Pets

City Vets Open Day

Event Date: 
07/09/2013 - 1:30pm to 4:30pm
Venue: 
City Vets, Rosary House, 27 Fore Street, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon, EX1 2QJ

City Vets are really proud of their new premises at Rosary House in Heavitree. They are holding an Open Day this Saturday 1.30-4.30pm.

Staff will being giving guided tours so that you can see the excellent facilities for yourself & there will be a special offer on microchips; just £5, half of which they will donate to local animal charities. There will be a Fun Dog Show, music from 'The Voice's' Adam Isaac, stalls, competitions, pet handling, teddy bear surgery, a bouncy castle, face painting & much much more. There will be plenty to do for all ages, everyone...

RSCPA urges pet owners to arrange holiday care

The summer holidays are with us, and that means millions of Brits are heading off on holiday. However, one family member is often left behind, the family pet.

The RSPCA has released a statement saying that an increasing number of pets are being left nothing but piles of food whilst their owners go away. This type of ‘care’ is extremely dangerous, as the hot weather could cause the left out food to become inedible.

The RSPCA says that they are not trying to sway people from going on holiday. However, they believe all pets should be left with adequate care arrangements whilst...

Dangerous Dogs - Getting to the root of the problem

Authored by liamtaborn
Posted: Tue, 06/25/2013 - 3:31pm

"Children are still being mauled by dogs, assistance dogs are being attacked by out of control aggressive dogs, and innocent members of the public out walking their dogs are being intimidated by youths with the so called 'status dogs'!" says Tricia Wills, ( www.triciawills.co.uk ) a dog trainer and behaviourist, based in Exeter.

A government spokesman is saying that "urgent action" is needed to protect the public from dangerous dogs. But what is this all going to amount to?

Although the government plans to crack down hard on these grey areas (described here by the BBC on 9...

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