The Animal People will be at PATS Sandown 2023!

Chris Whatling • March 21, 2023

The Animal People will be exhibiting for the first time at PATS 2023!

The Animal People Recruitment Company is excited to be exhibiting for the first time at PATS throughout 2023. Chris Whatling, the MD and founder, has been visiting the show for the past few years as his company recruits for many brands within the pet industry.

Chris said: “PATS is such a great show for us, it’s a chance for us to meet with our clients, new and existing, and to keep ourselves up to date on all the products within the industry that we love so much.

The pet industry is where it all started at The Animal People, and it will always be my first love. The people who work within this industry are amazing. We feel lucky to be a part of these companies and to be surrounded by the talented people who care just as much as we do.

Together with our clients we are part of an industry that is bettering the lives of our pets every single day.”

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