.96290275 C102.348879,5.05214341 103.661044,5.00752308 104.328637,5.02239652 C105.387577,5.05214341 106.492558,5.03726997 107.574519,5.03726997 C107.988887,5.03726997 108.495336,5.02239652 108.863663,5.06701685 C108.403255,5.11163718 107.873784,5.09676374 107.390355,5.09676374 C105.479659,5.11163718 103.568962,5.11163718 101.658266,5.14138406 C100.85255,5.15625751 100.392141,5.17113095 100.32308,5.2603716 C100.254019,5.3644857 99.6785076,5.37935914 98.8037309,5.3644857 C97.7908315,5.34961226 96.7779321,5.33473882 95.7650327,5.30499193 C94.6140107,5.29011849 93.53205,5.34961226 92.4731097,5.3644857 C91.5062512,5.37935914 90.5393927,5.30499193 89.2962889,5.30499193 C85.8432229,5.31986537 82.3901568,5.37935914 78.9370907,5.40910603 C78.6838658,5.40910603 78.3385592,5.42397947 78.1774162,5.40910603 C77.0033737,5.31986537 75.9674539,5.34961226 74.770391,5.43885291 C74.1258186,5.48347324 73.1589601,5.4685998 72.3302243,5.48347324 C73.7344711,5.51322013 75.138718,5.52809357 76.5659853,5.51322013 C77.7170073,5.49834668 78.8219885,5.52809357 79.9499901,5.54296701 C81.2391347,5.55784045 82.6203612,5.54296701 83.8864854,5.51322013 C84.8303235,5.49834668 85.6360389,5.49834668 86.4417543,5.52809357 C87.2014289,5.55784045 87.9150625,5.55784045 88.6977575,5.54296701 C90.4933519,5.49834668 92.3580075,5.45372636 94.0845406,5.55784045 L94.0845406,5.55784045 Z M91.8961039,4.96955873 C90.7044001,4.95016021 89.8724559,4.93076168 88.8831169,5.00835577 C89.9174259,5.08594986 90.74937,5.10534838 91.8961039,4.96955873 Z M93.3724675,4.03450419 C92.2877922,3.99570715 91.5044156,3.97630863 90.4197403,4.05390271 C91.5345455,4.09269976 92.3179221,4.09269976 93.3724675,4.03450419 Z M59.2202597,5.01655435 C60.0337662,5.05535139 60.5761039,5.05535139 61.2992208,4.99715582 C60.5761039,4.9777573 60.0638961,4.95835878 59.2202597,5.01655435 Z M97.3194805,4.04095243 C97.0181818,4.00215539 96.6566234,4.00215539 96.3553247,4.00215539 C96.0238961,4.00215539 95.5418182,3.98275687 95.5116883,4.06035096 C96.0841558,4.099148 96.6264935,4.07974948 97.3194805,4.04095243 Z M97.0040743,4.04074932 C96.9438145,4.00195228 96.7027756,4.00195228 96.4014769,4.00195228 C96.130308,4.00195228 95.8290093,4.0213508 95.8290093,4.04074932 C95.7988795,4.07954636 96.130308,4.07954636 96.4014769,4.07954636 C96.6726457,4.07954636 96.9438145,4.07954636 97.0040743,4.04074932 Z M97.843095,5.03977318 C98.1745236,5.03977318 98.5059521,5.02037466 98.4155625,5.00097614 C98.3854327,4.98157762 98.1142638,4.98157762 97.9334846,4.98157762 C97.6623158,4.98157762 97.3610171,4.98157762 97.4212768,5.02037466 C97.4815366,5.02037466 97.7527054,5.02037466 97.843095,5.03977318 Z M10.7864935,4.05859596 C11.7205195,4.05859596 12.3231169,4.07799448 13.3174026,4.01979892 C12.3231169,4.03919744 11.7205195,4.0004004 10.7864935,4.05859596 Z M93.4369469,5.03977318 C93.5273365,5.03977318 93.7081157,5.02037466 93.7081157,5.02037466 C93.7382456,5.00097614 93.5574663,4.98157762 93.3766871,4.98157762 C93.2862975,4.98157762 93.1055183,5.00097614 93.1055183,5.00097614 C93.0452585,5.03977318 93.2260378,5.03977318 93.4369469,5.03977318 Z M64.6758363,6 C64.7963558,6 64.977135,6 65.0072649,6 C65.1579143,5.98060148 64.977135,5.96120296 64.7963558,5.96120296 C64.7059662,5.96120296 64.5854467,5.96120296 64.4950571,5.98060148 C64.5553169,5.98060148 64.6155766,5.98060148 64.6758363,6 Z M90.6789362,4.03643854 C90.5885466,4.03643854 90.4680271,4.01704002 90.3776375,4.01704002 C90.1365986,4.01704002 90.0160791,4.03643854 90.1667284,4.05583706 C90.2269882,4.05583706 90.4077674,4.07523558 90.498157,4.05583706 C90.5885466,4.07523558 90.6186765,4.05583706 90.6789362,4.03643854 Z M86.2696559,4.0213508 C86.0888766,4.0213508 85.9080974,4.0213508 85.7273182,4.0213508 C85.546539,4.0213508 85.4260195,4.04074932 85.4862792,4.04074932 C85.6369286,4.04074932 85.8478377,4.06014784 86.0286169,4.06014784 C86.1792662,4.06014784 86.2696559,4.04074932 86.2696559,4.0213508 Z\"><\/path>\n <\/g>\n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n \n <div class=\"highlight-box-content\">\n <p>&ldquo;In the past there has been a lot of scepticism out there about feeding dogs a vegan diet but now, with recent supportive studies and a &lsquo;complete&rsquo; food available, the plant-based dog market may well start to mirror the human food market.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had fully embraced a vegan lifestyle but I couldn&rsquo;t find anything on the market I felt confident would provide my dog with everything she needed to stay healthy. People worry a vegan dog food will be lacking in things like protein, certain fats and amino acids but Noochy has a 28% protein content, higher than many meat based foods.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Six months in, we have a steady stream of new customers, returning customers and great reviews. We&rsquo;re being sold in vegan cafes and vegan supermarkets, and have even received interest from <em>Good Morning Britain<\/em>. The launch of our first product was so successful, we&rsquo;re about to extend the range and are also looking for investment to take the business to the next level.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>&ndash; Lucy McKinna, founder of Noochy Poochy.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"highlight-box\">\n <div class=\"highlight-box-decor\">\n <svg class=\"brush-stroke-svg brush-stroke-big\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 116 6\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ea0038\">\n <path d=\"M94.0845406,5.55784045 C93.4629887,5.58758734 92.7723755,5.58758734 92.2198849,5.64708111 C92.0127009,5.66195455 91.7824965,5.67682799 91.5062512,5.66195455 C89.5955547,5.58758734 87.6618377,5.5727139 85.7511411,5.67682799 C85.5669776,5.69170144 85.2446914,5.67682799 84.9914666,5.67682799 C82.8275451,5.66195455 80.6866442,5.63220767 78.4997023,5.67682799 C76.0825561,5.72144832 73.5963485,5.64708111 71.271284,5.73632176 C69.3605874,5.81068898 67.5649931,5.76606865 65.7003374,5.76606865 C62.4084144,5.76606865 59.0934709,5.79581553 55.7785275,5.79581553 C55.6864457,5.79581553 55.5483231,5.79581553 55.4792618,5.79581553 C53.3153403,5.94454996 51.2895416,5.88505619 49.2637428,5.78094209 C48.7572931,5.75119521 48.7112522,5.81068898 48.4810478,5.84043586 C47.6753324,5.94454996 45.7416154,5.9594234 44.8668387,5.87018275 C44.1992459,5.79581553 43.5086327,5.79581553 42.8640603,5.87018275 C42.3115698,5.92967652 41.8972018,5.94454996 41.2986704,5.88505619 C40.9994046,5.8553093 40.5389958,5.8553093 40.1476483,5.88505619 C38.5362175,5.98917029 36.993848,6.03379061 35.4054376,5.88505619 C34.8299266,5.84043586 34.1393134,5.8553093 33.5407819,5.89992963 C32.8271482,5.94454996 32.1825759,5.92967652 31.3998809,5.91480307 C29.9726136,5.89992963 28.4993054,5.94454996 27.1641199,5.8553093 C27.0490177,5.84043586 26.7267315,5.88505619 26.4735066,5.88505619 C25.8289343,5.89992963 25.1383211,5.94454996 24.5167692,5.94454996 C20.3040286,5.91480307 16.0452471,6.03379061 11.8325064,5.94454996 C10.0599325,5.89992963 8.12621552,5.92967652 6.30760071,5.91480307 C4.2587815,5.88505619 2.57828934,5.78094209 1.54236952,5.58758734 C1.17404247,5.52809357 0.598531455,5.52809357 0,5.51322013 C0.920817623,5.39423259 2.09486009,5.37935914 3.26890256,5.34961226 C3.56816829,5.34961226 3.89045446,5.34961226 4.18972018,5.33473882 C4.48898591,5.33473882 4.8803334,5.31986537 4.90335384,5.29011849 C4.92637428,5.24549816 4.55804723,5.24549816 4.2587815,5.23062472 C3.19984124,5.23062472 2.20996229,5.21575128 3.01567771,5.05214341 C3.19984124,5.02239652 2.85453463,4.99264964 2.57828934,4.9777762 C2.07183965,4.94802931 1.54236952,4.93315587 1.10498115,4.90340898 C0,4.79929489 0.138122643,4.68030735 1.42726731,4.62081358 C2.11788053,4.57619325 2.87755507,4.56131981 3.66025005,4.56131981 C5.24866045,4.54644636 6.81405041,4.51669948 8.40246081,4.4869526 C7.73486803,4.41258538 6.95217305,4.41258538 6.16947807,4.41258538 C5.29470133,4.41258538 4.39690415,4.42745883 3.54514785,4.41258538 C3.19984124,4.41258538 2.78547331,4.39771194 2.71641199,4.35309161 C2.64735066,4.30847129 2.94661639,4.2787244 3.26890256,4.26385096 C3.95951578,4.21923063 4.67314943,4.15973686 5.54792618,4.15973686 C8.37944037,4.14486342 11.233975,4.11511653 14.0654892,4.14486342 C15.101409,4.15973686 16.1143084,4.12998998 17.1502282,4.11511653 C21.8463981,4.08536965 26.542568,4.11511653 31.2387378,4.10024309 C35.5205398,4.10024309 39.7793213,4.11511653 44.0611232,4.11511653 C48.7112522,4.10024309 53.3613812,4.05562276 57.9884898,4.10024309 C59.5078389,4.11511653 61.0732288,4.10024309 62.6386188,4.08536965 C66.8053185,4.05562276 70.9720183,4.08536965 75.138718,4.07049621 C81.1930939,4.04074932 87.2474697,4.05562276 93.2788252,4.04074932 C96.3635642,4.04074932 99.4483032,4.07049621 102.556063,4.07049621 C103.845207,4.07049621 105.04227,4.12998998 106.308395,4.14486342 C109.508236,4.20435719 112.754118,4.1746103 116,4.20435719 C110.659258,4.26385096 105.295495,4.23410407 99.9317325,4.2787244 C103.914269,4.33821817 107.988887,4.30847129 112.224648,4.33821817 C110.429053,4.44233227 109.853542,4.45720571 108.334193,4.45720571 C107.252233,4.45720571 106.193292,4.45720571 105.088311,4.47207915 C104.075412,4.4869526 103.039492,4.4869526 102.003572,4.47207915 C101.312959,4.45720571 100.599325,4.44233227 99.6554872,4.51669948 C101.220877,4.54644636 102.533042,4.54644636 103.822187,4.54644636 C104.673943,4.54644636 105.54872,4.51669948 106.239333,4.60594013 C106.60766,4.65056046 107.367335,4.63568702 107.827744,4.60594013 C108.449295,4.56131981 108.909704,4.56131981 109.485215,4.60594013 C109.669379,4.62081358 109.945624,4.62081358 110.198849,4.63568702 C111.741218,4.6654339 111.741218,4.6654339 111.165707,4.82904177 C112.086525,4.85878866 112.477873,4.73980112 113.37567,4.73980112 C114.250447,4.75467456 114.96408,4.769548 115.539591,4.84391521 C115.125223,4.8736621 114.641794,4.8736621 114.227426,4.8736621 C111.027585,4.8736621 107.850764,4.94802931 104.650923,4.91828243 C103.868228,4.90340898 102.510022,4.88853554 102.440961,4.96290275 C102.348879,5.05214341 103.661044,5.00752308 104.328637,5.02239652 C105.387577,5.05214341 106.492558,5.03726997 107.574519,5.03726997 C107.988887,5.03726997 108.495336,5.02239652 108.863663,5.06701685 C108.403255,5.11163718 107.873784,5.09676374 107.390355,5.09676374 C105.479659,5.11163718 103.568962,5.11163718 101.658266,5.14138406 C100.85255,5.15625751 100.392141,5.17113095 100.32308,5.2603716 C100.254019,5.3644857 99.6785076,5.37935914 98.8037309,5.3644857 C97.7908315,5.34961226 96.7779321,5.33473882 95.7650327,5.30499193 C94.6140107,5.29011849 93.53205,5.34961226 92.4731097,5.3644857 C91.5062512,5.37935914 90.5393927,5.30499193 89.2962889,5.30499193 C85.8432229,5.31986537 82.3901568,5.37935914 78.9370907,5.40910603 C78.6838658,5.40910603 78.3385592,5.42397947 78.1774162,5.40910603 C77.0033737,5.31986537 75.9674539,5.34961226 74.770391,5.43885291 C74.1258186,5.48347324 73.1589601,5.4685998 72.3302243,5.48347324 C73.7344711,5.51322013 75.138718,5.52809357 76.5659853,5.51322013 C77.7170073,5.49834668 78.8219885,5.52809357 79.9499901,5.54296701 C81.2391347,5.55784045 82.6203612,5.54296701 83.8864854,5.51322013 C84.8303235,5.49834668 85.6360389,5.49834668 86.4417543,5.52809357 C87.2014289,5.55784045 87.9150625,5.55784045 88.6977575,5.54296701 C90.4933519,5.49834668 92.3580075,5.45372636 94.0845406,5.55784045 L94.0845406,5.55784045 Z M91.8961039,4.96955873 C90.7044001,4.95016021 89.8724559,4.93076168 88.8831169,5.00835577 C89.9174259,5.08594986 90.74937,5.10534838 91.8961039,4.96955873 Z M93.3724675,4.03450419 C92.2877922,3.99570715 91.5044156,3.97630863 90.4197403,4.05390271 C91.5345455,4.09269976 92.3179221,4.09269976 93.3724675,4.03450419 Z M59.2202597,5.01655435 C60.0337662,5.05535139 60.5761039,5.05535139 61.2992208,4.99715582 C60.5761039,4.9777573 60.0638961,4.95835878 59.2202597,5.01655435 Z M97.3194805,4.04095243 C97.0181818,4.00215539 96.6566234,4.00215539 96.3553247,4.00215539 C96.0238961,4.00215539 95.5418182,3.98275687 95.5116883,4.06035096 C96.0841558,4.099148 96.6264935,4.07974948 97.3194805,4.04095243 Z M97.0040743,4.04074932 C96.9438145,4.00195228 96.7027756,4.00195228 96.4014769,4.00195228 C96.130308,4.00195228 95.8290093,4.0213508 95.8290093,4.04074932 C95.7988795,4.07954636 96.130308,4.07954636 96.4014769,4.07954636 C96.6726457,4.07954636 96.9438145,4.07954636 97.0040743,4.04074932 Z M97.843095,5.03977318 C98.1745236,5.03977318 98.5059521,5.02037466 98.4155625,5.00097614 C98.3854327,4.98157762 98.1142638,4.98157762 97.9334846,4.98157762 C97.6623158,4.98157762 97.3610171,4.98157762 97.4212768,5.02037466 C97.4815366,5.02037466 97.7527054,5.02037466 97.843095,5.03977318 Z M10.7864935,4.05859596 C11.7205195,4.05859596 12.3231169,4.07799448 13.3174026,4.01979892 C12.3231169,4.03919744 11.7205195,4.0004004 10.7864935,4.05859596 Z M93.4369469,5.03977318 C93.5273365,5.03977318 93.7081157,5.02037466 93.7081157,5.02037466 C93.7382456,5.00097614 93.5574663,4.98157762 93.3766871,4.98157762 C93.2862975,4.98157762 93.1055183,5.00097614 93.1055183,5.00097614 C93.0452585,5.03977318 93.2260378,5.03977318 93.4369469,5.03977318 Z M64.6758363,6 C64.7963558,6 64.977135,6 65.0072649,6 C65.1579143,5.98060148 64.977135,5.96120296 64.7963558,5.96120296 C64.7059662,5.96120296 64.5854467,5.96120296 64.4950571,5.98060148 C64.5553169,5.98060148 64.6155766,5.98060148 64.6758363,6 Z M90.6789362,4.03643854 C90.5885466,4.03643854 90.4680271,4.01704002 90.3776375,4.01704002 C90.1365986,4.01704002 90.0160791,4.03643854 90.1667284,4.05583706 C90.2269882,4.05583706 90.4077674,4.07523558 90.498157,4.05583706 C90.5885466,4.07523558 90.6186765,4.05583706 90.6789362,4.03643854 Z M86.2696559,4.0213508 C86.0888766,4.0213508 85.9080974,4.0213508 85.7273182,4.0213508 C85.546539,4.0213508 85.4260195,4.04074932 85.4862792,4.04074932 C85.6369286,4.04074932 85.8478377,4.06014784 86.0286169,4.06014784 C86.1792662,4.06014784 86.2696559,4.04074932 86.2696559,4.0213508 Z\"><\/path>\n <\/g>\n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"highlight-box-headline\">\n \n <span class=\"highlight-box-title\">\n What are some premium pet food business ideas to consider? <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n <div class=\"highlight-box-content\">\n <p><strong>Premium pet food manufacturing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Obviously, developing pet supplements or food requires some background in nutrition or chemistry. But, these can be outsourced if required. The more important factor in pursuing this business idea is your ability to think creatively, which will help you invent recipes and manage resources as a small business manufacturer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Specialist online sales<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Given the huge range of pet food and supplements available, the industry is becoming confusing for consumers to navigate. Using a website builder &mdash; following in the fashionable footsteps of businesses like ASOS &mdash; could give you not just an online store, but a whole marketplace to showcase all the best products available.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"jumplink-anchor-section\">\n <div class=\"jumplink-anchor-pointer\" id=\"link-rental-and-borrowing-services\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n[vc_column_text]\n<h2>Rental and borrowing services<\/h2>\n<p>Data and insight agency REaD Group recently carried out research which found that 18% more young people and 11% more full-time workers currently own a dog, compared to March 2020.<\/p>\n<p>This would suggest that the biggest obstacles to owning a pet are work-life balance, as the post-COVID hybrid working model makes consumers better able to care for an animal.<\/p>\n<p>Likely to replace the pandemic pet-buying trend, pet rental services &mdash; platforms that allow people to borrow animals from their owners for flexible hours &mdash; are on the up, creating a huge market opportunity as animal lovers don&rsquo;t need a big garden or a completely stay-at-home lifestyle to indulge their passion.<\/p>\n<p>Apps like Rover and BorrowMyDoggy have received millions of downloads between them. Job marketplaces like Bark.com have even begun offering as much as &pound;50 to pet owners who offer their cats or dogs to help people with stress or anxiety.<\/p>\n<p>But lending out your pet is still a difficult task for many owners &mdash; particularly in the current climate, as the value of certain breeds has increased exponentially. So what does this challenge mean for new businesses?[\/vc_column_text]\n <\/p><div class=\"highlight-box\">\n <div class=\"highlight-box-decor\">\n <svg class=\"brush-stroke-svg brush-stroke-big\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 116 6\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#1e73be\">\n <path d=\"M94.0845406,5.55784045 C93.4629887,5.58758734 92.7723755,5.58758734 92.2198849,5.64708111 C92.0127009,5.66195455 91.7824965,5.67682799 91.5062512,5.66195455 C89.5955547,5.58758734 87.6618377,5.5727139 85.7511411,5.67682799 C85.5669776,5.69170144 85.2446914,5.67682799 84.9914666,5.67682799 C82.8275451,5.66195455 80.6866442,5.63220767 78.4997023,5.67682799 C76.0825561,5.72144832 73.5963485,5.64708111 71.271284,5.73632176 C69.3605874,5.81068898 67.5649931,5.76606865 65.7003374,5.76606865 C62.4084144,5.76606865 59.0934709,5.79581553 55.7785275,5.79581553 C55.6864457,5.79581553 55.5483231,5.79581553 55.4792618,5.79581553 C53.3153403,5.94454996 51.2895416,5.88505619 49.2637428,5.78094209 C48.7572931,5.75119521 48.7112522,5.81068898 48.4810478,5.84043586 C47.6753324,5.94454996 45.7416154,5.9594234 44.8668387,5.87018275 C44.1992459,5.79581553 43.5086327,5.79581553 42.8640603,5.87018275 C42.3115698,5.92967652 41.8972018,5.94454996 41.2986704,5.88505619 C40.9994046,5.8553093 40.5389958,5.8553093 40.1476483,5.88505619 C38.5362175,5.98917029 36.993848,6.03379061 35.4054376,5.88505619 C34.8299266,5.84043586 34.1393134,5.8553093 33.5407819,5.89992963 C32.8271482,5.94454996 32.1825759,5.92967652 31.3998809,5.91480307 C29.9726136,5.89992963 28.4993054,5.94454996 27.1641199,5.8553093 C27.0490177,5.84043586 26.7267315,5.88505619 26.4735066,5.88505619 C25.8289343,5.89992963 25.1383211,5.94454996 24.5167692,5.94454996 C20.3040286,5.91480307 16.0452471,6.03379061 11.8325064,5.94454996 C10.0599325,5.89992963 8.12621552,5.92967652 6.30760071,5.91480307 C4.2587815,5.88505619 2.57828934,5.78094209 1.54236952,5.58758734 C1.17404247,5.52809357 0.598531455,5.52809357 0,5.51322013 C0.920817623,5.39423259 2.09486009,5.37935914 3.26890256,5.34961226 C3.56816829,5.34961226 3.89045446,5.34961226 4.18972018,5.33473882 C4.48898591,5.33473882 4.8803334,5.31986537 4.90335384,5.29011849 C4.92637428,5.24549816 4.55804723,5.24549816 4.2587815,5.23062472 C3.19984124,5.23062472 2.20996229,5.21575128 3.01567771,5.05214341 C3.19984124,5.02239652 2.85453463,4.99264964 2.57828934,4.9777762 C2.07183965,4.94802931 1.54236952,4.93315587 1.10498115,4.90340898 C0,4.79929489 0.138122643,4.68030735 1.42726731,4.62081358 C2.11788053,4.57619325 2.87755507,4.56131981 3.66025005,4.56131981 C5.24866045,4.54644636 6.81405041,4.51669948 8.40246081,4.4869526 C7.73486803,4.41258538 6.95217305,4.41258538 6.16947807,4.41258538 C5.29470133,4.41258538 4.39690415,4.42745883 3.54514785,4.41258538 C3.19984124,4.41258538 2.78547331,4.39771194 2.71641199,4.35309161 C2.64735066,4.30847129 2.94661639,4.2787244 3.26890256,4.26385096 C3.95951578,4.21923063 4.67314943,4.15973686 5.54792618,4.15973686 C8.37944037,4.14486342 11.233975,4.11511653 14.0654892,4.14486342 C15.101409,4.15973686 16.1143084,4.12998998 17.1502282,4.11511653 C21.8463981,4.08536965 26.542568,4.11511653 31.2387378,4.10024309 C35.5205398,4.10024309 39.7793213,4.11511653 44.0611232,4.11511653 C48.7112522,4.10024309 53.3613812,4.05562276 57.9884898,4.10024309 C59.5078389,4.11511653 61.0732288,4.10024309 62.6386188,4.08536965 C66.8053185,4.05562276 70.9720183,4.08536965 75.138718,4.07049621 C81.1930939,4.04074932 87.2474697,4.05562276 93.2788252,4.04074932 C96.3635642,4.04074932 99.4483032,4.07049621 102.556063,4.07049621 C103.845207,4.07049621 105.04227,4.12998998 106.308395,4.14486342 C109.508236,4.20435719 112.754118,4.1746103 116,4.20435719 C110.659258,4.26385096 105.295495,4.23410407 99.9317325,4.2787244 C103.914269,4.33821817 107.988887,4.30847129 112.224648,4.33821817 C110.429053,4.44233227 109.853542,4.45720571 108.334193,4.45720571 C107.252233,4.45720571 106.193292,4.45720571 105.088311,4.47207915 C104.075412,4.4869526 103.039492,4.4869526 102.003572,4.47207915 C101.312959,4.45720571 100.599325,4.44233227 99.6554872,4.51669948 C101.220877,4.54644636 102.533042,4.54644636 103.822187,4.54644636 C104.673943,4.54644636 105.54872,4.51669948 106.239333,4.60594013 C106.60766,4.65056046 107.367335,4.63568702 107.827744,4.60594013 C108.449295,4.56131981 108.909704,4.56131981 109.485215,4.60594013 C109.669379,4.62081358 109.945624,4.62081358 110.198849,4.63568702 C111.741218,4.6654339 111.741218,4.6654339 111.165707,4.82904177 C112.086525,4.85878866 112.477873,4.73980112 113.37567,4.73980112 C114.250447,4.75467456 114.96408,4.769548 115.539591,4.84391521 C115.125223,4.8736621 114.641794,4.8736621 114.227426,4.8736621 C111.027585,4.8736621 107.850764,4.94802931 104.650923,4.91828243 C103.868228,4.90340898 102.510022,4.88853554 102.440961,4.96290275 C102.348879,5.05214341 103.661044,5.00752308 104.328637,5.02239652 C105.387577,5.05214341 106.492558,5.03726997 107.574519,5.03726997 C107.988887,5.03726997 108.495336,5.02239652 108.863663,5.06701685 C108.403255,5.11163718 107.873784,5.09676374 107.390355,5.09676374 C105.479659,5.11163718 103.568962,5.11163718 101.658266,5.14138406 C100.85255,5.15625751 100.392141,5.17113095 100.32308,5.2603716 C100.254019,5.3644857 99.6785076,5.37935914 98.8037309,5.3644857 C97.7908315,5.34961226 96.7779321,5.33473882 95.7650327,5.30499193 C94.6140107,5.29011849 93.53205,5.34961226 92.4731097,5.3644857 C91.5062512,5.37935914 90.5393927,5.30499193 89.2962889,5.30499193 C85.8432229,5.31986537 82.3901568,5.37935914 78.9370907,5.40910603 C78.6838658,5.40910603 78.3385592,5.42397947 78.1774162,5.40910603 C77.0033737,5.31986537 75.9674539,5.34961226 74.770391,5.43885291 C74.1258186,5.48347324 73.1589601,5.4685998 72.3302243,5.48347324 C73.7344711,5.51322013 75.138718,5.52809357 76.5659853,5.51322013 C77.7170073,5.49834668 78.8219885,5.52809357 79.9499901,5.54296701 C81.2391347,5.55784045 82.6203612,5.54296701 83.8864854,5.51322013 C84.8303235,5.49834668 85.6360389,5.49834668 86.4417543,5.52809357 C87.2014289,5.55784045 87.9150625,5.55784045 88.6977575,5.54296701 C90.4933519,5.49834668 92.3580075,5.45372636 94.0845406,5.55784045 L94.0845406,5.55784045 Z M91.8961039,4.96955873 C90.7044001,4.95016021 89.8724559,4.93076168 88.8831169,5.00835577 C89.9174259,5.08594986 90.74937,5.10534838 91.8961039,4.96955873 Z M93.3724675,4.03450419 C92.2877922,3.99570715 91.5044156,3.97630863 90.4197403,4.05390271 C91.5345455,4.09269976 92.3179221,4.09269976 93.3724675,4.03450419 Z M59.2202597,5.01655435 C60.0337662,5.05535139 60.5761039,5.05535139 61.2992208,4.99715582 C60.5761039,4.9777573 60.0638961,4.95835878 59.2202597,5.01655435 Z M97.3194805,4.04095243 C97.0181818,4.00215539 96.6566234,4.00215539 96.3553247,4.00215539 C96.0238961,4.00215539 95.5418182,3.98275687 95.5116883,4.06035096 C96.0841558,4.099148 96.6264935,4.07974948 97.3194805,4.04095243 Z M97.0040743,4.04074932 C96.9438145,4.00195228 96.7027756,4.00195228 96.4014769,4.00195228 C96.130308,4.00195228 95.8290093,4.0213508 95.8290093,4.04074932 C95.7988795,4.07954636 96.130308,4.07954636 96.4014769,4.07954636 C96.6726457,4.07954636 96.9438145,4.07954636 97.0040743,4.04074932 Z M97.843095,5.03977318 C98.1745236,5.03977318 98.5059521,5.02037466 98.4155625,5.00097614 C98.3854327,4.98157762 98.1142638,4.98157762 97.9334846,4.98157762 C97.6623158,4.98157762 97.3610171,4.98157762 97.4212768,5.02037466 C97.4815366,5.02037466 97.7527054,5.02037466 97.843095,5.03977318 Z M10.7864935,4.05859596 C11.7205195,4.05859596 12.3231169,4.07799448 13.3174026,4.01979892 C12.3231169,4.03919744 11.7205195,4.0004004 10.7864935,4.05859596 Z M93.4369469,5.03977318 C93.5273365,5.03977318 93.7081157,5.02037466 93.7081157,5.02037466 C93.7382456,5.00097614 93.5574663,4.98157762 93.3766871,4.98157762 C93.2862975,4.98157762 93.1055183,5.00097614 93.1055183,5.00097614 C93.0452585,5.03977318 93.2260378,5.03977318 93.4369469,5.03977318 Z M64.6758363,6 C64.7963558,6 64.977135,6 65.0072649,6 C65.1579143,5.98060148 64.977135,5.96120296 64.7963558,5.96120296 C64.7059662,5.96120296 64.5854467,5.96120296 64.4950571,5.98060148 C64.5553169,5.98060148 64.6155766,5.98060148 64.6758363,6 Z M90.6789362,4.03643854 C90.5885466,4.03643854 90.4680271,4.01704002 90.3776375,4.01704002 C90.1365986,4.01704002 90.0160791,4.03643854 90.1667284,4.05583706 C90.2269882,4.05583706 90.4077674,4.07523558 90.498157,4.05583706 C90.5885466,4.07523558 90.6186765,4.05583706 90.6789362,4.03643854 Z M86.2696559,4.0213508 C86.0888766,4.0213508 85.9080974,4.0213508 85.7273182,4.0213508 C85.546539,4.0213508 85.4260195,4.04074932 85.4862792,4.04074932 C85.6369286,4.04074932 85.8478377,4.06014784 86.0286169,4.06014784 C86.1792662,4.06014784 86.2696559,4.04074932 86.2696559,4.0213508 Z\"><\/path>\n <\/g>\n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n \n <div class=\"highlight-box-content\">\n <p>&ldquo;With the recent increase in pet theft, leaving a dog in the care of a dog walker is a big step for owners &mdash; which is why we&rsquo;ve invested so much time into our safety features. Our strict verification process for dog walkers means that owners can book with peace of mind and, once on a walk, owners can follow every step as the app tracks walkers via GPS. Encouraging walkers to share their live location creates a transparent and honest relationship with dog owners, whilst helping us to establish trust for the app and wider brand.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>&mdash;Sonny D&rsquo;Avola, founder of the GoWalkies app, which allows dog owners to browse and book local dog walkers<\/em><\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n[vc_column_text]It&rsquo;s obvious that while lots of people love animals, having a pet requires a lot of attention. Pet rental services are excellent for helping users to lighten their pet care load &mdash; which makes this market a particularly exciting area to watch.\n<div id=\"attachment_148100\" style=\"width: 716px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-148100\" class=\"size-full wp-image-148100\" src=\"https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GoWalkies-app.jpg\" alt=\"GoWalkies app\" width=\"706\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GoWalkies-app.jpg 706w, https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GoWalkies-app-480x318.jpg 480w, https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/GoWalkies-app-640x423.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\"><p id=\"caption-attachment-148100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GoWalkies app<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text]\n <\/p><div class=\"highlight-box\">\n <div class=\"highlight-box-decor\">\n <svg class=\"brush-stroke-svg brush-stroke-big\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 116 6\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#1e73be\">\n <path d=\"M94.0845406,5.55784045 C93.4629887,5.58758734 92.7723755,5.58758734 92.2198849,5.64708111 C92.0127009,5.66195455 91.7824965,5.67682799 91.5062512,5.66195455 C89.5955547,5.58758734 87.6618377,5.5727139 85.7511411,5.67682799 C85.5669776,5.69170144 85.2446914,5.67682799 84.9914666,5.67682799 C82.8275451,5.66195455 80.6866442,5.63220767 78.4997023,5.67682799 C76.0825561,5.72144832 73.5963485,5.64708111 71.271284,5.73632176 C69.3605874,5.81068898 67.5649931,5.76606865 65.7003374,5.76606865 C62.4084144,5.76606865 59.0934709,5.79581553 55.7785275,5.79581553 C55.6864457,5.79581553 55.5483231,5.79581553 55.4792618,5.79581553 C53.3153403,5.94454996 51.2895416,5.88505619 49.2637428,5.78094209 C48.7572931,5.75119521 48.7112522,5.81068898 48.4810478,5.84043586 C47.6753324,5.94454996 45.7416154,5.9594234 44.8668387,5.87018275 C44.1992459,5.79581553 43.5086327,5.79581553 42.8640603,5.87018275 C42.3115698,5.92967652 41.8972018,5.94454996 41.2986704,5.88505619 C40.9994046,5.8553093 40.5389958,5.8553093 40.1476483,5.88505619 C38.5362175,5.98917029 36.993848,6.03379061 35.4054376,5.88505619 C34.8299266,5.84043586 34.1393134,5.8553093 33.5407819,5.89992963 C32.8271482,5.94454996 32.1825759,5.92967652 31.3998809,5.91480307 C29.9726136,5.89992963 28.4993054,5.94454996 27.1641199,5.8553093 C27.0490177,5.84043586 26.7267315,5.88505619 26.4735066,5.88505619 C25.8289343,5.89992963 25.1383211,5.94454996 24.5167692,5.94454996 C20.3040286,5.91480307 16.0452471,6.03379061 11.8325064,5.94454996 C10.0599325,5.89992963 8.12621552,5.92967652 6.30760071,5.91480307 C4.2587815,5.88505619 2.57828934,5.78094209 1.54236952,5.58758734 C1.17404247,5.52809357 0.598531455,5.52809357 0,5.51322013 C0.920817623,5.39423259 2.09486009,5.37935914 3.26890256,5.34961226 C3.56816829,5.34961226 3.89045446,5.34961226 4.18972018,5.33473882 C4.48898591,5.33473882 4.8803334,5.31986537 4.90335384,5.29011849 C4.92637428,5.24549816 4.55804723,5.24549816 4.2587815,5.23062472 C3.19984124,5.23062472 2.20996229,5.21575128 3.01567771,5.05214341 C3.19984124,5.02239652 2.85453463,4.99264964 2.57828934,4.9777762 C2.07183965,4.94802931 1.54236952,4.93315587 1.10498115,4.90340898 C0,4.79929489 0.138122643,4.68030735 1.42726731,4.62081358 C2.11788053,4.57619325 2.87755507,4.56131981 3.66025005,4.56131981 C5.24866045,4.54644636 6.81405041,4.51669948 8.40246081,4.4869526 C7.73486803,4.41258538 6.95217305,4.41258538 6.16947807,4.41258538 C5.29470133,4.41258538 4.39690415,4.42745883 3.54514785,4.41258538 C3.19984124,4.41258538 2.78547331,4.39771194 2.71641199,4.35309161 C2.64735066,4.30847129 2.94661639,4.2787244 3.26890256,4.26385096 C3.95951578,4.21923063 4.67314943,4.15973686 5.54792618,4.15973686 C8.37944037,4.14486342 11.233975,4.11511653 14.0654892,4.14486342 C15.101409,4.15973686 16.1143084,4.12998998 17.1502282,4.11511653 C21.8463981,4.08536965 26.542568,4.11511653 31.2387378,4.10024309 C35.5205398,4.10024309 39.7793213,4.11511653 44.0611232,4.11511653 C48.7112522,4.10024309 53.3613812,4.05562276 57.9884898,4.10024309 C59.5078389,4.11511653 61.0732288,4.10024309 62.6386188,4.08536965 C66.8053185,4.05562276 70.9720183,4.08536965 75.138718,4.07049621 C81.1930939,4.04074932 87.2474697,4.05562276 93.2788252,4.04074932 C96.3635642,4.04074932 99.4483032,4.07049621 102.556063,4.07049621 C103.845207,4.07049621 105.04227,4.12998998 106.308395,4.14486342 C109.508236,4.20435719 112.754118,4.1746103 116,4.20435719 C110.659258,4.26385096 105.295495,4.23410407 99.9317325,4.2787244 C103.914269,4.33821817 107.988887,4.30847129 112.224648,4.33821817 C110.429053,4.44233227 109.853542,4.45720571 108.334193,4.45720571 C107.252233,4.45720571 106.193292,4.45720571 105.088311,4.47207915 C104.075412,4.4869526 103.039492,4.4869526 102.003572,4.47207915 C101.312959,4.45720571 100.599325,4.44233227 99.6554872,4.51669948 C101.220877,4.54644636 102.533042,4.54644636 103.822187,4.54644636 C104.673943,4.54644636 105.54872,4.51669948 106.239333,4.60594013 C106.60766,4.65056046 107.367335,4.63568702 107.827744,4.60594013 C108.449295,4.56131981 108.909704,4.56131981 109.485215,4.60594013 C109.669379,4.62081358 109.945624,4.62081358 110.198849,4.63568702 C111.741218,4.6654339 111.741218,4.6654339 111.165707,4.82904177 C112.086525,4.85878866 112.477873,4.73980112 113.37567,4.73980112 C114.250447,4.75467456 114.96408,4.769548 115.539591,4.84391521 C115.125223,4.8736621 114.641794,4.8736621 114.227426,4.8736621 C111.027585,4.8736621 107.850764,4.94802931 104.650923,4.91828243 C103.868228,4.90340898 102.510022,4.88853554 102.440961,4.96290275 C102.348879,5.05214341 103.661044,5.00752308 104.328637,5.02239652 C105.387577,5.05214341 106.492558,5.03726997 107.574519,5.03726997 C107.988887,5.03726997 108.495336,5.02239652 108.863663,5.06701685 C108.403255,5.11163718 107.873784,5.09676374 107.390355,5.09676374 C105.479659,5.11163718 103.568962,5.11163718 101.658266,5.14138406 C100.85255,5.15625751 100.392141,5.17113095 100.32308,5.2603716 C100.254019,5.3644857 99.6785076,5.37935914 98.8037309,5.3644857 C97.7908315,5.34961226 96.7779321,5.33473882 95.7650327,5.30499193 C94.6140107,5.29011849 93.53205,5.34961226 92.4731097,5.3644857 C91.5062512,5.37935914 90.5393927,5.30499193 89.2962889,5.30499193 C85.8432229,5.31986537 82.3901568,5.37935914 78.9370907,5.40910603 C78.6838658,5.40910603 78.3385592,5.42397947 78.1774162,5.40910603 C77.0033737,5.31986537 75.9674539,5.34961226 74.770391,5.43885291 C74.1258186,5.48347324 73.1589601,5.4685998 72.3302243,5.48347324 C73.7344711,5.51322013 75.138718,5.52809357 76.5659853,5.51322013 C77.7170073,5.49834668 78.8219885,5.52809357 79.9499901,5.54296701 C81.2391347,5.55784045 82.6203612,5.54296701 83.8864854,5.51322013 C84.8303235,5.49834668 85.6360389,5.49834668 86.4417543,5.52809357 C87.2014289,5.55784045 87.9150625,5.55784045 88.6977575,5.54296701 C90.4933519,5.49834668 92.3580075,5.45372636 94.0845406,5.55784045 L94.0845406,5.55784045 Z M91.8961039,4.96955873 C90.7044001,4.95016021 89.8724559,4.93076168 88.8831169,5.00835577 C89.9174259,5.08594986 90.74937,5.10534838 91.8961039,4.96955873 Z M93.3724675,4.03450419 C92.2877922,3.99570715 91.5044156,3.97630863 90.4197403,4.05390271 C91.5345455,4.09269976 92.3179221,4.09269976 93.3724675,4.03450419 Z M59.2202597,5.01655435 C60.0337662,5.05535139 60.5761039,5.05535139 61.2992208,4.99715582 C60.5761039,4.9777573 60.0638961,4.95835878 59.2202597,5.01655435 Z M97.3194805,4.04095243 C97.0181818,4.00215539 96.6566234,4.00215539 96.3553247,4.00215539 C96.0238961,4.00215539 95.5418182,3.98275687 95.5116883,4.06035096 C96.0841558,4.099148 96.6264935,4.07974948 97.3194805,4.04095243 Z M97.0040743,4.04074932 C96.9438145,4.00195228 96.7027756,4.00195228 96.4014769,4.00195228 C96.130308,4.00195228 95.8290093,4.0213508 95.8290093,4.04074932 C95.7988795,4.07954636 96.130308,4.07954636 96.4014769,4.07954636 C96.6726457,4.07954636 96.9438145,4.07954636 97.0040743,4.04074932 Z M97.843095,5.03977318 C98.1745236,5.03977318 98.5059521,5.02037466 98.4155625,5.00097614 C98.3854327,4.98157762 98.1142638,4.98157762 97.9334846,4.98157762 C97.6623158,4.98157762 97.3610171,4.98157762 97.4212768,5.02037466 C97.4815366,5.02037466 97.7527054,5.02037466 97.843095,5.03977318 Z M10.7864935,4.05859596 C11.7205195,4.05859596 12.3231169,4.07799448 13.3174026,4.01979892 C12.3231169,4.03919744 11.7205195,4.0004004 10.7864935,4.05859596 Z M93.4369469,5.03977318 C93.5273365,5.03977318 93.7081157,5.02037466 93.7081157,5.02037466 C93.7382456,5.00097614 93.5574663,4.98157762 93.3766871,4.98157762 C93.2862975,4.98157762 93.1055183,5.00097614 93.1055183,5.00097614 C93.0452585,5.03977318 93.2260378,5.03977318 93.4369469,5.03977318 Z M64.6758363,6 C64.7963558,6 64.977135,6 65.0072649,6 C65.1579143,5.98060148 64.977135,5.96120296 64.7963558,5.96120296 C64.7059662,5.96120296 64.5854467,5.96120296 64.4950571,5.98060148 C64.5553169,5.98060148 64.6155766,5.98060148 64.6758363,6 Z M90.6789362,4.03643854 C90.5885466,4.03643854 90.4680271,4.01704002 90.3776375,4.01704002 C90.1365986,4.01704002 90.0160791,4.03643854 90.1667284,4.05583706 C90.2269882,4.05583706 90.4077674,4.07523558 90.498157,4.05583706 C90.5885466,4.07523558 90.6186765,4.05583706 90.6789362,4.03643854 Z M86.2696559,4.0213508 C86.0888766,4.0213508 85.9080974,4.0213508 85.7273182,4.0213508 C85.546539,4.0213508 85.4260195,4.04074932 85.4862792,4.04074932 C85.6369286,4.04074932 85.8478377,4.06014784 86.0286169,4.06014784 C86.1792662,4.06014784 86.2696559,4.04074932 86.2696559,4.0213508 Z\"><\/path>\n <\/g>\n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n \n <div class=\"highlight-box-content\">\n <p><strong>Sonny D&rsquo;Avola added: <\/strong>&ldquo;The dog walking industry is set to be driven mostly by new, innovative technology. GoWalkies, for example, is aiming to integrate blockchain technology in a bid to use smart contracts to make pet business insurance more affordable and much more flexible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"highlight-box\">\n <div class=\"highlight-box-decor\">\n <svg class=\"brush-stroke-svg brush-stroke-big\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 116 6\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\">\n <g stroke=\"none\" stroke-width=\"1\" fill=\"#ea0037\">\n <path d=\"M94.0845406,5.55784045 C93.4629887,5.58758734 92.7723755,5.58758734 92.2198849,5.64708111 C92.0127009,5.66195455 91.7824965,5.67682799 91.5062512,5.66195455 C89.5955547,5.58758734 87.6618377,5.5727139 85.7511411,5.67682799 C85.5669776,5.69170144 85.2446914,5.67682799 84.9914666,5.67682799 C82.8275451,5.66195455 80.6866442,5.63220767 78.4997023,5.67682799 C76.0825561,5.72144832 73.5963485,5.64708111 71.271284,5.73632176 C69.3605874,5.81068898 67.5649931,5.76606865 65.7003374,5.76606865 C62.4084144,5.76606865 59.0934709,5.79581553 55.7785275,5.79581553 C55.6864457,5.79581553 55.5483231,5.79581553 55.4792618,5.79581553 C53.3153403,5.94454996 51.2895416,5.88505619 49.2637428,5.78094209 C48.7572931,5.75119521 48.7112522,5.81068898 48.4810478,5.84043586 C47.6753324,5.94454996 45.7416154,5.9594234 44.8668387,5.87018275 C44.1992459,5.79581553 43.5086327,5.79581553 42.8640603,5.87018275 C42.3115698,5.92967652 41.8972018,5.94454996 41.2986704,5.88505619 C40.9994046,5.8553093 40.5389958,5.8553093 40.1476483,5.88505619 C38.5362175,5.98917029 36.993848,6.03379061 35.4054376,5.88505619 C34.8299266,5.84043586 34.1393134,5.8553093 33.5407819,5.89992963 C32.8271482,5.94454996 32.1825759,5.92967652 31.3998809,5.91480307 C29.9726136,5.89992963 28.4993054,5.94454996 27.1641199,5.8553093 C27.0490177,5.84043586 26.7267315,5.88505619 26.4735066,5.88505619 C25.8289343,5.89992963 25.1383211,5.94454996 24.5167692,5.94454996 C20.3040286,5.91480307 16.0452471,6.03379061 11.8325064,5.94454996 C10.0599325,5.89992963 8.12621552,5.92967652 6.30760071,5.91480307 C4.2587815,5.88505619 2.57828934,5.78094209 1.54236952,5.58758734 C1.17404247,5.52809357 0.598531455,5.52809357 0,5.51322013 C0.920817623,5.39423259 2.09486009,5.37935914 3.26890256,5.34961226 C3.56816829,5.34961226 3.89045446,5.34961226 4.18972018,5.33473882 C4.48898591,5.33473882 4.8803334,5.31986537 4.90335384,5.29011849 C4.92637428,5.24549816 4.55804723,5.24549816 4.2587815,5.23062472 C3.19984124,5.23062472 2.20996229,5.21575128 3.01567771,5.05214341 C3.19984124,5.02239652 2.85453463,4.99264964 2.57828934,4.9777762 C2.07183965,4.94802931 1.54236952,4.93315587 1.10498115,4.90340898 C0,4.79929489 0.138122643,4.68030735 1.42726731,4.62081358 C2.11788053,4.57619325 2.87755507,4.56131981 3.66025005,4.56131981 C5.24866045,4.54644636 6.81405041,4.51669948 8.40246081,4.4869526 C7.73486803,4.41258538 6.95217305,4.41258538 6.16947807,4.41258538 C5.29470133,4.41258538 4.39690415,4.42745883 3.54514785,4.41258538 C3.19984124,4.41258538 2.78547331,4.39771194 2.71641199,4.35309161 C2.64735066,4.30847129 2.94661639,4.2787244 3.26890256,4.26385096 C3.95951578,4.21923063 4.67314943,4.15973686 5.54792618,4.15973686 C8.37944037,4.14486342 11.233975,4.11511653 14.0654892,4.14486342 C15.101409,4.15973686 16.1143084,4.12998998 17.1502282,4.11511653 C21.8463981,4.08536965 26.542568,4.11511653 31.2387378,4.10024309 C35.5205398,4.10024309 39.7793213,4.11511653 44.0611232,4.11511653 C48.7112522,4.10024309 53.3613812,4.05562276 57.9884898,4.10024309 C59.5078389,4.11511653 61.0732288,4.10024309 62.6386188,4.08536965 C66.8053185,4.05562276 70.9720183,4.08536965 75.138718,4.07049621 C81.1930939,4.04074932 87.2474697,4.05562276 93.2788252,4.04074932 C96.3635642,4.04074932 99.4483032,4.07049621 102.556063,4.07049621 C103.845207,4.07049621 105.04227,4.12998998 106.308395,4.14486342 C109.508236,4.20435719 112.754118,4.1746103 116,4.20435719 C110.659258,4.26385096 105.295495,4.23410407 99.9317325,4.2787244 C103.914269,4.33821817 107.988887,4.30847129 112.224648,4.33821817 C110.429053,4.44233227 109.853542,4.45720571 108.334193,4.45720571 C107.252233,4.45720571 106.193292,4.45720571 105.088311,4.47207915 C104.075412,4.4869526 103.039492,4.4869526 102.003572,4.47207915 C101.312959,4.45720571 100.599325,4.44233227 99.6554872,4.51669948 C101.220877,4.54644636 102.533042,4.54644636 103.822187,4.54644636 C104.673943,4.54644636 105.54872,4.51669948 106.239333,4.60594013 C106.60766,4.65056046 107.367335,4.63568702 107.827744,4.60594013 C108.449295,4.56131981 108.909704,4.56131981 109.485215,4.60594013 C109.669379,4.62081358 109.945624,4.62081358 110.198849,4.63568702 C111.741218,4.6654339 111.741218,4.6654339 111.165707,4.82904177 C112.086525,4.85878866 112.477873,4.73980112 113.37567,4.73980112 C114.250447,4.75467456 114.96408,4.769548 115.539591,4.84391521 C115.125223,4.8736621 114.641794,4.8736621 114.227426,4.8736621 C111.027585,4.8736621 107.850764,4.94802931 104.650923,4.91828243 C103.868228,4.90340898 102.510022,4.88853554 102.440961,4.96290275 C102.348879,5.05214341 103.661044,5.00752308 104.328637,5.02239652 C105.387577,5.05214341 106.492558,5.03726997 107.574519,5.03726997 C107.988887,5.03726997 108.495336,5.02239652 108.863663,5.06701685 C108.403255,5.11163718 107.873784,5.09676374 107.390355,5.09676374 C105.479659,5.11163718 103.568962,5.11163718 101.658266,5.14138406 C100.85255,5.15625751 100.392141,5.17113095 100.32308,5.2603716 C100.254019,5.3644857 99.6785076,5.37935914 98.8037309,5.3644857 C97.7908315,5.34961226 96.7779321,5.33473882 95.7650327,5.30499193 C94.6140107,5.29011849 93.53205,5.34961226 92.4731097,5.3644857 C91.5062512,5.37935914 90.5393927,5.30499193 89.2962889,5.30499193 C85.8432229,5.31986537 82.3901568,5.37935914 78.9370907,5.40910603 C78.6838658,5.40910603 78.3385592,5.42397947 78.1774162,5.40910603 C77.0033737,5.31986537 75.9674539,5.34961226 74.770391,5.43885291 C74.1258186,5.48347324 73.1589601,5.4685998 72.3302243,5.48347324 C73.7344711,5.51322013 75.138718,5.52809357 76.5659853,5.51322013 C77.7170073,5.49834668 78.8219885,5.52809357 79.9499901,5.54296701 C81.2391347,5.55784045 82.6203612,5.54296701 83.8864854,5.51322013 C84.8303235,5.49834668 85.6360389,5.49834668 86.4417543,5.52809357 C87.2014289,5.55784045 87.9150625,5.55784045 88.6977575,5.54296701 C90.4933519,5.49834668 92.3580075,5.45372636 94.0845406,5.55784045 L94.0845406,5.55784045 Z M91.8961039,4.96955873 C90.7044001,4.95016021 89.8724559,4.93076168 88.8831169,5.00835577 C89.9174259,5.08594986 90.74937,5.10534838 91.8961039,4.96955873 Z M93.3724675,4.03450419 C92.2877922,3.99570715 91.5044156,3.97630863 90.4197403,4.05390271 C91.5345455,4.09269976 92.3179221,4.09269976 93.3724675,4.03450419 Z M59.2202597,5.01655435 C60.0337662,5.05535139 60.5761039,5.05535139 61.2992208,4.99715582 C60.5761039,4.9777573 60.0638961,4.95835878 59.2202597,5.01655435 Z M97.3194805,4.04095243 C97.0181818,4.00215539 96.6566234,4.00215539 96.3553247,4.00215539 C96.0238961,4.00215539 95.5418182,3.98275687 95.5116883,4.06035096 C96.0841558,4.099148 96.6264935,4.07974948 97.3194805,4.04095243 Z M97.0040743,4.04074932 C96.9438145,4.00195228 96.7027756,4.00195228 96.4014769,4.00195228 C96.130308,4.00195228 95.8290093,4.0213508 95.8290093,4.04074932 C95.7988795,4.07954636 96.130308,4.07954636 96.4014769,4.07954636 C96.6726457,4.07954636 96.9438145,4.07954636 97.0040743,4.04074932 Z M97.843095,5.03977318 C98.1745236,5.03977318 98.5059521,5.02037466 98.4155625,5.00097614 C98.3854327,4.98157762 98.1142638,4.98157762 97.9334846,4.98157762 C97.6623158,4.98157762 97.3610171,4.98157762 97.4212768,5.02037466 C97.4815366,5.02037466 97.7527054,5.02037466 97.843095,5.03977318 Z M10.7864935,4.05859596 C11.7205195,4.05859596 12.3231169,4.07799448 13.3174026,4.01979892 C12.3231169,4.03919744 11.7205195,4.0004004 10.7864935,4.05859596 Z M93.4369469,5.03977318 C93.5273365,5.03977318 93.7081157,5.02037466 93.7081157,5.02037466 C93.7382456,5.00097614 93.5574663,4.98157762 93.3766871,4.98157762 C93.2862975,4.98157762 93.1055183,5.00097614 93.1055183,5.00097614 C93.0452585,5.03977318 93.2260378,5.03977318 93.4369469,5.03977318 Z M64.6758363,6 C64.7963558,6 64.977135,6 65.0072649,6 C65.1579143,5.98060148 64.977135,5.96120296 64.7963558,5.96120296 C64.7059662,5.96120296 64.5854467,5.96120296 64.4950571,5.98060148 C64.5553169,5.98060148 64.6155766,5.98060148 64.6758363,6 Z M90.6789362,4.03643854 C90.5885466,4.03643854 90.4680271,4.01704002 90.3776375,4.01704002 C90.1365986,4.01704002 90.0160791,4.03643854 90.1667284,4.05583706 C90.2269882,4.05583706 90.4077674,4.07523558 90.498157,4.05583706 C90.5885466,4.07523558 90.6186765,4.05583706 90.6789362,4.03643854 Z M86.2696559,4.0213508 C86.0888766,4.0213508 85.9080974,4.0213508 85.7273182,4.0213508 C85.546539,4.0213508 85.4260195,4.04074932 85.4862792,4.04074932 C85.6369286,4.04074932 85.8478377,4.06014784 86.0286169,4.06014784 C86.1792662,4.06014784 86.2696559,4.04074932 86.2696559,4.0213508 Z\"><\/path>\n <\/g>\n <\/svg>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"highlight-box-headline\">\n \n <span class=\"highlight-box-title\">\n What are some pet rental business ideas to consider? <\/span>\n <\/div>\n \n <div class=\"highlight-box-content\">\n <p><strong>Equipment rentals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Maybe a friend or family member is going away on holiday, and they need a few pet-friendly items while their dog stay goes on. Perhaps they&rsquo;ve just bought a kitten and need items that their new companion won&rsquo;t immediately outgrow. Running an ecommerce site that sells short-term pet equipment ownership is a great way to cater to this growing renter&rsquo;s market.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pet experiences<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>So-called &lsquo;experiential retail&rsquo; is the new way forward for UK high streets, as online shopping means businesses need to offer more than just products that generate footfall.<\/p>\n<p>If you&rsquo;ve a hospitality background, or management experience, running a pet-based cafe is a popular way to attract customers to a leisure business. Cat cafes and dog parks allow members of the public to be pet owners for the duration of their cup of coffee.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n<h2>Conclusion<\/h2>\n<p>Pet owners only want the best for their companions, and the industry&rsquo;s continuous growth and innovation is proof that consumers will continue to look for high-quality products and accessible services for their furry friends.<\/p>\n<p>As with starting any business, it won&rsquo;t be a walk in the park &mdash; but if you&rsquo;re an animal-loving entrepreneur, there is ample opportunity for your business or startup to capitalise on any one of the above trends.<\/p>\n<p>As long as you have the motivation, the know-how and &mdash; most importantly &mdash; the idea, you&rsquo;ll be barking up the right tree.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]If you&rsquo;re thinking about starting a pet-based business in 2022, it&rsquo;s not just your animal instinct. The pet sector has been one of the most well-publicised success stories of the past two years. When we were told to stay at home, households up and down the country invested in a furry friend for extra company. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91483,"featured_media":148590,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3019],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n<title>Pet care business ideas: the best for 2023 | Startups.co.uk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The pandemic has seen a boom in pet care across the nation - but where will the industry\u2019s biggest business opportunities be this year?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pet care business ideas: the best for 2023 | Startups.co.uk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The pandemic has seen a boom in pet care across the nation - but where will the industry\u2019s biggest business opportunities be this year?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Startups.co.uk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/startups.co.uk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-01-24T12:27:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-01-25T12:47:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pets-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"706\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"458\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Helena Young\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@startupstowers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@startupstowers\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Helena Young\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"13 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Helena Young\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/df7a45df2f532172a027cd47886bbbeb\"},\"headline\":\"Best Business Ideas for 2023: Pet Care\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-01-24T12:27:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-01-25T12:47:23+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/\"},\"wordCount\":2856,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pets-1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Business ideas\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2022\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/\",\"name\":\"Pet care business ideas: the best for 2023 | Startups.co.uk\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pets-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-01-24T12:27:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-01-25T12:47:23+00:00\",\"description\":\"The pandemic has seen a boom in pet care across the nation - but where will the industry\u2019s biggest business opportunities be this year?\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pets-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pets-1.jpg\",\"width\":706,\"height\":458,\"caption\":\"pet care business ideas\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Business ideas\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Best Business Ideas for 2023: Pet Care\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/\",\"name\":\"Startups.co.uk\",\"description\":\"Empowering UK startups since 2000\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Startups.co.uk\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Startups-loog.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Startups-loog.jpg\",\"width\":801,\"height\":801,\"caption\":\"Startups.co.uk\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/startups.co.uk\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/startupstowers\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/mvf-startups\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/StartupsCoUk\",\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Startups.co.uk\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/df7a45df2f532172a027cd47886bbbeb\",\"name\":\"Helena Young\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f0bd7833d2e29eac4a0645d04cadd973?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f0bd7833d2e29eac4a0645d04cadd973?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Helena Young\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/author\/helena-young\/\"}]}<\/script>\n","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Pet care business ideas: the best for 2023 | Startups.co.uk","description":"The pandemic has seen a boom in pet care across the nation - but where will the industry\u2019s biggest business opportunities be this year?","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Pet care business ideas: the best for 2023 | Startups.co.uk","og_description":"The pandemic has seen a boom in pet care across the nation - but where will the industry\u2019s biggest business opportunities be this year?","og_url":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/","og_site_name":"Startups.co.uk","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/startups.co.uk","article_published_time":"2022-01-24T12:27:19+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-01-25T12:47:23+00:00","og_image":[{"width":706,"height":458,"url":"https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pets-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Helena Young","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@startupstowers","twitter_site":"@startupstowers","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Helena Young","Est. reading time":"13 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/"},"author":{"name":"Helena Young","@id":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/df7a45df2f532172a027cd47886bbbeb"},"headline":"Best Business Ideas for 2023: Pet Care","datePublished":"2022-01-24T12:27:19+00:00","dateModified":"2022-01-25T12:47:23+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/"},"wordCount":2856,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pets-1.jpg","articleSection":["Business ideas"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","copyrightYear":"2022","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/","url":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/","name":"Pet care business ideas: the best for 2023 | Startups.co.uk","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pets-1.jpg","datePublished":"2022-01-24T12:27:19+00:00","dateModified":"2022-01-25T12:47:23+00:00","description":"The pandemic has seen a boom in pet care across the nation - but where will the industry\u2019s biggest business opportunities be this year?","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pets-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Pets-1.jpg","width":706,"height":458,"caption":"pet care business ideas"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/pet-care\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Business ideas","item":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/business-ideas\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Best Business Ideas for 2023: Pet Care"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/","name":"Startups.co.uk","description":"Empowering UK startups since 2000","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#organization","name":"Startups.co.uk","url":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Startups-loog.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/images.startups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Startups-loog.jpg","width":801,"height":801,"caption":"Startups.co.uk"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/startups.co.uk","https:\/\/x.com\/startupstowers","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/mvf-startups\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/StartupsCoUk","https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Startups.co.uk"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/df7a45df2f532172a027cd47886bbbeb","name":"Helena Young","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f0bd7833d2e29eac4a0645d04cadd973?s=96&d=blank&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f0bd7833d2e29eac4a0645d04cadd973?s=96&d=blank&r=g","caption":"Helena Young"},"url":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/author\/helena-young\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148012"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91483"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148012"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148012\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148012"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148012"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148012"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}