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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.

12/01/2024

A bear left injured and traumatised after Russian shelling of a zoo in Ukraine has arrived at his new home in Scotland.

The Asiatic black bear Yampil was injured and one of the few animals to survive an artillery attack.

09/01/2024

A thermal drone has been used to find a dog that was missing for 12 days.

Ulysse got tangled in a hedgerow and when he was found "the situation was dire".

09/01/2024

South Korea’s parliament has voted to ban the production and sale of dog meat, in a decision campaigners hailed as a “historic victory” for animal welfare.

Animal welfare campaigners hail decision as ‘historic victory’ after years of pressure at home and abroad

02/12/2023

Look after your dogs 🐾🐾

26/11/2023

After several days of searching, volunteers from Second Chance Fox Rescue and Rehabilitation were finally able to find the animal.

The plastic was cut away, revealing bloody wounds on the fox's neck that had been caused by rubbing.

Mud was also found to be caked under the plastic, which meant the sores had become infected.

Faith is recovering in a rescue centre after Gosport residents spotted she was in trouble.

23/11/2023

The family-run farm in East Yorkshire was forced to sell much of its dairy herd last year after frequent floods saturated their fields. It was a tough decision for the Wilson family, who have dairy farmed here for 50 years. They had to find a way to make the farm viable - cow hugging was their new venture and it is proving a hit.

Visitors are travelling from across the country to enjoy what they say are the calming benefits of snuggling up to retired cows. | ITV National News

08/11/2023

Within hours of bringing the abandoned kittens home, Teasel the Jack Russell began lactating and the kittens latched on to feed.

A Jack Russell in Suffolk has taken on six kittens, cleaning and feeding them her own milk.

06/11/2023

Lest we forget.

Animals remained a crucial part of the war effort. Horses, donkeys, mules and camels carried food, water, ammunition and medical supplies to men at the front, and dogs and pigeons carried messages. Canaries were used to detect poisonous gas, and cats and dogs were trained to hunt rats in the trenches.

06/11/2023

Britain's loneliest sheep in 'life or death situation' before being rescued. Cammy Wilson said the "major welfare concern" for the ewe, who had been stranded on a stretch of shingle beach at the bottom of a cliff for three years, was the "sheer weight of wool on her back".

Fiona, as she is known, had three years of wool on her back. "That meant she floated up on a cloud - it was like she was wrapped in a mattress," one of the farmers who rescued her says.

11/09/2023

Having worked as cabin crew for 25 years I would have taken an aircraft full of dogs any day over people 🤣🐶🐾

30/08/2023

If your outside space does not have any natural grass (which stays much cooler), you should ensure you create areas of shade or place down cool, damp towels for them to rest on and avoid leaving them unoccupied.

17/08/2023

Thousands of holidaygoers in France are abandoning their pets on the way to the coast or countryside, local shelters say, with one organization already taking in 12,000 animals this summer

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