Charities

Feb- 2019 -

20 February

PDSA partners with National Army Museum for ‘Animal VC’ exhibition

An exhibition honouring the animals of World War I and II will go on display to members of the public for the first time this half term at the National Army Museum in Chelsea, London. The exhibition is part of veterinary charity PDSA’s celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of…

4 February

French Bulldogs ‘more prone’ to birthing problems

French Bulldog bitches are 15.9 times more likely to suffer from difficult births (dystocia) than crossbred bitches, according to a series of studies from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) published today (Monday 4 February). And, among female dogs that had problems giving birth, French Bulldog bitches are then 2.4 times…

Jan- 2019 -

25 January

Orvis UK raises over £2,000 for Pets As Therapy

Orvis UK presented a cheque for £2,146 to Pets as Therapy (PAT) at the charity’s headquarters which was raised with the help of the dog bed manufacturer’s customers. Adrian Woolford, managing director of Orvis UK presented the donation to Deborah Dow, chief executive of Pets as Therapy, which was raised…

21 January

Vets Now staff use £200,000 fund to help critically-ill pets over festive period

Vets Now has used its £200,000 Angel Fund allowance over the festive period to help critically-ill pets who might otherwise have been put to sleep. The fund is the biggest of its kind in the profession, and was launched last year to help vets provide emergency care to animals whose…

17 January

Webbox donates dog food to defrauded K9 Crusaders charity

Pet food manufacturer, Webbox, has provided a donation of Webbox Naturals dog food to the K9 Crusaders charity after it was defrauded out of between £88,000 and £200,000 by a “career criminal”. Sue Smith, the founder of K9 Crusaders, featured on the Do The Right Thing TV programme to talk…

16 January

Burns Pet Nutrition to feed ‘thousands’ of rescue animals in 2019

Pet food company Burns Pet Nutrition is aiming to improve the health and wellbeing of British and Irish rescue animals by providing pet food and donations to multiple animal charities. The family-run firm, which already regularly donates its pet food to over 40 rescue centres across the UK, has announced…

16 January

French Bulldog and Pug puppies most illegally imported breeds

French Bulldogs and Pugs top the list of dog breeds vets most commonly suspected of being imported illegally into the UK, statistics released by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) have revealed. Just one year on from the launch of its #BreedtoBreathe campaign, BVA’s Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey has…

10 January

Yorkshire business backs charity assistance puppies

Yorkshire-based insurance company The Insurance Emporium went to meet their sponsored puppies Kai and Otis for the first time during a visit to Hearing Dogs’ The Grange Training Centre in Buckinghamshire. During the visit, The Insurance Emporium made a donation of £5,000, which will go towards training the puppies. This…

10 January

Duchess of Sussex to become patron of Mayhew

Animal welfare charity, Mayhew, has said it is “honoured” to announce that the Duchess of Sussex has become a patron at the charity, as announced by Kensington Palace earlier this morning. Mayhew said the duchess’s patronages reflected “the causes and issues she has spent decades championing”, patroning charities related to…

9 January

Fish4Dogs helps rescue charity on ‘Do The Right Thing’ TV programme

Fish4Dogs has helped a rescue charity that was fleeced of its finances by a “bogus volunteer” who was subsequently jailed for six years. K9 Crusaders, based near Truro, Cornwall, had between £88,000 and £200,000 stolen from its funds by a “career criminal”. The charity’s founder Sue Smith appeared on Channel…