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Life-saving Labrador honoured after more than 6,000 medical alerts

Life-saving assistance dog Rowley has received a PDSA Commendation after alerting Megan to more than 6,000 medical episodes.

Public puts Britain’s disappearing red squirrel back in the picture

The British public is putting the red squirrel back in the picture with drawings, paintings, photographs and sculpture for a new People’s Collection.

Flea treatment overuse is a ‘sledgehammer to crack a nut’, Lords warn

Flea treatment overuse may be harming waterways and wildlife, a House of Lords report warns, as peers call for restrictions on off-the-shelf sales.

Deaf-blind dog Hapi in world-first mantrailing success

Deaf-blind dog mantrailing success: Hapi is the first deaf-blind dog in the world to pass the Mantrailing Global Level 1 Assessment

Public believes dogs have stronger legal protections than they do, Stirling study finds

Most people in the UK do not fully understand the country’s dog laws and routinely assume stronger protections are in… read the article

British vets brave crocodiles to bring first veterinary care to Botswana villages

More than 750 animals were treated during pioneering week-long clinics in the eastern reaches of Botswana’s celebrated Okavango Delta, where… read the article

Number of animals used in British laboratory experiments rises to 2.54 million

New Home Office figures show sharp increases in the use of dogs, cats, birds and primates, prompting fresh calls for… read the article

First national blood bank for cats launches in UK

Pet Blood Bank UK wins regulatory approval to launch the country’s first national blood bank for cats – and is… read the article

The extraordinary powers of support dog Odin give ex-lawyer a new lease of life

A pet dog named Odin helped Jolyon Ellwood-Russell and his wife Jen through a dark time after a severe antibody… read the article