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AHT celebrates groundbreaking cancer research
Rupert was the first patient to receive radiotherapy at the centre. Uveal melanoma work could provide a minimally invasive test...

Finalists announced for PAT Dog of the Year
Islay with her owner Gill Shillaker. Pets as Therapy dogs provide comfort to thousands Six worthy candidates have been selected...

Bacteria jump ‘easier than previously thought’
Findings suggest that ST121 is likely to have jumped from humans to rabbits around 40 years ago. Study finds one...
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Wales clarifies microchipping timetable
Compulsory microchipping of dogs in Wales is set to come into force by spring 2016. Compulsory microchipping of dogs proposed...

Animal welfare ‘compromised’ by legislative loopholes
Between 2011 and 2013 the number of declared puppies entering Great Britain increased by over 780 per cent from some European...

World Animal Protection condemns dog culling
Experts across the globe agree that there is no evidence that the removal of dogs has any significant impact on...

Dogs ‘can differentiate between happy and angry faces’
Half the dogs were rewarded for touching an image of a happy face, while the other half were rewarded for...

Couples advised to draw up ‘pet-nups’
Couples are being advised make plans for their pets in case they divorce. One-in-four divorces involve a dispute over pets...

AHT release initial results from IVDD project
Dachschunds are 10-12 times more likely to suffer from IVDD than any other breed. No link found between chromosome 12...

Four in 10 vets see cats with airgun injuries
Cats Protection is today launching its Manifesto for Cats, which calls for tighter airgun rules. BVA and Cats Protection call...