Events

RVC to celebrate animal blood donors on World Blood Donor Day

The Royal Veterinary College (RVC), home to the largest and busiest animal hospital blood donor programme in Europe, is encouraging animal donors and their owners to come forward on Thursday 14 June 2018, to celebrate World Blood Donor Day. Year on year, the RVC facilitates transfusions, which help keep thousands…

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Forthglade support first ever health and wellbeing dog walking initiative

The South West will welcome the first ever ‘Great Dog Walk Get Together’ event later this month, on 23 June in Bristol, marking the official launch of the initiative. Elaine Brown, local Bristol resident and dog owner, developed the idea to encourage people to benefit from more social interaction through…

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Royal Canin to host free webinar on allergies and reactions

Pet food manufacturer Royal Canin will be tackling the subject of ‘free-from’ foods and allergies in a new webinar; reacting to ‘reactions’. Hosted by Marge Chandler, the webinar will explore what is known about skin and GI reactions to food, and how to cut to the nutritional truth. The session…

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Scrufts to return as part of Countryfile Live

Crossbreed dog show Scrufts is to return as part of Countryfile Live with two heats of the competition to be held on the 4 and 5 August, lasting one and a half hours each day. The heat has six classes and participants can go to the Scrufts stand on the…

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Mayhew to provide animal therapy as part of Mental Health Awareness Week

Mayhew has announced it has been sending Therapaws volunteers to Huckletree West in Shepherd’s Bush, London, in order to provide a break from the normal work schedule and promote the use of animals in providing happiness and wellbeing. The event aimed to help reduce social isolation, stress, and anxiety, whilst…

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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…

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Welsh Grooming Academy to present live demonstrations

The Welsh Grooming Academy will be hosting grooming workshops in association with the British Dog Groomers Association (BDGA) at PATS Telford in September. On both show days, grooming demonstrations and talks will be given by some of UK’s and international leading dog groomers. The demonstrations will highlight the knowledge and…

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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…

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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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Vets Now announces ECC congress line up

ECC, the emergency and critical care congress for the veterinary profession has announced its line-up for the annual event in Harrogate later this year (November 2018). Congress organisers, Vets Now, are flying internationally-renowned speaker and authority on ECC, Dr Justine Lee ins from the United States. Known informally on her…

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