UK pet and bird welfare news explained by Paradise Pets Swindon, with practical advice for bird owners, small-pet keepers and families in Wiltshire.
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988. He has watched hedgehog sightings in local gardens decline steadily over those decades — a pattern that lines up closely with what The Wildlife Trusts and other conservation bodies have been documenting nationally. This guide explains what is actually happening, what … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold cage and aviary birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years watching the population of garden birds outside the shop change as much as the birds inside it. This year’s Big Garden Birdwatch results, released by the RSPB, paint a … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of conversations with British gardeners about the wild birds they support and the changes affecting them. A genuinely positive UK news story has been quietly unfolding over recent years — more than fifty UK councils have now … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold small animals and birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years that have included the pandemic shortages of 2020 and 2021, the post-Brexit supply disruptions, and several periods where specific pet foods and supplies were difficult or impossible to source. … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of conversations with British gardeners about the wild birds in their gardens. The RSPB has just released the results of the 2026 Big Garden Birdwatch — the world’s largest garden wildlife survey — and this year’s numbers … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years as an independent UK pet retailer. He has watched the industry change across those decades, watched regulations arrive and be ignored, watched welfare standards improve in some places and remain unchanged in others. This article is his … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching UK bird life, advising on birds of prey, and answering the questions that wildlife stories in the news bring through the shop door. This week, the story arriving at the counter is from Coleorton in … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has kept, bred, and sold birds at Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of conversations with British gardeners and birdwatchers about the wild birds in their gardens. The house sparrow has just topped the British garden bird list again in the latest UK survey results … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been opening Paradise Pets Swindon every morning since 1988 — over 35 years of the same routine, the same responsibilities, and the same animals waiting when he arrives. Most customers see the shop when it is open, staffed, and ready. This is his account of what happens … Read more
From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has been running Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of buying, keeping, selling, and caring for animals at the same shop on the same site. The question of what happens to animals that do not sell is one that comes up regularly, and it deserves … Read more