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Vico, a three year old Labradoodle Guide Dog
A Guide Dog has a surprisingly short working life: a typical animal is around two years old by the time he’s trained, retiring at around ten years of age.
Pets & Other Animals
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Hector, a 9 year old West Highland Terrier who was attacked by a dog.
Hector is a male terrier, but he has never shown aggression to humans or other dogs. When other dogs pass by, he usually ignores them.
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Cosmic the beautiful male budgie.
This is the summer holiday season for people living in the southern hemisphere. Like many Australians, Georgia is away from home for six weeks, touring Europe.
Print Article
Do farmed animals still have lives worth living? If not, should veterinarians now be vegetarians? | The Telegraph
How much meat is now produced in the traditional way? I’ve been reflecting on our changing regimes for farmed animals, and partly as a consequence, I’m taking part in Veganuary, becoming v ..
Case Study
Copper, a young horse with a badly injured leg.
Natasha lives in an organic sanctuary on Taveuni, a tiny Pacific island in Fiji. It’s about as remote as it’s possible to be.
Eleven pet experts expose the most common pet myth that they encounter: Creature Clinic
A pet myth is a commonly held view about pet care that is untrue. Joanna Paul, an Australian vet who writes an excellent blog at CreatureClinic.
Podcast
Don’t give pets as presents at Christmas. | East Coast Radio
On this week's show, we discussed why Santa is reluctant to give pets as presents. Also, Pete told us about a Christmas crisis he had to face the evening before.
Video
Important Christmas tips for pets | TV3
This week on Ireland AM, Pete told the story of Kiko stealing Christmas pudding the previous evening.
Christmas presents for pets and pet lovers- some last minute ideas and tips
Christmas presents for pets and owners? Why not? This week Ireland AM featured a woman who spent €7000 on her new dog, between purchase price of pup and a range of pet accessories including a doggy ..
Podcast
Puppies as presents? No, No, No! | Pat Kenny Show
A social media storm has been raging since Sunday, when the Independent newspaper published an account of a journalist buying a Christmas puppy as a present for her husband.
Case Study
Sally, a cross bred female whippet who had nine puppies.
One day, Helen found Sally wandering around a supermarket car park.
Case Study
Mollie is a collie whose back legs were paralysed after an accident.
Samantha originally took on Mollie temporarily, fostering her from the Galway SPCA sanctuary when she was a fluffy young puppy.
Podcast
Why do so few dog owners have a licence? | Pat Kenny Show
The background to dog licences: the cost went up in 2012 from €12. 70 per year to €20 per year or €140 for lifetime license. But a minority of people pay this.
Video
Why NOT to give a puppy as a Christmas gift: with Dogs Trust | TV3
Last week, I called in with the Ireland AM team to the Dogs Trust Centre in Finglas, Dublin to chat to Mark Beazley, Executive Director at Dogs Trust.
Case Study
Trent is a 9 year old rabbit who lives a hutch-free life in the back garden.
Trent is an independent rabbit. When he was young, he lived in a small hutch, but everyone felt sorry for him, so they made a chicken wire run to give him more space.
Podcast
Pet food: Choosing the right one | East Coast Radio
This week, Pete talked about pet food. Dogs are what they eat, so it is important to get their food right.
Podcast
Cats: Loved and hated | Pat Kenny Show
I love cats, but there are many people who find them irritating. First, they hunt wild birds in other people's back gardens.
Case Study
Cosmo, a ginger cat who had eaten some poison.
Cosmo lives an active life, enjoying the outdoor world: he’s a keen hunter of rats and mice.