Pets at Home, which has a branch in Brentford, is limiting purchases of pet grub due to national shortage of cat and dog food.

Pets At Home - in London Road - is limiting all multi-pack purchases of wet food to two packs per person, in a bid to help feed as many animals as possible.

The company told customers "a widespread increase in demand" had led to a shortage for pet food retailers and it was limiting purchases until it was able to restock.

The shortage has been caused by a "culmination of factors coming to head at the same point, including a rise in the UK pet population and a change in purchasing behaviours driven by the pandemic and exiting the EU", the Pet Food Manufacturers' Association (PFMA) said.

According to PFMA research in July last year, 11% of UK households acquired a new pet during the pandemic, with this growth expected to continue into the first half of 2021.

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