New animal welfare legislation: has it made any difference? (With Pat Kenny Show podcast) | The Telegraph
Today - 8th November - is the tenth anniversary of the introduction of ground breaking animal welfare legislation in the UK.
Today - 8th November - is the tenth anniversary of the introduction of ground breaking animal welfare legislation in the UK.
This week on the Pat Kenny Show we covered two topics at the start:Road safety and petsDark mornings and evenings make it more likely that pedestrians - including dogs and cats - may be hit by cars.
The cat in the photo is Sissi: when she came home from her usual evening stroll recently, she was unable to put any weight on her left front leg.
With Halloween approaching, this week on the Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk, we discussed issues to do with fear of fireworks in pets as well as other safety issues for pets.
In this week's podcast, courtesy of East Coast FM, we discuss two significant topics that will interest many dog owners.
This week, on Newstalk's Pat Kenny Show vet spot, we considered the issue of the availability of vets for after-hours emergencies.
The latest dog attack in the UK, where a baby was killed and a toddler was seriously injured, was reportedly carried out by a dog resembling a Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
Arthritis – stiffness and lameness in dogs Arthritis (technically called “osteoarthritis”, or “degenerative joint disease”) is caused by a combination of anatomic predis ..
The story of the two Labradors that were poisoned On Tuesday evening, a five year old Labrador was brought in to see me because shortly after her evening meal at 6pm, she’d started to stagger, b ..
Dog poop warsWhat is it about dog poo that upsets people so much? Sure, it's foul smelling, disgusting stuff, but still. .
I've always loved reading books, and the James Herriot stories were the highlight of my youth. I'd wanted to be a vet since I was just five years old.
Inventing untrue stories about cats does not help anyoneKittens and cats made headlines this week, mostly because they were deliberately sensationalist.
I've been seen a glut of fleas in my practice over the past week: this is no surprise.
My weekly podcast talks more about important facts about cats - listen by following the link below. We also discuss the common issue of harvest mites.
When I go into the East Coast radio station every week, I'm rarely sure what we are going to talk about.
I've written and spoken a lot about the greyhound industry in recent weeks, and this podcast is the latest discussion. For those new to this topic, please listen and learn.
This is the time of year when children have just gone back to school, students are signing up for college and the daily routine at home is shifted from summer holiday mode to term time activities.
The video and photos circulated in recent days have distressed many people, and rightly so.