The Pet Shop Boyz

07/11/2026

🚨 NEW 2026 SCIENTIFIC REVIEW: 77% OF PUPPY FOODS TESTED FAILED TO MEET AT LEAST ONE ESSENTIAL MINERAL REQUIREMENT!

A new systematic review published in the peer-reviewed journal Animals examined 76 studies of mineral levels in dog and cat foods, finding potential imbalances across all feeding categories.

HERE'S WHAT SCIENTISTS FOUND:

🐶 PUPPY FOODS: In an earlier study of 26 commercial dry puppy foods, only 23% met all evaluated mineral requirements.

ALL FOOD CATEGORIES: Potentially low or excessive minerals were reported in kibble, canned, raw, homemade, plant-based and veterinary diets.

VETERINARY DIETS: In one study, 7 of 8 weight-loss diets could fall short of at least one nutrient recommendation under certain calorie-restricted feeding scenarios.

RAW & HOMEMADE DIETS: Some contained too much or too little calcium, phosphorus and other minerals.
EXPENSIVE DOESN'T MEAN BETTER: Premium pricing didn't reliably predict better mineral balance

WHAT CAN PET PARENTS DO?

🥦 🥩Add fresh, minimally processed foods as toppers.

DEMAND TRANSPARENCY: Choose companies that share complete nutrient profiles. Ask for the complete analysis per 1,000 calories, compared with nutritional standards (this is the amounts of 27+ vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, and amino acids you have a right to know). Nutritional adequacy shouldn't be “proprietary.”

ROTATE BRANDS & RECIPES: Consider rotating transparent brands and follow properly formulated homemade recipes that come with a complete nutrient profile.

🍲 THAT'S WHY WE CREATED The Forever Dog LIFE!

Our #1 selling recipe book features metabolically formulated whole-food recipes for dogs, cats, puppies and kittens, so there are never any nutritional deficiencies or excesses (and complete nutritional information).

Why guess about nutritional balance when you can review the numbers?

https://foreverdoglife.com/

Study: Animals (2026). Link in comments!

04/11/2026

🎄 They’re there for every Christmas morning, every family gathering and every little moment in between. ❤️🐾

So this Christmas, let’s make sure something special is waiting in the bowl for our four-legged family members too.

Our Limited Edition Turducken with Cranberry combines Turkey, Duck & Chicken with cranberry for a festive raw feast made the Somerford way.

Real ingredients. Real food. And a little extra Christmas love. 🎅❤️

Limited Christmas stock available, so get in early before this festive favourite is gone!

Online & Instore NOW - https://somerfordrawandnatural.com.au/products/somerford-raw-natural-turducken-cranberry-christmas-limited-edition-dog-food-pack-free-meaty-bones?variant=40951881302059

🎁 Christmas dinner for your best friend is sorted.

03/11/2026

30/10/2026

🎃🐾 ONE LAST HALLOWEEN TREAT FROM OUR CREW TO YOURS! 🐾🎃
We’ve had plenty of laughs getting into the Halloween spirit, and now there’s just ONE DAY LEFT… TODAY! 🐸💀😂

Pop in and grab:
🦴 BUY ANY 2 & GET YOUR 3RD FREE!
Mix & match eligible Meaty Bones, Somerford Treats and Offal, with the lowest-priced item FREE.
More importantly, we just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to our amazing community. 🧡

Every visit, every order, every chat at the counter and every furry face that comes through our doors helps make The Pet Shop Boyz what it is.
So come say hello, have a laugh at our Halloween crew and grab a little something for the furry members of the family while you’re here! 🐶🐱

⏰ ENDS TODAY, 31ST OCTOBER!
From our crazy crew to yours, Happy Halloween! 🎃🧡

Offer ends 31/10/26 or while stocks last. Lowest-priced eligible product free. All 3 eligible products must be purchased together. Excludes subscription purchases.

30/10/2026

🎃 LAST DAYS! DON’T MISS OUR HALLOWEEN SPECIAL 🐾🧡

There are only a few days left to grab a little Halloween treat for your furry crew!

🐾 BUY ANY 2 & GET YOUR 3RD FREE!

Mix & match any 3 eligible:

🦴 Meaty Bones
🐾 Somerford Treats
🥩 Offal

Choose any 3 and your lowest-priced item is FREE!

🏪 AVAILABLE IN STORE & ONLINE 🛒

Whether you’re stocking up on their favourites, grabbing a meaty bone to keep them busy, or adding some nutritious offal to their bowl, now’s the time.

We love seeing so many pet owners choosing to feed naturally, and this is our little Halloween treat to say thank you for being part of the Somerford community. 🧡

⏰ HURRY, OFFER ENDS 31ST OCTOBER!

No tricks, just treats for the animals we all love. 🎃🐶🐱

Offer ends 31/10/26 or while stocks last. Lowest-priced eligible product free. All 3 eligible products must be purchased together. Excludes subscription purchases.

25/10/2026

🐾 The little things matter.

The food will always come first at Somerford Raw & Natural.

But we also believe the choices surrounding the food matter too.

How it's packaged. How it's produced. Where we invest. And the community we build around it.

That's why we've chosen simple, practical tubs that are designed for real life. Use what you need, pop the lid back on, and place the rest in the fridge ready for the next meal. No leaking pouches, no messy transfers, and no awkward half-open packets taking up space. Just resealable tubs that make feeding easier every day.

We've also chosen recyclable packaging where possible, including brown paper packaging for many of our treats, and our production facility and warehouse are powered by solar energy and supported by battery storage. These are all practical choices that help us focus our investment where we believe it matters most: fresh, quality ingredients.

We'd rather invest in fresh, quality ingredients than flashy packaging. We'd rather put our resources into making great food for dogs and cats and finding better ways to do what we do.

When customers tell us they appreciate those details, we have one of those moments where we think... these are our people.

Thank you for being part of a community that cares about quality, thoughtful choices, and doing the best we can for our animals and the world around them. ❤️🐶🐱

Good food. Thoughtful choices. Shared values. 🌱💛

21/10/2026

👻 Trick or treat... for the DOGS! 🎃🐾

Our Halloween Treat Packs have landed at The Pet Shop Boyz, featuring a spooky selection of chews and treats to keep your best mate busy while the trick-or-treaters are out and about.

Three packs. Plenty of treats. One very happy dog. 🐶🧡

🎃 IN STORE NOW
👻 Limited edition
🐾 Available while stocks last

Come in and grab yours before they vanish into the night! 🦇

Happy Howl-o-ween from The Pet Shop Boyz!

🎃🐾

18/10/2026

FINAL TICKETS - WHO’S COMING TO TRIVIA NIGHT???

We need everyone to share this post please to get the word out there…

Grab your friends, dust off your animal print and join us for a night of trivia, laughs, music and prizes, prizes and more prizes!
There’ll be a huge tombola raffle, games, lucky door prizes with plenty of chances to win. A prize for the “Best in Show”(or best dressed on the night is up for grabs!) Tony our resident Dingo, pictured here, is showing you how to do it in style!
Every ticket helps Tiki Animal Rescue care for more dogs who need us. Let’s fill the room for them!
Saturday 24 October, 6–10 pm at the Cosmo Motel 165 Brunker Road, Adamstown�$30pp which includes a drink on arrival, finger foods, pizza and more

Book your tickets here:
https://cosmomotel.com.au/event/tiki_oct_2026

Can’t come along?
You can still help through our separate online raffle, with over $1,700 in prizes. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5
https://tikianimalrescue.com.au/product/trivia-night-raffle/

11/10/2026

MORE SAVINGS FOR OUR SOMERFORD COMMUNITY 🧡🐾

We’ve got a little bit of good news for our regular Somerford families...

Our online subscription saving has increased from 5% to 7.5%! 🎉

If Somerford is already a regular in your dog or cat’s bowl, subscribing is an easy way to save a little more every time you order.

When you subscribe, you’ll enjoy:

🧡 7.5% OFF your ongoing subscription orders
🚚 FREE frozen delivery on online orders over $99
🦴 FREE meaty bones with our raw food tub packs
🎁 FREE subscription gift with every subscription order

For us, it’s always been about more than just making great raw food. It’s about looking after the community that continues to support our family business week after week.

More savings. More convenience. Same Somerford goodness your four-legged family loves. 🧡

👉 START A SUBSCRIPTION & SAVE 7.5%
www.somerfordrawandnatural.com.au

Thank you for being part of the Somerford family 🐾🧡

10/10/2026

Low Cost Desexing in 2304 🐾

Here at Mayfield Community Cats we understand the impact of not desexing your cat, but we also understand times are tough, budgets are stretched further than ever, kitten season is in full swing, rescues are at a capacity.. what can be done?

Well, if you’re living in the suburbs of 2304 we are offering low cost desexing and limited spots in our Last Litter program.

COST:
🐈‍⬛ $25 desexing fee will apply for pensioners, students & concession card holders.

🐈‍⬛ $50 desexing fee will apply for working households, struggling financially.

🐈‍⬛ $50 Last Litter program; this consists of us desexing the mum & kittens. Kittens will be taken into our care to be homed, and mum returned to owner (you).

We are now taking expressions of interest for these programs. Please send us a message at [email protected] with the subject line LOW COST DESEXING