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Parliamentary reception for cat welfare
"From young families to elderly people, cats offer support and companionship and can have a hugely positive effect on people’s...
Bristol vet students support vaccination programme
Bristol veterinary students fundraised to pay for the vaccines. Event sees low-income owners receive free pet vaccinations. Students from Bristol...
Dogs Trust celebrates successful service dogs
Image (C) Dogs Trust/Service Dogs UK. Six former rescues graduate as PTSD assistance dogs. Six superstar dogs have graduated from...
Daisy defies odds to defeat rare tumour
Daisy recovered well under the supervision of Cave’s nursing team and was soon allowed home. The boxer-cross was given a...
ISFM shares details on upcoming Dublin Congress
Programme designed to support a multi-modal and cat friendly approach to caring for cats with urinary issues. 2023 Congress to...
Consider animal welfare in festive knitwear, vets urge
"Christmas jumpers are a bit of festive fun and cheer, but they shouldn’t promote poor animal welfare" – Dr Justine...
Study pinpoints origins of feline domestication
Analysis indicated a pattern of dispersal outwards from regions such as the Levant and the Nile Valley. Genetic analysis displays...
Brachycephalic Working Group unveils new strategy
Strategy considers how to change wider public attitudes to extreme conformations in brachycephalic dogs. Five-year strategy identifies next steps. The...
New insights revealed on flea-borne bacteria
Many species of the bacterial genera found cause disease in both people and cats. Individual cat flea microbiomes analysed. A...
Vets faced with ‘diagnostic dilemma’ in young whippet
Eagle is said to have made a great recovery since his diagnosis. Interesting case highlights the need for repeat sampling...