Board appointment

Animalcare Group PLC
11 April 2008


Animalcare Group PLC ('Animalcare' or 'the Company')
11 April 2008

Directorate Change

The Company is pleased to announce the appointment of John Tobin to the board of
Animalcare Group plc ('the Board')  with immediate effect as Group Finance
Director.

Mr. Tobin (aged 54), a Chartered Accountant, was Finance Director of Batleys plc
('Batleys'), the cash and carry  wholesalers, for 14 years, leaving the company
in 2006 following its acquisition by Bestways Holdings. Latterly he has  worked
as an independent financial and commercial consultant.

John's financial skills and his experience of large scale distribution and
manufacturing represent an excellent fit  with our requirements. I am very
pleased to welcome John to the board and look forward to his contribution to the
development of Animalcare Group.

Mr. Tobin currently holds no company directorships. In the previous five years
he has been a director of Batleys plc,  Batleys Limited, Batleys Properties
Limited and Batleys Pet   Products Limited.

There are no further matters in connection with the appointment of Mr. Tobin to
be disclosed under Schedule Two  paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.

James Lambert
Chairman

For further information, please contact:

Animalcare Group PLC                                       01765 689541
Simon Riddell   Chief Executive

Brewin Dolphin Investment Banking                          0113 241 0130
Neil Baldwin
Alison Barrow

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