Yesterday the BBC's Today programme weighed in to the debate on vets' fees. One of the presenters, Evan Davis, brought his whippet, Mr Whippy, into the studio, and a discussion on vets’ fees followed.
On this week's Pat Kenny Show vet spot, first I discussed my experiences of veganism in Veganuary. Pat asked some challenging questions - difficult enough to answer quickly on live national radio.
The Vet Futures project aims to help to direct the future of the veterinary profession.
When is a veterinary nurse not a veterinary nurse?The blog was written for the UK situation where veterinary nurses are actively campaigning for change. The situation in Ireland is far better.
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.
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 ..
You're never too old to go back to college, and a few years ago, that's exactly what I did - to do a combination of learning and teaching as a practitioner in residence.
In the past, knowledge was the key to power. Those who "knew" were able to command superiority over those who did not know.
(Although Pete writes nearly all his own blog entries, from time to time he receives requests from other authors to publish guest posts.
Ireland AM sometimes take Pete away from the studio setting for “adventures” The Ireland AM team sometimes ask Pete to leave the pets and studio behind, heading out into the community to d ..
Copyright law is widely ignored in this internet era.
If you love pets, you'll love pet and house sitting as a novel and affordable option for going on holidays.
One of the challenges for all those involved in animal care - vets, veterinary nurses and members of the public - is to find reliable, up-to-date sources of information on the internet.
I'm an omnivorous (yes, that means meat-eating) animal welfarist, not a vegan animal rightist. But should I be reconsidering my views? Read my blog on this by clicking here.
This is one of my intermittent triathlon race report blogs. .
As a vet student, the study of animal law was one of my least favourite subjects. I wanted to know about animal diseases, and how they could be cured.
This is another triathlon race report - nothing to do with animals, but just a reminder that each of us has another side to life other than our main profession.
Pet insurance used to be a "no-brainer" for owners who wanted to be able to afford veterinary fees.
