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42blog
9th November 2010
42blog
Pete Wedderburn's latest blog on the Telegraph online asks the question: 'How often should pets visit the vet?' As he writes, "frequent health checks, whether by doctors, dentists or vets, cost money, and have to be fitted into a budget" but Pete argues that essentially the best outcomes rely on professional advice. Therefore, he encourages pet owners to ensure that a regular check up is provided for their pets and that a vet's advice is listened to.
41blog
9th November 2010
41blog
A recently published article, provocatively entitled 'Celebrities' favourite pet set to be 'the next lab rat'', looks at a new EU study which states that mini-pigs can serve as good model for laboratory testing.
33blog
8th November 2010
33blog
A new series called 'Animal Madhouse', from the same producers as 'Embarrassing Bodies', explores some of the wacky and strange ailments that can affect pets. If you fancy a watch, it's on channel 4 on Wednesday at 8pm.
26blog
5th November 2010
26blog
Jairam Ramesh, India's minister for environment has blamed the popularity of Harry Potter for a decline in the country's owl population. Other reports, such as those by the organisation Traffic, suggest the lower numbers are a result of traditional ceremonies and rituals, especially those that take place during Diwali.
23blog
4th November 2010
23blog
A recently published article in the Washington Post explores a trend emerging in American veterinary practice, that: "the number of veterinarians who work with cows, pigs, chickens and other farm animals is on the decline as many prepare to retire and fewer students opt for large animal practice". Will this have a large affect in the UK too?
20blog
3rd November 2010
20blog
A recently published comment article on the Telegraph online looks at the death of the Emperor of Exmoor: an event which has graced many headlines in the past week. Entitled, 'Was the Emperor of Exmoor's death quite what it seemed?' the piece looks at what actually happened and explores some of the questions that have been raised by the event.
19blog
3rd November 2010
19blog
According to media reports, fox hunting looks sets to stay as the Government turns its attention to other matters affecting the current economic climate.
09blog
2nd November 2010
09blog
An article on the BBC online suggests that there is rising concern over badger baiting and persecution. The Badger Trust has said that cases of this are at a worrying high level and suggest that the problem should be looked at seriously, especially because badger baiting is often related to other cases of criminality.
08blog
2nd November 2010
08blog
London zoo is to be the focus of a new three-part documentary for ITV1 due to be aired later this year. Cameras followed zookeepers, conservationists, scientists, and vets as they went about their daily business and the series reveals the emotionally intense, and sometimes heartbreaking, experiences of the devoted staff; armed poachers, 250lb newborns, battling dragons and gorilla politics - it's all in a days work for staff.
06blog
1st November 2010
06blog
According to an article on the Guardian, a recent survey has found that "almost 1.5 million people plan to leave their assets to their pets when they die".
05blog
1st November 2010
05blog
An interesting video on the BBC website shows a vet taking genetic material from a sun bear - one of the smallest but most dangerous species of bear. Scientists are hoping that in the future frozen genetic material could be used with cloning technology to bring back extinct species.
94blog
28th October 2010
94blog
According to a piece on the Telegraph online, "the RSPCA has been criticised for 'euthanasing' an orphaned deer who was too tame to survive in the wild." The article states that after its mother died in a car crash a baby roe deer was reared at an RSPCA wildlife centre and then released in the wild. However, it was deemed too tame to survive and so the RSPCA put the animal to sleep "in a humane way".
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