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Border Collies were bred to herd livestock around acres of farmland. Poor Roosevelt was born with two malformed front-legs and could only dream of chasing sheep. That was, until
An all-white, possibly albino, Orca has been spotted in the seas off eastern-Russia. Young all-white Orca’s have been spotted before but this male killer whale, who has since been named; ‘Iceberg’, is the first adult ever to have been documented. Albino’s generally have week immune systems, so it is suspected that many never make it to […]
During the Summer of 2011, having graduated from Middlesex University/The College of Animal Welfare, with a BSc (Hons) in Veterinary Nursing, Sarah Williams spent time as a volunteer in Mpumalanga fulfilling an ambition of working with the African wildlife… I have always wanted to experience wildlife care in Africa so I organised a trip to […]
“Charity’s resources stretched to ‘breaking point’ after receiving 1.3m phone calls in 2011, up 13% on the previous year”
This new cable TV channel (DogTV) is specifically designed for dogs and aims to keep them relaxed, stimulated and entertained while you’re at work.
SAVN17 Clarification on how to complete Skill 1 (Plan, deliver and evaluate care for animals with a range of conditions) – student MUST address a minimum of four medical conditions. Of these four, the student MUST include a range of species, a range of patient ages and medical conditions: however students may address some or […]
We have just received confirmation that free funded places on our online, Level 2 Diploma for Veterinary Care Assistants Course (VCA), will be available to eligible students until the end of July 2012. We have had a great response to from practices over the past few months, with the number of students taking advantage of […]
An animal psychologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has discovered that animals enjoy species-specific music. “Specially designed using the pitches, tones and tempos that are familiar to their particular species” .. or something? Click to listen to the tracks.
The natural world captured for your amazement.
Come along to the first ever Companion Animal Welfare Council (CAWC) Animal Welfare Conference and listen to Professor Sheila Crispin, who recently appeared on ‘Pedigree Dogs Exposed: Three Years On’, discuss the need for a universal standard of breeding. Despite the best efforts of responsible breeders, we still see some individuals for whom profit is […]