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23/04/2024

Think Hedgehog 🦔 before mowing

Thinking about cutting the grass?
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Think before you do!
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Leave it unmown if you can – but if you must mow, check carefully for & other wildlife first, then cut it initially to about a foot tall.

Check again before cutting any lower!

📷 Image created using AI / 📷 Rob Lamont

16/04/2024

Zookeepers in the South East say post-Brexit red tape is threatening their work to protect endangered species.

They say importing animals from EU countries has become 'hugely complicated and time consuming' and are being blocked from importing them as breeding partners

Keepers say importing animals from EU countries has become 'complicated and time consuming' and are being blocked from importing them as breeding partners. | ITV News Meridian

29/03/2024

Reforms set out by ministers aim to make microchip records easier to access, improve the accuracy of the information they contain, and standardise databases.

Ministers hope the move, which was welcomed by Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, will help deter pet theft across England.

Lost or stolen pets could be reunited with their owners more quickly due to a new microchipping system being set out by ministers. | ITV National News

29/03/2024

Pets at Home have been praised for temporarily banning the sale of rabbits over Easter weekend to stop "impulsive" purchases driven by the holiday

18/03/2024

The techno animals will be given out to 1,300 people receiving social care as part of a Department of Health trial.

14/03/2024

His owners brought in the senior pooch, who is 13-year-old, after he had stopped eating and passing stools.

It was thought he may have eaten a plastic art decoration, but after a closer inspection it appeared to be coins in his stomach.

The team at Thameswood Veterinary Clinics in Swindon were investigating concerns that Charlie the Bichon Frisé may be under the weather. | ITV News Meridian

14/03/2024

A Virginia wildlife center has figured out how to prevent abandoned newborn animals – specifically foxes – from imprinting on humans, doing so by wearing a giant fox mask while feeding the babies.

Watch the latest from ITV News - Staff at a wildlife centre in U.S. state of Virginia have developed a rather unique way for caring for an abandoned baby fox.

12/03/2024

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) checked thousands of practice websites and found more than 80% had no pricing information.

It means owners may be overpaying for medicines or prescriptions, it said.

The CMA has today published its main concerns following an initial review into the veterinary sector.

07/03/2024

Police figures suggest at least 2,290 dogs were stolen last year, an increase of 6% from 2022, and most are reported in London, Kent, and West Yorkshire.

Police figures suggest dog thefts have increased across the country, with some of the most frequently stolen breeds fetching about £3,000 - meaning criminals can secure large sums.

27/02/2024

Iconic British breeds from the 20th century are falling in popularity as owners focus on a small number of trendy choices

07/02/2024

Nine in ten (93 per cent) believe their pet knows they are loved, and 13 per cent confess to ‘spooning’ their dog in bed, with 11 per cent even kissing it on the lips, the study of 1,000 owners commissioned by dog sitting firm Rover.com found

Britain has long been a nation of dog lovers - but our human partners may be feeling left out.