Cats are just the most extraordinary animals. Just being around them can bring blood pressure down and lead to less stress (unless one has a serious allergy).
There is some evidence to suggest that cat owners may experience certain health benefits that could contribute to a longer life, although it's...
The UK's competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), has raised concerns about pet owners potentially overpaying for medicines or prescriptions in the £2 billion veterinary industry. Following a comprehensive review, the CMA identified various issues, including insufficient information provided to pet owners about treatments and potential overpricing.
The...
The Weakest Among Us
Empathy is a complex emotion for us humans. In many ways, it seems to be disappearing from society. Because of the constant media barrage of violence, death, and despair, we are becoming increasingly desensitized to the suffering of others. So why is it so easy to...
Attention cat owners: Time is running out before a new law takes effect on June 10, making it mandatory to microchip your feline companions. Currently, research indicates that a staggering 25% of cats, nearly three million in total, are without this crucial identification.
Once the legislation is enacted, owners found...
DOG OWNERS PLEASE READ THIS
This is OLLIE, my beautiful 11 months old cocker spaniel.
While out for a walk, Ollie got bitten by an adder and sadly after 3 days of multiple visits to the vets and being in the emergency hospital, he lost his fight. His little body couldn’t...
Post Brexit the UK will no longer have to conform to the animal protections set in place by the EU. This will mean importing from countriies that deal in animal barbarism and the risk that to compete the UK may abandon the protections it brought in. Even those were...
Atlantic mackerel should no longer be considered a sustainable seafood, according to the UK's leading ocean charity.
Populations of the oily fish - often bought as smoked fillets or in tins - have suffered from more than a decade of overfishing, the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has warned.
It has blamed...
Set up a ‘nectar café’ by planting flowers for pollinating insects like bees and butterflies
Many of our prettiest insects feed on nectar, so need flowering plants for their survival. Butterflies, moths, bees and hoverflies all need sources of nectar and pollen to thrive. As they travel from flower to...
This was submitted by a vet.
Today a dog died of severe heat stroke – exercised at 9 o’clock in the morning. If it was a child, the parents would be convicted of man slaughter and sent to prison. The long coated dog was being exercised in the local park...
Don't take our word for it. We spoke to the experts, to find out why The Grand National is a uniquely cruel event we should all be ashamed to support. David Lloyd reports.
We were courted by Channel 4 the other week. They were in town to film their TV...
