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PDSA launch free will-writing service
A free will-writing service has been launched by the PDSA to raise funds for sick and injured pets. Joining forces...
Top rural insurer emphasises microchips for working dogs
NFU Mutual, the UK’s leading insurer for both domestic and working dogs, has issued statistics from 2015 showing an increase...
RSA ‘are putting profits before pets,’ vets warn
“RSA has adopted the same mentality to caring for much-loved pets as it has getting a car fixed” – Vets...
RSPCA ‘behaved unlawfully’ when it seized cat, report concludes
Animal welfare charity put elderly cat down without owners' consent The RSPCA ‘behaved unlawfully’ over a cat which was taken...
Briard breeders updated on DNA control scheme
The Kennel Club are reminding breeders of briards to undertake protocols outlined in the second phase of the Congenital Stationary...
Study calls for action on illegal pet trade
“We hope that the Commission will now act responsibly and come up with an EU action plan to tackle this...
Dangers of the ‘Easter lily’
Even small quantities of leaf or pollen can rapidly lead to kidney failure and death. A festive tradition cat owners...
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‘Half a million dogs still fed chocolate’
Jessie was taken to PDSA after eating three Easter eggs and their foil wrapping. PDSA braced for Easter poisoning cases Just...
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Hope for future of inherited blindness
Until recently, scientists believed that retinal neurons did not regenerate – which is why the outlook for nerve damage is...
Cats are ‘medicine for the soul’
Helen with one of the rescue cats, Amber. Charity work offers therapy for people and animals A charity volunteer...