PDSA
This coverage focuses on news, campaigns, and developments from PDSA, the UKโs leading veterinary charity. Pet Gazette reports on PDSAโs work in providing free and low-cost veterinary care, its public awareness initiatives, and its influence on animal welfare policy. Coverage includes analysis of partnerships with retailers, suppliers, and service providers, as well as insights into how PDSAโs activities affect the wider petcare industry, from community engagement to sector standards.
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Nov- 2016 -21 NovemberCurrent Affairs
York pet store becomes ‘muesli free’
A York pet store is planning to be ‘nuggets only’ but the end of the year, following the success of a โMuesli Amnestyโ in conjunction with Burgess Pet Care, which urged rabbit owners to swap unhealthy muesli for nuggets. James Nixon, the owner of Pets Pantry in Huntington, says…
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16 NovemberCurrent Affairs
MPsโ focus on RSPCA a โdisappointing distractionโ from animal welfare improvements, says BVA
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has issued aย response to the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRACom) report on โAnimal welfare in England: domestic petsโ. The report makes a number of recommendations to improve the implementation of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 but also calls for RSPCA to โstep backโ…
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16 NovemberCurrent Affairs
RSPCA says it will continue to prosecute, despite EFRA report
On November 16, 2016, the RSPCA issued a response toย an EFRA Committee report which recommendedย that the RSPCA passes animal abuse cases to the CPS to prosecute. The statement said: “The RSPCA today reassured supporters that it will continue its long history of prosecuting horrific cases of animal abuse and neglect…
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10 NovemberLatest News
UK pets at risk as two-thirds of owners unaware of welfare needs
Only one in three pet owners (35 percent) are familiar with their pet’s legal welfare needs, reveals a coalition of veterinary organisations ahead of the tenth anniversary of the landmark Animal Welfare Acts (8 November). Despite over half of UK households owning a pet, findings from the veterinary charity PDSA…
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7 NovemberCurrent Affairs
UK pets at risk as two-thirds of owners unaware of welfare needs
Only one in three pet owners (35 percent) are familiar with their pet’s legal welfare needs, reveals a coalition of veterinary organisations ahead of the tenth anniversary of the landmark Animal Welfare Acts (8 November). Despite over half of UK households owning a pet, findings from the veterinary charity PDSA…
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1 NovemberCurrent Affairs
Nominations open for Ceva Animal Welfare Awards
Nominations are open for Cevaโs 2017 Animal Welfare Awards. The event celebrates the achievements of remarkable people from the farming, veterinary and charity industries. Nominated welfare heroes can come from all walks of life, all ages, and from anywhere in the world. Each one will be assessed on the evidence…
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1 NovemberCurrent Affairs
New report reveals London’s ‘cat crisis’
Recently released figures from the Cat Population Control Group, suggest that London is undergoing a crisis.ย In 2015, one London borough reported more cat incidents than in the whole of Leeds. Cat Population Control Group comprises RSPCA, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, Blue Cross, Cats Protection, iCatCare, PDSA, The Mayhew Animal…
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Sep- 2016 -14 SeptemberCurrent Affairs
Bengal cat fatally injured in shooting at Corfe Castle
The RSPCA has appealed for information,ย after a five year oldย Bengal cat was shot with an air gunย inย Corfe Castle, Wareham. On September 1, Indie returned home with severe injuries only an hour after being let outย by his owner. Indy was taken straight to theย PDSA in Bournemouth. Vets attempted to save him…
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7 SeptemberEvents
PIF Forum & Awards tickets go on sale
Tickets are on sale now for the 2016 Pet Industry Federationโs Forum & Awards. The event takes place on November 1 2016 atย Wokefield Park hotel, near Reading. Spaces are limited so early booking is advised.ย Delagates will enjoy aย day of networking and talks. Topics include: Safeguarding the future of the…
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Aug- 2016 -26 AugustCurrent Affairs
Dog has luck escape after swallowing a corn on the cob
A hungry Glasgow-based pooch has undergone life-saving surgery to remove 4ft of his intestines because he swallowed a corn on the cob. Rhodesian Ridgeback crossbreed, Sam, had an emergency operation to remove around half of his small intestine after PDSA vets discovered the corn husk was causing it to rot…
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