Nothing much to say about this BBC 3 show, except: people who kill their dogs with overfeeding should be prosecuted for animal cruelty.

A new charity – Pet Blood Bank UK – has set up the UK’s first pet blood bank. October 2005 saw a law change allowing vets to store pet blood for future use. The charity is seeking donations from larger dogs, with donation events planned for around the UK. Once collected, Pet Blood Bank UK [...]

The BBC reports that a new diet drug for dogs is about to come onto the market. One interviewee, on BBC radio, explained that she’d use the drug, Yarvitan, because she couldn’t resist feeding her dog unhealthy treats. The medicine, which works by preventing fat cells from entering the bloodstream, appears to be a get-out [...]

BBC News reports that tail docking will be illegal in Scotland from the end of April 2007. Ross Finnie, Scottish Animal Health and Welfare Minister, said: “Tail docking of dogs involves the removal of most or part of the tail, severing muscles, tendons, nerves and sometimes bone or cartilage. “That cannot be justified because of [...]

Winston, a Yorkshire Terrier from Leeds, has made a recovery from long-term chest problems, no he lives in a smoke-free home. After forty years of smoking, his owner Dot, gave up last May. Since then, Winston has had a new lease of life! Dot told the PDSA – who had been treating Winston – about [...]

While you’re munching on chocolate this Easter, make sure your dogs stay well clear, the RSPCA warns. Tim Miles, RSPCA chief veterinary adviser, said: “If you give in and feed your dog chocolate which is meant for humans, you risk poisoning your dog and it could even die. “If you want to give your dog [...]

A clinic for overweight pets has opened at Liverpool University. According to Dr Alex German, who runs the Royal Canin Weight Management Clinic at the university’s Small Animal Hospital, increasingly widespread pet obesity is largely down to over-feeding: “Pets might be having the little bit off the end of the dinner plate and owners are [...]