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All about Guinea pigs | Newstalk
This week in my regional newspaper column I focussed on Guinea pigs – great little pets – read my piece here – sorry, it’s subscription only but free content is also available, ..
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Podcast: the latest stray dog statistics in Ireland | East Coast Radio
This six minute podcast discusses the latest stray dog control statistics from Ireland.
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Podcast: the Ironman tragedy in Cork and puppy farms in Ireland. Two very different topics. | East Coast Radio
Here’s a short interview from East Coast FM: After discussing the tragedy around the Ironman event in Cork, I went on to discuss puppy farms in Ireland. Two contrasting topics. Plenty to say abo ..
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Podcast: killing feral cats in NZ and TNR in Ireland | East Coast Radio
In New Zealand, a school set up a competition to reduce the local feral cat population by asking children to shoot cats dead. After a huge outcry, this crazy idea was abandoned.
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Podcast: the Ask the Expert slot from Newstalk’s Anton Savage Show | Newstalk
Here’s the podcast from my Ask The Expert spot on The Anton Savage Show on Newstalk from last Saturday morning: this includes the mention of the importance of goldfish having a social life that ..
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Podcast: New rules coming on controlling dogs in Ireland | East Coast Radio
An inter-departmental working group has just made a submission to Cabinet with suggestions for improving the control of dogs, including forty new dog wardens, increased on-the-spot fines, and a unifie ..
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10 min Podcast: The surge of unwanted dogs in Ireland | East Coast Radio
Irish dog pounds and rescue centres are overloaded with unwanted dogs, either abandoned or surrendered by their owners.
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Podcast: the advance is high tech diagnostics in vet clinics | East Coast Radio
Brayvet''s Pete Wedderburn does a weekly short podcast with East Coast FM.
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Podcast: stories from a vet clinic. The dog that swallowed a stone | East Coast Radio
In this week's vet spot, we discussed a recent case from my clinic, when a dog needed an operation to remove a stone that had accidentally been swallowed, and then had become stuck in the intestines.
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Pat Kenny Show vet spot: a new vet school, pet grooming plus questions from listeners | Pat Kenny Show
In this week’s vet spot on Newstalk’s Pat Kenny Show, we discussed plans for a new vet school in Ireland, and we went on to discuss grooming pets (why do they get matted fur and what can y ..
Podcast: Helping pets stay warm in cold weather | Spirit Radio
I spoke with Jacki on Spirit Radio about keeping pets warm in cold weather. You can listen to the short podcast by clicking on the link below. https://www.
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Podcast: how to deal with the aftermath of dog attacks on children | East Coast Radio
The attack on a young boy in Wexford this week is clearly a tragedy, and a dreadful incident.
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Podcast: the live animal crib debate, plus do animals dream? | East Coast Radio
In this week’s 15 minute podcast, after an initial chat about phones (a shared interest of myself and Declan Meehan, the interviewer), we discussed the recent debate about a live animal crib in ..
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Podcast: Halloween tips to keep pets happy and safe | Spirit Radio
In this interview from Spirit Radio, I discuss issues for pets at this time of year, including how to keep them calm and relaxed when there are fireworks going off outside.
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Vegan or insect-based pet food as an alternative to meat | East Coast Radio
This week’s podcast discusses feeding vegetarian or vegan food to pets, as well as using insect-based pet food as an alternative to meat-based pet food as an environmentally-friendly and animal- ..
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Podcast: International Dog Day and Pups in the Park | East Coast Radio
Today is International Dog Day, a time to celebrate the canines in our culture.
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Podcast: Nutritional supplements: does your pet really need something extra? | East Coast Radio
Nutritional supplements are given to around 20% of pets every day. But are they really necessary?Listen to this ten minute podcast to find out more. Click on the play button below.
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Podcast: helping dogs cope in the heat (plus how small dogs make men more appealing) | East Coast Radio
This week's podcast starts with a light piece about some recent research which shows that a man is more appealing to women if he is accompanied by a small dog.