Charities

Sep- 2019 -

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…

25 July

Sue Perkins and Anna Richardson become ambassadors for StreetVet

Homeless pet charity StreetVet has announced TV presenters Sue Perkins and Anna Richardson as ambassadors. The charity works to provide free vet care to animals living with homeless owners. The couple are both huge animal lovers, own rescue Staffie Tiggy, and already support mental health and homeless charities. When Perkins…

19 July

Fish4Dogs donates three-tons of pet food to dogs home

Pet food retailer Fish4Dogs has donated three-tons worth of dog food to Birmingham Dogs Home (BDH), equivalent to 16,000 meals. Unpacked by volunteers, it has been stored in a purpose-built container to maintain its 18-month shelf life while drawn down for use across its two centres that can home a…

16 July

‘Celebrity dogs’ raise £4,256 for PDSA

“Celebrity” Spaniels Max, Paddy and Harry, raised £4,256 for veterinary charity, PDSA, in a jetty jump that was streamed live on Facebook. The English Springer Spaniel trio, are known for their love of the outdoors, including launching off jetties at their favourite lake, Derwentwater in Keswick, Cumbria. Their recent fundraising…

12 July

Butcher’s aims to donate one million meals to less fortunate dogs

Dog food manufacturer, Butcher’s Petcare, has launched a social campaign #nourisheverydog to help less fortunate dogs in the UK. For everyone who tweets #nourisheverydog, the company will donate a Butcher’s meal to a dog less fortunate. It aims to donate one million meals in the next year. The social media…

10 July

Vet shaves hair for Macmillan Cancer Support

Monika Kleyenstuber BVSc MRVS, clinical director at St George’s Vets in Halesowen, has shaved her head and helped raise over £1,100 for Macmillan Cancer Support. The practice held an open day on St George’s Day (23 April) there was a raffle with prizes donated by local businesses, a fun dog…

8 July

Vets and charity search for dog donation ‘heroes’

Charity Pet Blood Bank UK is now working with Vets4Pets to encourage more owners to register their dog to give blood, as the charity faces challenges over the summer months which lead to lower stock levels of blood during this period. According to recent research by Vets4Pets, owners are not…

1 July

Paws.com launches the Chow Down Challenge

Pet wellbeing company Paws.com has launched its Chow Down Challenge, aiming to provide 250,000 meals to shelter dogs by the end of the summer. To get involved people will need to, share a video photo or GIF of their pup ‘chowing down’ their dinner to Facebook Instagram or Twitter, mention…

Jun- 2019 -

20 June

Pet industry celebrates Bring Your Dog to Work Day

Bring Your Dog to Work Day has been embraced by the industry, since its launch in 2014 by pet care brand HOWND. Here is how the industry its celebrating this year. Pet food manufacturer Fish4Dogs are among many sponsors for the yearly event, and are already a dog friendly office,…