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24/06/2025
Highly intelligent, the African Giant Pouched Rats are saving lives on every front. From mine detection to TB identifica...
24/06/2025

Highly intelligent, the African Giant Pouched Rats are saving lives on every front. From mine detection to TB identification and wildlife anti poaching.

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24/06/2025

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Stand a chance to win a brand new Suzuki Jimny 5-Door!🚙

Our Car Raffle competition is back! Enter for a chance to win the vehicle of your dreams, and make a real difference in someone’s life.

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18/06/2025
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18/06/2025

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Live calves being exported for veal production History Repeats Itself – At Animals’ Expense Sometimes, it feels like we’ll never learn. That our mistakes of the past are just waiting to resurface, to be repeated all over again. That our promises to do better are just window-dressing for a hars...

12/06/2025

Sniffin' around for a learning opportunity? Join us THIS Friday, June 13th, at 11 a.m. ET to learn more about using detection dogs in conservation! 🐕

"Detection dogs are playing an increasingly important role in conservation and wildlife crime, but their use must be guided by ethical, dog-centered practices. Success depends on selecting the right dogs, providing comprehensive training, and ensuring handlers are well-prepared and supported by experienced mentors. As the field grows, it’s vital to prioritize quality over convenience and remain honest about project needs and canine capabilities— just because a dog can work doesn’t always mean it should. Let’s delve into the world of conservation detection dog team use and help guide end users in what to look for when using detection dog teams."

Learn more and register here: https://wildlife.org/events/event/ethical-and-effective-best-practices-for-detection-dog-use-in-conservation/

12/06/2025

This was said to me by a wonderful client yesterday, sort of apologetically.

But studies show dogs and cats fed raw meat and bone diets (RMBDs) see and use the vets less. Research by vegan-pet food researcher Professor Knight, found raw-fed dogs were less than half as likely to have multiple vet visits than those on kibble (and were twice as likely NOT to see the vet in a prior year).

Many reasons for this:

👊 Studies show RMBD's reduce the #1, 2 and 3 reasons for visiting the vet today (recurring skin, ear and gut conditions)

👊 Studies show RMBD's not only promote lean body mass, reducing obesity, but also reduce inflammation in the body dramatically. Put this together with the fact kibble contains zero of the crucial joint-building compounds required by your dog to build and maintain their joints (glucosamine, chondroitin, collagen, hyaluronic acid, animal-soruce omega 3, etc), RMBD's will also reduce the #4 reasons for visiting the vet today - joint issues.

👊 Studies show RMBD's result in cleaner teeth clean, particularly when raw meaty bones are fed in conjunction. This means less dentals. #5 reason for visiting the vet sorted.

👊 Studies also show owners that feed RMBD's are better read-up, the inevitable result being no early neutering, less chemical parasite control for pets with no parasites and no more annual vaccines for pets already adequately vaccinated for viruses. #6, 7, 8.

I am NOT saying you shouldn't get insurance.

Insurance is great, if you can afford it, because costs are definitely spiralling in parallel with the rise of chronic illness in pets over the last decade (weird as we never fed more drugs and junk prescription diets..), but keeping your pet HEALTHY and disease free is what we REALLY want, not meds and claims.

Invest in their health NOW or be forced to invest in it later.

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