UK School Holidays Start This Week and Pet Enquiries Are Already Surging. After 35 Years, Here Is the One Question Every Family Must Answer Before They Buy a Bird.

July 8, 2026 by Neil - Owner, Paradise Pets Swindon

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From the counter at Paradise Pets Neil has run Paradise Pets Swindon since 1988 — over 35 years of watching what happens at the counter in the weeks after school breaks up. Summer holidays in England begin around 20 July 2026 for most schools, with Scotland already six weeks into its break. The phone enquiries … Read more

UK School Holidays Start This Week — And Pet Shops Are Already Seeing Record Bird Enquiries. After 35 Years, Here Is What Every Family Needs To Hear First.

July 5, 2026 by Neil - Owner, Paradise Pets Swindon

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 of first-hand experience with budgerigars, cockatiels, canaries, finches, and dozens of other species. Every year without exception, the week UK school holidays begin is the week enquiries about pet … Read more