Charities

Aug- 2018 -

14 August

Pets at Home to become ‘dementia-friendly’

Pets at Home has partnered with the Alzheimer’s Society to make its stores ‘dementia-friendly’. As many as 13,400 members of staff in all 440 Pets at Home stores, including those working in Vets4Pets and Groom Room concessions are to receive ‘dementia friends’ training on how to make the stores more…

13 August

Cats Protection appoints RSPCA vet as new chief executive

James Yeates, chief veterinary officer at the RSPCA, has been appointed as the new chief executive at animal charity Cats Protection. Yeates will take up his role on 1 November and will lead the cat charity through the next phase of its development. Cats Protection currently helps around 200,000 cats…

8 August

BVA urges owners to avoid “suffering” pedigree cats

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and International Cat Care are urging cat-lovers to avoid choosing pedigree breeds of cat designed to have extreme or unusual features, such as flat faces or folded ears due to the health problems they face. Figures released today (8 August), to mark International Cat Day…

7 August

Forthglade presented with engraved step for charity support

The South West Coast Path Association, the charity that champions and protects the National Trail, presented a specially engraved step to Devon-based natural dog food makers Forthglade, who were one of the first businesses to get behind its campaign. Part of Forthglade’s donation has enabled the SWCPA to invest in…

6 August

Nurse struck off for being ‘dishonest with a charity’

The Veterinary Nurse Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has asked its registrar to remove a West Midlands-based veterinary nurse after it was found that she had “been dishonest with a charity”. In a hearing that took place between 24 and 27 July, it was found…

Jul- 2018 -

31 July

Channel 4 series reveals life with Britain’s busiest vets

The realities of day-to-day life in two busy pet hospitals in the UK is being highlighted in a new TV series set to be broadcast on Channel 4. Cameras spent six months behind the scenes at vet charity PDSA’s two Liverpool pet hospital sites, to create the new series called…

26 July

Burns victim Bulldog first to enter PDSA Pet Survivor Awards

A Bulldog from Bournemouth, who survived a fire resulting in horrific burns, is the first entry into vet charity PDSA’s Pet Survivor Awards. Leo, who was just two years old at the time, was underneath a caravan parked on the family driveway when it caught alight. He was rescued by…

20 July

Blue Cross introduce new course to teach ‘pet bereavement support skills’

Animal welfare charity Blue Cross has introduced a new course to help those in the pet industry deal with difficult conversations regarding pet loss. Entitled ‘Introduction to Pet Bereavement Support Skills’ the new course will be available online for those working in the industry, taking two hours to complete. A…

5 July

Oralade donates new Hydrate+ hypotonic drink to London’s homeless dogs

Pet drink manufacturer Oralade has donated DOTS (Dogs on the Streets) its new hypotonic drink, Hydrate+ to help dogs in their care through the heatwave. DOTS director, Michelle Clark, set up DOTS in March 2017 as a voluntary run, not-for-profit organisation. Helping the homeless community with dogs, DOTS runs weekly ‘street…

5 July

Government accused of ‘inaccurate information’ over dangerous dogs

Animal welfare charity Blue Cross says it has been left “astounded” after it claims the government presented “inaccurate information” at an evidence session looking into the Dangerous Dogs Act. Blue Cross says the government showed they supported Section One of the Dangerous Dogs Act despite evidence from charities and police…