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Dates announced for Rabbit Awareness Week

Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW) celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2016. The event, which takes place from June 18 to 26, will involve veterinary practices and the pet industry in a campaign to raise awareness of the importance of rabbit companionship. The week will be led by pet food manufacturer Burgess Pet Care alongside the…

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Shortlist announced for Ceva Animal Welfare Awards

Ceva Animal Health has unveiled the shortlist for its fifth annual Animal Welfare Awards. Individuals, businesses and charities within the seven categories were chosen following a day of  deliberation by a panel of industry judges, chaired by Chris Laurence MBE MRCVS. The judges also granted one additional award in special recognition…

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Dog wins the Blue Cross Medal for heroism

  An inspirational dog who helps terminally ill children and their families through their last moments together has been awarded the Blue Cross Medal for her heroism. Bonnie, a Staffordshire bull terrier-whippet cross had a tough start to life but has worked tirelessly to help hundreds of vulnerable people in…

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Ceva opens nominations for animal welfare awards

Do you know an animal welfare hero? Help your favourite pet-lovers gain the recognition they deserve in Ceva’s upcoming annual awards. Ceva’s 2016 Animal Welfare Awards will celebrate the achievements of inspirational people from the farming, veterinary and charity industries. Welfare heroes can be of any age and come from anywhere in the world. They can be nominated for…

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Born Free and Blue Cross call for review of online exotic pet trade

A new report released by The Born Free Foundation and Blue Cross has shown the huge scale of potentially dangerous and unsuitable animals widely available to purchase online furthering a call for a Government review of the exotic pet trade. The One Click Away report*, found that at any one…

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Free Rabbit Health Checks in May For Rabbit Awareness Week

Pet owners can make the most of free rabbit health checks this May as Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW) springs back into action at the London Pet Show. This year’s RAW (9th – 17th May) focuses on ‘Room for Rabbits’ and improving the environment for the nation’s estimated one million pet…

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Rabbit Awareness Week Hops Back Into Action 9-17th May

Rabbit Awareness Week (RAW) 2015 springs into action again this year (9th – 17th May) at the London Pet Show, aiming to highlight the health and welfare needs of one of the nation’s most popular pets. To mark the occasion, organisers are calling on the Pet and Vet industries and communities…

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SuperDogs Live at the London Pet Show Is Looking For the UKs Most Talented Canines!

The search has began for the UK’s most talented, heroic and entertaining dogs to enter SuperDogs Live, a competition with winners participating in a spectacular show hosted by Channel 4’s Supervet Noel Fitzpatrick at the London Pet Show, sponsored by Gocompare.com, on 9-10 May at ExCeL London. Pet owners are…

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Pets at Homes VIP Club Customer Scheme Raises £2 MILLION for Animal Charities

More than 560 animal charities across the UK are celebrating after receiving more than £2 million over the past 18 months thanks to generous Pets at Home’s customers. The donations, shared between both national and local independent animal charities on a monthly basis, have been raised by the Pet retailer’s…

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Cats Protection celebrates James Herriot award

Maggie Roberts, Cats Protection’s director of veterinary services, received a prestigious award at the annual British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) congress. The event took place on Thursday 4 April at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham, where Maggie was presented with the JA Wight Memorial Award. This celebrates the…

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