A new report highlights that pugs are 54 times more likely to suffer from breathing issues compared to other types of dog. The report authors say that Pugs can "no longer be considered typical dogs".
In this podcast, Pete discusses the ways that the crisis in Ukraine is having adverse effects on animals. To listen, click on the play button below.
I have written about this topic in today's Irish Examiner, and to hear me discuss the topic in more detail, listen to my weekly East Coast FM podcast by clicking on the play button below.
The Dogs Trust charity has reported a 73% increase in post-Christmas surrender requests for unwanted dogs, with eight requests per day to surrender dogs throughout the month of January 2022.
In this week's RTE Today Show Pet Clinic, we discussed pets' grooming needs as we head into the summer months. You can watch the video above, and read information about grooming below.
In this week's IGTV session, I carried out a video interview with Petfix Club member and RTE 2FM Presenter Laura Fox, and her French Bulldog Thor.
You mightn't think of donkey skin being a medical product, and indeed, there is no proven medically effective ingredient.
This week, Pete chats to Marina about how her dog rescue charity, MADRA, came about, what they do and how Covid-19 has affected the charity. Watch the video about by clicking on the link.
what is the diy pet triage tool?As a pet owner, especially when you are a relative newcomer to animal care, it can be very worrying when your pet is unwell.
This week on Ireland AM, Pete highlighted the campaign by Dogs Trust to get the Irish government to take steps to enforce the new legislation brought in earlier this year to protect animals that are b ..
Our new website, Petfix Club, has just launched, and I've already written a blog post about how much pet lovers can gain from registering as members (you can do this for free, for 30 days).
This week's vet spot on the Pat Kenny Show discussed the latest Irish Dog Control Statistics from 2019.
The latest vet spot on Newstalk's Pat Kenny Show acted as an explainer on the controversial issue of animal sales online in Ireland.
For animal lovers like myself, it's obvious that animal cruelty must be stopped for the simple reason that it's wrong: all sentient creatures deserve to be protected from pain and suffering.
Fledgling birds are tougher than they look At this time of year, many compassionate people are desperate to help ‘abandoned’ fledglings – but the RSPB is urging bird lovers to resist the urge to ..
A recent story going around the media started with PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.
This week on Ireland AM, we discussed the common problem of unwanted dogs being surrendered to pounds and dog rescues.
