The CHC Store
The CHC store has two purposes - firstly, since 1994, CHC has always researched and recommended natural, safe, and ethical products to its members and the wider public. The store is a way of making those products available in one place and easily sourced, to save pet owners having to trawl the internet.
Secondly, that Canine Health Concern (CHC) is an independent non-profit animal welfare organisation (but not a registered charity) that does not receive external funding. All funding is self generated and/or with the help of its members. Therefore the store also serves as an extra fundraising tool to help CHC continue its work.
All funds raised by the store are used specifically and solely to help ensure Canine Health Concern is able to continue its work to campaign and research to provide information to pet owners/the pet world about how to avoid ill-health and the promotion of good health in our pets.
There are only some products/ranges that are stocked on-site by CHC, as funds would not allow all of the items to be stocked on site. So, many of the products are 'drop-shipped' - delivered direct from those suppliers who have offered CHC this option. We are obviously limited to those companies who provide us with that service for the standard of products we wish to make available (ie. we wouldn't use companies that provided that service and were cheaper but didn't offer the quality of product that we know is better for your pet).
Many of the prices are cheaper than the full RRP of those specific products, but we realise that in such a competitive market there will always be some different brands that can be found cheaper elsewhere, large companies can undercut to their heart's desire, or simply that there are inferior products elsewhere that will naturally be cheaper. And don't forget to see on each product page whether prices include shipping or not - all our dropshipped product prices are inclusive of shipping!
Our profit margins are not high, and we have discounted as many products as possible for subscribers to CHC and certain other offers that are also available to non-subscribers (such as our 4 for 3 range), but we also have to ensure that CHC benefits from the store. We have tried to get the balance right with regard to pricing/discounts/offers.
Many of the prices are cheaper than the full RRP of those specific products, but we realise that in such a competitive market there will always be some different brands that can be found cheaper elsewhere, large companies can undercut to their heart's desire, or simply that there are inferior products elsewhere that will naturally be cheaper. And don't forget to see on each product page whether prices include shipping or not - all our dropshipped product prices are inclusive of shipping!
Our profit margins are not high, and we have discounted as many products as possible for subscribers to CHC and certain other offers that are also available to non-subscribers (such as our 4 for 3 range), but we also have to ensure that CHC benefits from the store. We have tried to get the balance right with regard to pricing/discounts/offers.
We hope that the store not only provides pet owners with a good resource and access to products but also gives those who wish to support CHC in a practical manner the option to do so while purchasing those products that support the health of their own pets (after all, pet health is why CHC is in existence in the first place).
The store is not about being a business (although it obviously has to operate under many business rules simply so it can exist) - it is about providing a resource to pet owners for the health of their pets. We care more about a dog getting the right product to maintain good health than we do about any profit. However, CHC is under-funded so we do have to make some profit - otherwise it would be a lovely world if we could provide these products at cost price (or even give them away)!
We truly thank all those who support CHC by purchasing their products from the store.
The store is not about being a business (although it obviously has to operate under many business rules simply so it can exist) - it is about providing a resource to pet owners for the health of their pets. We care more about a dog getting the right product to maintain good health than we do about any profit. However, CHC is under-funded so we do have to make some profit - otherwise it would be a lovely world if we could provide these products at cost price (or even give them away)!
We truly thank all those who support CHC by purchasing their products from the store.