Health & Vet

35+ min ago   (419+ words) Wildlife Poisoning Research UK (WPRUK) has highlighted what it calls an "environmental crisis" due to government failures to regulate poison sales. It has revealed the amount of rat poison found in dead eagles in Dorset. Natural England said in July…...

34+ min ago   (690+ words) A two-year-old from Swansea with a pink cane and turquoise glasses is on national television. Martha Thompson is the toddler in Guide Dogs’ new advert, learning to walk on her own with a small white-tipped cane. The charity chose her,…...

33+ min ago   (672+ words) Nearly half of the world’s migratory bird species are experiencing population declines, while one in nine is threatened with extinction, according to a global assessment released Friday. BirdLife International’s State of the World’s Birds 2026 report found that 45% of the 1,843 migratory…...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago   (325+ words) Leap Venture Studio, the pet care accelerator run in partnership by Mars Petcare, TAW Ventures, and Michelson Found Animals, announced today it is receiving applications for its eleventh Studio program until October 18, 2026. In response to the unprecedented demand for Cohort…...

4+ hour, 23+ min ago   (1318+ words) Inbox.lv A Modern Center for Training Service Dogs is Being Built in Rezekne Less than 30 years ago, dog handlers in Rezekne lived in trailers and cooked porridge for service dogs themselves, recalls the head of the Canine Service Alexander…...

2+ hour, 7+ min ago   (122+ words) Sep 15, 2026, 06:27 ET INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As the calendar turns to fall, Americans expect a seasonal reprieve from ticks and allergies. However, with warming temperatures and expanded pollen seasons we see the parasiticide and dermatology categories shifting toward year-round needs in…...

2+ hour, 37+ min ago   (468+ words) The Veterinary Services Department has launched this year’s Mass Rabies Vaccination Campaign for dogs and cats in high-risk areas across the country with a target to vaccinate 25,000 animals free of charge this month. The campaign is an important step towards…...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago   (567+ words) Interacting with animals can make people feel calmer and less lonely and anxious. A new study from the University of California, Davis, shows that animals play an active role in shaping these interactions and their outcomes. Most previous studies of…...

6+ hour, 16+ min ago   (347+ words) A local Costa Calida community is celebrating a successful fundraiser event, for the benefit of adorable rescue donkeys at a local sanctuary: Andrea’s Animal Rescue, an animal welfare charity based in Mazarron, raised an incredible €1,000 during a fun-filled event at Cats…...

8+ hour, 34+ min ago   (320+ words) A vet from Dorset has helped raise more than £16,000 for a men’s mental health charity after cycling the length of the UK. Dave Harding, clinical director of Damory Vets, completed the nearly 1,000-mile journey from Land’s End to John o’Groats…...