Cats in the wild

Pete Wedderburn or ‘Pete the Vet’ talks on TV3’s Ireland AM program about stray ‘pet’ cats and how they differ from feral ‘wild’ cats. Click here to watch and you can visit Pete the Vet’s blog here.

By Adam. Posted in Cats

Give your dog the X-factor

Forget the peoples Republic of Jedward here comes the Puppies Republic of Jedward! Fans of Jedward can now make their pups the envy of the whole park with ‘I Love Jedward’ t-shirts for pets.

If you are happy to part with £22.50 then you can buy them here.

By Adam. Posted in Dogs, Random

Cork family hoping to find lost dog online

A family from Riverstick, Co. Cork is hoping that an online campaign will re-unite them with their lost dog ‘Suds’. Suds is a 10 year old female Yorkshire terrier and has been missing since Saturday May 1^st.  A similar online campaign saw the safe return of Mac, a 2 year old Jack Russell, to his family in Bray Co. Wicklow.

The family in Cork are desperate to see Suds home safe and have exhausted all ‘offline’ efforts.  They have contacted local animal shelters, put up posters, visited local schools and the Gardai in an effort to spread the news about their lost dog.

After hearing about Mac’s successful online campaign, Suds’ family followed suit and set up a webpage where updates, pictures and sightings can be posted about Suds.  Suds even has her very own Facebook page.  Pets.ie hopes they will have a similar happy ending to Mac’s family in Bray.

Visit the website here: http://lost-dog-in-cork.com/

Visit the Facebook page here: http://tinyurl.com/35wseca

Pets.ie page: http://www.pets.ie/lost_found/missing_yorkshire_terrier_lost_cork-1109.html

By Adam. Posted in Dogs, Lost & Found

Crackdown on Dog-fighting

The north of Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Michelle Gildernew, is concerned that the recent crackdown on illegal dog-fighting in the north could push the problem over the border.

Dog fighting is an underground and illegal sport that involves betting against animals in bloody fights, often to the death. Its presence is known about and local governments are trying to eradicate the problem. Other barbaric sports like badger-baiting and cock-fighting are being cracked down on too. Two years ago an investigation by the BBC into dog-fighting in the North uncovered 15 illegal dog-fighting gangs.

The ministers for agriculture, north and south of the border, have agreed upon a new Animal Health and Welfare Strategy. The new strategy should help tackle issues such as: reducing the spread of animal disease, free movement of animals on the island and a united effort against animal cruelty.

By Adam. Posted in Animal Welfare, Dogs

Andrex pup voted Ireland’s Favourite Celebrity Dog

He waits until you are ‘sitting comfortably’ and then nicks your bog roll! The adorable Golden Retriever from the Andrex loo roll ads has been voted Ireland’s Favourite Celebrity Dog in a survey by charity Dogs Aid. Eddie from the hit Seattle sit-com Fraiser, Lassie and Beethoven were all voted second most popular in the poll.

By Adam. Posted in Dogs, Random