Current Affairs

Jun- 2015 -

2 June

Channel 4’s Food Unwrapped visits Armitage Pet Care

Channel 4 primetime show Food Unwrapped visited the headquarters of pet product manufacturer Armitage, to find out how its popular Good Boy Choc Drops are made. Exploring the issue of chocolate poisoning in dogs, the programme explained the dangers of human-grade chocolate, before finding out what makes Choc Drops different…

Mar- 2015 -

12 March

Vets Can Use ‘Doctor’ Title Decides RCVS

The Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) will to permit veterinary surgeons in the UK to use the courtesy title ‘Doctor’, in a decision that has been welcomed by British Veterinary Association (BVA). The RCVS’ announcement follows a consultation that received over 11,000 responses. The use of…

Nov- 2014 -

19 November

Cat Charity Issues Kitten-Farming Warning

A spell of pedigree cat dumpings has led Yorkshire Cat Rescue’s founder to issue a warning to buyers that kitten farmers may be operating in the area. The charity recently took in a pregnant stray Bengal cat which they named Kiki. At the same time, other rescues picked up another…

18 November

Model Cara Delevingne Launches New Campaign To Show Pets Are Not Just For Christmas

The UK’s hottest fashion model Cara Delevingne is thrusting pet care in the spotlight with a new art themed-campaign #Art4animals. Known for her stream of pet images on her social media, the animal lover, model, socialite, actress, and singer, has teamed up with Talenthouse, the online community of creatives, animal…

14 November

Borneo Street Dog Project Appeals For Urgent Funding to Avoid Closure

IAPWA (International Aid for the Protection & Welfare of Animals) is a very small UK-registered animal welfare charity who negotiated for three years to gain permission to take over the local dog pound in Kota Kinabalu, northern Borneo. On the 10th October they launched a Crowd Funding appeal to raise…

Oct- 2014 -

16 October

Scammers Target Manchester Dogs’ Home Donations

Manchester Dogs’ Home has issued a warning following reports that door-to-door scammers have been operating in Worsley in Salford and Leigh, near Wigan. The house callers claim to be collecting money in aid of the Dogs’ Home, which lost 50 animals in a fire on September 11th. The organisation tweeted…

13 October

Local Devonshire fundraisers boost Ferne Animal Sanctuary appeal

Image: Organisers of the Misterton Bingo event – Front from L: Claire Richards; Sammie Booth-Williams from Ferne Animal Sanctuary; R: Joan Sweetman; Rest of picture are family members People in Devon and Somerset are really getting behind Ferne Animal Sanctuary’s “New Digs for Dogs” Appeal. The Sanctuary is a Somerset…

Sep- 2014 -

26 September

New President of the British Veterinary Association

Yesterday farm animal and equine veterinary surgeon John Blackwell was elected President of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) for 2014/2015. The ceremony took place during the Association’s Members’ Day, held at the Midland Hotel in Manchester. The ceremony also saw Sean Wensley elected as Junior Vice President and Robin Hargreaves…

3 September

Wood Green Rescue Pets featured in Furniture Village Catalogue

Wood Green, The Animals Charity (www.woodgreen.org.uk) has teamed-up with the UK’s largest independent furniture retailer, Furniture Village, to launch a unique digital initiative which sees a selection of Britain’s least wanted rescue dogs and cats become ‘digital models’. Images of the animals are superimposed on beds, tables and sofas within…

Aug- 2014 -

22 August

From Pet Owners to Pet Parents

A survey of over 1,000 pet owners carried out by the newly-launched online pet boutique, Astar Pets, reveals that the UK is changing from being a nation of pet owners to a nation of pet parents. This is based upon the level of care and money that the UK public…