Charities

Exotics vet overcomes spider bite and heat to raise funds for animal welfare

Companion animal and exotics vet Daniella Dos Santos overcame a spider bite, a leg injury and heatwave-like conditions to complete the Virgin London Marathon on 22 April. She completed the race in seven hours and four minutes raising more than £1,600 for vet-led charity Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF). Dos Santos,…

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Mayhew celebrates World Vet Day

London-based animal welfare charity, Mayhew, is celebrating and marking World Vet Day (28th April 2018) by highlighting the charity’s vet training programme. World Vet Day pays a special recognition to the veterinary profession, celebrating the significant contribution vets have on society. This year, Mayhew will be training 20 national and…

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RSPCA ‘shocked’ after gerbil thrown into skip

The RSPCA has announced it is “shocked” after it was alerted by a member of the public to a gerbil in distress after being thrown into a skip in Nuneaton. Louise Marston, an RSPCA inspector rushed out to save the animal and took him to a nearby RSPCA rescue centre.…

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Dog has major surgery after swallowing ice lolly stick during heatwave

A five year old Shih Tzu was admitted to Grimsby Blue Cross animal hospital for major surgery after swallowing a stick from an ice lolly it found on the floor. The vets first tried to make the dog regurgitate the stick using an endoscopy but despite being able to see…

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Mayhew launches month of fundraising

London-based animal welfare charity, Mayhew, is holding a month of fundraising fun in May to help the charity continue its work to help abandoned, neglected and vulnerable cats and dogs, as well as owners in need, both in the UK and overseas. During Month of Mayhew, the charity has asked…

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Vets Now announces three major charitable initiatives for 2018

Vets Now has launched three charitable initiatives this year, one being a £200,000 ‘angel fund’ to over the costs to treat pets and stray animals. Privately-owned Vets Now, established 16 years ago, is the largest provider of out-of-hours care and employs more than 200 vets in its network of 56…

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Mattress retailer donates £1,200 in pet beds to Yorkshire Cat Rescue

Leeds-based mattress retailer OTTY has donated 15 of its pet beds totalling £1,200 to some of Yorkshire’s vulnerable and abandoned cats at regional pet charity, Yorkshire Cat Rescue. OTTY’s pet beds will be used to help Yorkshire’s furry feline friends to recover and recuperate at the charity’s purpose-built centre in…

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Oscar & Hooch and Medical Detection Dogs celebrate five-year partnership

Dog collar and lead company Oscar & Hooch has marked its five-year partnership with the Medical Detection Dogs charity. Back in 2013 both Oscar & Hooch and Medical Detection Dogs (MDD) begun its partnership, which saw the new UK pet brand and charity expand quickly and it now has over…

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Family face £10,000 legal fees as Cats Protection wrongly rehome cat

Precious, a five year old girl’s cat was wrongly rehomed by Cats Protection in Glasgow, 22 miles from the cat’s home in Falkirk. A Facebook group called ‘Harvey’s Army’ that aims to help with the rehoming of stray cats picked the animal up despite it being in good condition and…

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Beagle canine trackers solve ‘biggest missing dog case’

A dog owner has been reunited with her canine companion who was missing for over seven weeks following the rescue efforts of a pair of Beagles who traced the missing pet and solved their ‘biggest missing dog case’ to date. Two-year-old Yorkie, Coco, escaped from her owner Zoe’s back garden…

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