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An animal hospital is to give free yearly check-ups to therapy animals at a centre for the disabled. WindReach came to the agreement with CedarTree Vets after Lucy Richardson, the head veterinarian, gave the charity’s equine herd their annual vaccina...

Proposals for massive five-figure fines and up to two years behind bars for people caught with illegal plants and animals have been slammed as excessive. One user wrote on Government forums: “Whilst a fine is plausible, the amount is unjust. Also imp...

A cat-astrophe was avoided yesterday after a pet cat got stuck at the top of a utility pole. A full-scale rescue operation that involved the SPCA and a cherry-picker from power firm Belco was launched after a sharp-eyed schoolgirl spotted the strande...

I’ve been working as a mobile vet now for three years. Every day presents a new adventure, but sometimes not in the way you bargain for. The daily life of a vet is an extremely varied job and you never know exactly what you’re going to encounter nex...

A huge increase in cases of a deadly dog virus has led to special vaccination clinics being organised. The move came after cases of canine parvovirus, a gastrointestinal disease that can kill, more than tripled over the last month. As reported earlie...

The public has been asked for their views on proposed legislation designed to tackle the threat from imported animals and plants. Walter Roban, the home affairs minister, said the draft Invasive Alien Species Act 2021 would strengthen protection and...

What does dominance mean to you? It is a complicated concept, after all. Are your thoughts drawn towards the likes of Mistress Marley, an online dominatrix whose followers send her financial tributes in exchange for receiving verbal abuse? Or do you ...

It never ceases to amaze me the wide array of wonderful animals we get to see as vets. My first job in the UK was with a practice that specialised in snakes, amongst the more regular pets, and I quickly had to learn how to safely handle and take blo...

The residents of the Bermuda Aquarium Museum and Zoo have not received Covid-19 vaccinations, but that could change as research continues. Ian Walker, principle curator at BAMZ, confirmed that while some larger zoos in the United States have been wor...

Recent studies have shown that the grief we feel when losing a family pet is equal to, or greater than, the grief we feel when we lose a parent. This seems staggering but, when you speak to anyone who has recently lost their pet about their feelings...

A blind feral kitten has found his “forever home”, with a young man who is visually impaired. Branden Fox, 20, the son in the adopting family, says that a special bond was quickly formed between himself and his new pet, Pantar. “He curls up with me...

Owning an animal is a luxury and many factors need to be taken into consideration before taking a pet into your home. Not least of these is cost. Every animal you care for will cost you money, even the tiny feral kitten that you started to feed at yo...