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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.

03/02/2024

Ariel, the six-legged dog found dumped in a supermarket car park, has had surgery to remove her extra limbs.

Ariel, an 11-week-old spaniel, was found abandoned outside a branch of B&M in September.

01/02/2024

A monkey that escaped from a wildlife park in the Highlands has been caught after going on the run for four days.
Honshu, a Japanese Macaque, was captured after he appeared in a member of the public's garden on the hunt for some food at 10am on Thursday morning. Rangers who were alerted by the locals then used a tranquiliser dart to catch him.

The Japanese Macaque is understood to have been returned home to the Highland Wildlife Park

01/02/2024

It is believed that there could be as many as 100,000 XL Bullys in the country, but a week before the ban only 30,000 dogs had been registered under the scheme, leaving potentially tens of thousands without certificates.

The breed is now illegal to own without an exemption certificate in England and Wales, meaning owners could be taken to court and have their pets seized if they are unregistered.

01/02/2024

Police in Canada are investigating the bizarre theft of a taxidermy polar bear weighing some 500lb (225kg) from a resort near Edmonton.

The bear, standing some 12ft (3.6m) tall, is believed to have been snatched during the cold snap in early January with temperatures near -30C (-22F).

The 12ft (3.6m) taxidermy bear was snatched from a Canadian resort during an opportune cold snap.

30/01/2024

Now vets say not to buy designer CATS: Number of Persians, Ragdolls, and Maine C***s coming into UK rescue centres has soared by up to 300% since 2018 as owners struggle to care for their pets, RSPCA warns

The RSPCA has revealed how the number of designer cats coming into rescue centres has soared by up to 300 per cent since 2018.

19/01/2024

The government has backed proposals to make stealing cats and dogs a specific criminal offence in England and Northern Ireland.

The government is getting behind MP Anna Firth's attempt to crackdown on pet abductions.