I have a new base for my regular animal news blogs….. | Vet Help Direct
I enjoy writing blogs on animal stories that hit the headlines: as a vet, I'm able to give a view that's informed by the training and experience of my profession.
Pete in the Media
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Cruelty to animals: is it as important as cruelty to humans? | Vet Help Direct
To animal lovers like myself, it goes without saying that cruelty to animals should be taken seriously and dealt with severely at all times.
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Sleeping with your dog under the covers in bed with you | East Coast Radio
A surprisingly high proportion of people admit to sleeping with their pets beneath the covers: on East Coast FM this week, we discuss this subject, including possible health issues that may be involved.
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Spay Ireland 2012 – aiming to reduce Ireland’s stray dog population | East Coast Radio
On East Coast FM this week, I discussed the Spay Ireland initiative to raise awareness of the importance of spaying and neutering pet dogs and cats.
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East Coast FM vet spot: urban foxes and a listener with a stray Muscovy duck. Listen here: | East Coast Radio
On East Coast FM this week, a listener called in with an unusual problem: a Muscovy duck had crash-landed onto their conservatory.
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East Coast FM vet spot: cats behaving badly – feline stress and social life | East Coast Radio
On East Coast FM this week, a reader texted in with a query about a cat that had started piddling in the house. This is a common problem, often linked to social stress.
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East Coast FM vet spot: what to do if your neighbour’s dog is barking too much | East Coast Radio
Following on from the TV discussion earlier this week about what to do if your own dog is barking too much, East Coast FM’s Declan Meehan asked me what to do if your neighbour’s dog is the ..
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East Coast FM vet spot on the radio: can vivisection ever be justified? | East Coast Radio
This week on the vet spot, we discussed a complex subject: medical experiments on animals.
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East Coast FM vet spot: dealing with “badly behaved” animals from dogs to horses | East Coast Radio
This week, presenter Declan Meehan had two vets to talk to: myself, and Orla Doherty from the Animal Behaviour Clinic. We discussed how to modify animal behaviour, with a particular emphasis on horse behaviour.
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Dangerous dogs: Germaine Greer’s view vs Pete Wedderburn’s opinion | The Telegraph
What should be done to stop dogs from attacking people and other animals?Germaine Greer put her views forward, among them:"Most dog owners don’t deserve to have them.
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Slaughtered greyhounds & what to do if you find an injured pet beside the road | East Coast Radio
A couple of subjects were discussed on East Coast FM this week:First, there's a sad greyhound story in the news about former racing dogs being killed by a blunt blow to the head and then dumped - in Limerick.
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Elephants on the loose & dead badgers beside the road. | East Coast Radio
>On this week's radio interview on East Coast FM, we discussed the bizarre news story about an unfortunate elephant escaping from the circus and going for a ramble around a Cork suburb.
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Vet radio discussion: a roaming dog and the debate on fur farming | East Coast Radio
In this week's audio clip, I discuss a problem that a listener has because she can't keep her dog fenced in, and she lives in the countryside.
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Irish Guide Dogs – with Pete the Vet on Animal A&E – watch the video here | Animal A & E
As part of the latest “Animal A&E on the Road” series, I travelled to Cork to visit the headquarters of the Irish Guide Dogs – where I met some of the puppies that are on the way ..
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Radio vet: Crufts controversies, dogs with dry coats & dogs that roll in smelly stuff | East Coast Radio
Listen to my weekly podcast, recorded with Declan Meehan of East Coast FM.
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Crufts – was it right to disqualify those Best of Breed dogs? | The Telegraph
(pic shows judging of some of the Bulldogs at Crufts) I’m surprised that the disqualification of six “Best of Breed” dogs (Bulldog, Peke, Clumber Spaniel, Mastiff, Neopolitan Mastiff ..
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Pete the Vet on Shenanigans with Sile | Newstalk
I went in to the Newstalk studios to discuss pets with Sile Seoige. This is the first half of our interview. You can listen to the second part below: ..
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Stick insects and cats piddling in the house | East Coast Radio
In this week's radio interview with Declan Meehan, we discuss stick insects as pets, and a listener called in to discuss a common cat problem: urine marking in the home.