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'Sony Creates Tweeting Cat Collar'. According to recent media reports, including this blog on PC World, Sony has invented a cat collar which 'tweets' what your cat is up to. According to this piece, the collar has "an accelerometer, GPS, and a built-in camera" and can detect if your cat is moving, eating or sleeping. This information is then sent to twitter via bluetooth.
'Turtles and tortoises running riot in rivers'. According to a recent article on the Telegraph online, vets are warning that: "exotic reptiles like turtles and terrapins are being set free into rivers, ponds and lakes where they are wreaking havoc with native plants and animals".
According to an article in the Guardian 'Recession and meat prices drive increase in sheep rustlin'. Running with the standfirst: "Piglets, bees, and tractors also taken in wave of rural thefts as criminals turn attention to farms" this piece states that "police are concerned that a hefty rise in meat prices has turned crime syndicates' attention to the countryside, while the recession is encouraging an ask-no-questions mentality among shoppers eager for bargains."
One of Pete Wedderburn's latest blogs on the Telegraph online relates to pet amputation. Entitled 'Canine amputees: is life on three legs worth living?' Pete begins this piece by saying: "Most owners are understandably horrified at the prospect of a limb being amputated from their pet. Animals thrive on their independence. In human minds, the loss of a limb can represent such a large hurdle that it can seem unfair to inflict it on an animal who is unable to understand what is happening." However, he then goes to on to reassure his readers that in fact pets "don't understand that they are "meant" to have a problem. They just get up and go, enjoying life in whatever way is possible to them. The fact that they only have three legs is not something that even seems to register in their consciousness."
Farmers Weekly has recently reported that vets have suggested there has been an increase in fluke cases and deaths, in an article entitled: 'Fluke on the rise across all of UK'. According to this piece: "A survey conducted by Merial Animal Health revealed 90% of vets dealing with cattle in the east of England and Scotland agreed or strongly agreed that they were seeing more cases of liver fluke than in the past."
The Telegraph has recently run an article with the headline: 'Paw prints: the health benefits of walking the dog'. In this piece Ed Stourton explores the research proclaiming that owning a dog has multiple health benefits. Just a few of the benefits he quotes include: "Lower cholesterol and blood pressure, a reduced chance of your child suffering from asthma, better recovery prospects after a heart attack, lower stress levels and a stronger immune system".
Pete Wedderburn has written a piece entitled 'The hair-of-the-dog won't cure this oil spill headache' for the Telegraph Online. This relates to the fact US pet owners were asked to donate their animal's fur in order to help clear up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. However, it seems that, as Pete Wedderburn writes, "engineers have concluded that using the material is not feasible."
The Guardian has reported that 'Bovine TB found in wild boar for first time in UK'. According this article, however, "researchers say the porcine species poses a low risk of spreading the disease to livestock or humans."
The Sun has run an article entitled 'Meercash' which examines the worrying increase in people buying meerkats as pets. According to the article: "The RSPCA believes they make "unsuitable" companions - but The Sun found them widely available in shops and on the internet throughout the UK."
Pete Wedderburn has written a blog for the Telegraph Online entitled 'Five simple steps to improve mental wellbeing' addressing the mental health of vets and others in the profession. In this piece, Pete Wedderburn examines five key actions which people can undertake to improve their wellbeing. These were included in last week's Vet Record and were originally published by the UK Government's Foresight Project on Mental Capital and Wellbeing.
