Charities

May- 2018 -

16 May

Pet owners warned as cat and dog skin cancer rises by over 35 percent

Animal Friends Pet Insurance has released figures that show a 35.7 percent rise on last year in skin cancer cases in cats and dogs. [optin-monster-shortcode id=”x9diax4uqquvbr6bcrbr”] The insurance company warned owners that the cost of treating skin cancer in animals can cost over £400. Vet charity PDSA has urged owners…

16 May

Mayhew’s Open Day raises £10,000

London-based animal welfare charity, Mayhew, recently held its annual Open Day event on Sunday 13 May and raising £10,000 on the day. Mayhew threw a street party, sponsored by Lily’s Kitchen and ProtectaPet, at their Home in Kensal Green, and opened its doors to visitors for a behind-the-scenes look around…

15 May

Stray animal choir to perform ‘Here Comes The Bride’ for royal couple

Animal welfare charity Blue Cross has announced it has formed a stray animal choir to perform a rendition of ‘Here Comes The Bride’ to be given as a gift to the royal couple and also to raise awareness of the charity’s work. The choir is mainly made up of stray…

14 May

Charity calls on sector to help make it law to rehome lab-tested Beagles

UK charity Run Free Alliance has called on pet and vet professionals to sign a petition making it law to rehome surviving Beagles from laboratory research centres. The charity was originally seeking the total ban of testing on Beagles, but has now set up a petition to make it mandatory…

11 May

Blue Cross ‘pleased’ with Efra inquiry into Dangerous Dogs Act

Blue Cross has said it was ‘pleased’ to see that the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Efra) was launching an inquiry into the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. The charity said that 27 years later after the Act was brought in, it was clear that this law has been ‘completely…

4 May

Beco helps HYPS save dogs from ‘death row’

Beco Pets has become the official sponsor of Helping Yorkshire Poundies (HYPS), a rescue centre near Sheffield who save dogs from ‘death row’. Beco will be providing HYPS all the food, poop bags and toys their tail-wagging tenants need. At any given time, there are an estimated 100,000 dogs left…

3 May

Animal sanctuary warns of cats being sold as ‘bait’ for dog fights

Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary has warned that cats are being sold or given away for use as bait at illegal dog fights. The sanctuary’s warning comes after it rescued two cats in Didcot that were given away on Facebook for use as bait. The Facebook post is reported to have described…

3 May

Stray cat still waiting for home after two years

Magnum, a cat rescued by Mayhew two years ago is still looking for a home. Magnum has FIV which kills cells of the immune system making him unable to perform usual functions. In 2016 a member of the public discovered the cat near Willesden Green in north west London, after…

3 May

Male French Bulldogs unhealthier than females, RVC study shows

The top health issues in French Bulldogs have been revealed as a result of Britain’s largest ever study into the breed, conducted by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and supported by the Kennel Club Charitable Trust. The study found that French Bulldogs are vulnerable to a range of health conditions,…

2 May

Kennel Club to hold sustainable canine seminar

The Kennel Club will be holding a ‘Sustainable Canine’ seminar in partnership with Nottingham Trent University with lead speakers from within the dog world on Saturday 15 September 2018. The seminar will take place at Nottingham Trent University, Brackenhurst Campus and will focus on key canine topics including relationships between…