Charities

Oct- 2019 -

25 October

Battersea and StreetVet partner to help more pets in need

Animal charity Battersea has announced a new partnership with StreetVet, a charity that delivers free veterinary services to dogs owned by homeless pet owners and those in temporary accommodation. Battersea aims to work with StreetVet to provide advice and training to hostel staff to promote and facilitate hostels accepting dogs…

22 October

Dogs Trust Dog School celebrates six months since opening

Dogs Trust Dog School, Berkshire, recently celebrated six months since opening its doors in April 2019. The school is equipped with a team of specialist coaches who run “fun, positive reinforcement-based” training classes for puppies, adolescents, adults and rescue dogs in Maidenhead. As well as celebrating the milestone of its…

18 October

Scrumbles release charity Advent Calendars for cats and dogs

Pet food manufacturer, Scrumbles, has launched its first advent calendar for cats and dogs. Partnering with animal charities, “All Dogs Matter” and “Wood Green,” 50p from each advent calendar will be donated to support the animal charities work in rescuing and rehoming cats and dogs. Co-founder of Scrumbles said: “We…

17 October

Laughing Dog partners with toy company KONG

Pet food manufacturer, Laughing Dog has announced a partnership with toy company Kong. Kong toys has been offering toys that offer the “mental and physical stimulation” dogs need for over 40 years. The two pet manufacturers have created a 2020 calendar, entitled “It’s a Dog’s Life”, and includes pictures from…

Sep- 2019 -

18 September

Farmers and vets asked for opinions on tackling Bovine TB

Pet welfare charity The RSPCA is calling on farmers and vets to have their say on the charity’s proposals for new management measures aimed at eradicating the bovine tuberculosis (bTB) infection. The charity is holding a six-week consultation period, ending on 1 November on how to best deal with the…

17 September

Forthglade partners with National Trust to promote healthier dogs

Pet food manufacturer Forthglade has partnered with the National Trust to support its ‘Dogs Welcome’ project. The ‘Dogs Welcome’ project will help canine companions and their owners enjoy the places cared for by the National Trust, across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The three year partnership will put developments in…

13 September

Poppy’s Picnic donates over 1000 meals to dogs and cats home

Raw pet food manufacturer Poppy’s Picnic has donated 1157 meals to Bath Dogs and Cats Home, in acknowledgement of the work the charity does to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome animals. The packs of mince and meatballs contain a dog’s ‘5-a-day’ (meat, bone, offal, veg and vitamins) and are a “nutritional…

6 September

Fish4Dogs supports charity dog shows

A series of dog shows in Staffordshire, supported by Fish4Dogs, has raised more than £1,000 for charity. Midfield K9 Academy, run by Lynne Bakker-Collier, staged three events throughout the summer; June, August and September at its training grounds in Oulton, Stone. Fish4Dogs donated goody bags for the winners of all…

5 September

Medivet clients raise £500,000 in support of rhinos

Clients at veterinary group Medivet have made one million donations to raise £500,000 for the Medivet Saving The Rhino campaign with Wilderness Foundation Africa. Contributions made in the past four years by clients using hit the £500,000 milestone this week. Clients are offered the opportunity to add 50p to their…

Jul- 2019 -

26 July

Police Dog awarded animals’ George Cross

A courageous police dog, who was brutally slashed eight times while protecting his handler from an armed assailant, has been awarded a medal for bravery from vet charity, PDSA. Bacca, who is now retired from West Mercia Police, sustained multiple injuries from the attacker, who was armed with a 10-inch…