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The Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre, in Hurst, Berkshire has won a valuable £500 donation from the UK’s favourite pet insurance provider, Petplan. 
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Founded over 40 years ago in Wokingham, staff and supporters of the Diana Brimblecombe Animal Rescue Centre have helped thousands of unwanted, stray and neglected animals. The centre has now relocated in Hurst, where animals are accommodated in specially adapted and purpose-built space on a 14 acre site.
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If you are a cat owner, then it is imperative that you get your cat vaccinated. After an initial course of vaccines, you should then remember to visit your vet every year for booster injections. Exact costs will vary from practitioner to practitioner, so you may want to shop around for the best price before making any appointment. However, it is important that you, as a responsible owner, do get your cat vaccinated otherwise you are leaving them open to a number of different diseases that can adversely affect their health.
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To celebrate Petplan’s sponsorship of last weekend’s Fidelity Blenheim Palace International Horse Trials in Oxfordshire, the UK’s favourite pet and leading equine insurer is giving spectators who attended the four day event the chance to win a Petplan pet bed or horse cooler rug.
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If you attended the horse trials from the 9th-12th of September all you have to do is visit www.petplan.co.uk/spotted and look through Petplan’s Blenheim gallery to see if you were spotted in the crowd. If you see yourself ‘circled’ in one of the photos then you are one of four lucky winners.
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September 28, 2010 marks the fourth World Rabies Day.  This annual event, led by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control, provides a unique platform for individuals and organisations to raise awareness and understanding about the importance of rabies prevention. 
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Rabies remains one of the most serious viral zoonoses presently encountered worldwide.  Despite being 100 per cent preventable, it is estimated that 55,000 people die worldwide from rabies each year, approximately one person every ten minutes: half are children under the age of 15.
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The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is proud to support World Rabies Day by once again urging UK veterinary surgeons to raise their staff and clients’ awareness of the implications of rabies when they travel abroad.  The BVA Overseas Group has produced some simple advice, available on the BVA website, on reducing the risk of contracting the disease, which gives guidance on vaccination and wound cleansing.  
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Over 75 unique and original lots will be going under the hammer next month, in support of The British Horse Society’s latest campaign to help ‘Draw the Line’ on indiscriminate breeding of equines.
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The campaign will encourage horse owners to ‘think before you breed’ and through increased education, awareness and castration programmes ensure fewer poor quality foals are created and subjected to an uncertain, and often unpleasant future.
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Fleas are a common problem amongst household pets, and they can cause some serious health issues if they are not kept under control. Whilst we always recommend purchasing a solution such as Frontline for your cat or dog, it is important to remember to de-flea the home they live in as well, as they can live in carpets, sofas and bedding.
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All it takes is for one flea to either jump onto you or your pet, and if unchecked, soon your whole house will become infested with them. A full blown flea infestation is not easy to get rid of, but by following our handy tips, you should manage to eradicate them after a bit of trial and error.
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With summertime in full swing, and although the sun hasn’t shined as much as we may have liked, it is important to remember that your pets can feel the heat just as much as you can. In this humid weather, dog owners in particular need to make sure that their canine companions are not left in cars for long periods of time with no access to ventilation or cool water.
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Whilst temperatures remain warm, the interior of a car is a potential hazard for dogs, as the windows and metal chassis turn your car into a mobile greenhouse. Each year the news reports that more careless owners have unwittingly caused harm to their pets by leaving them in the car whilst they have gone shopping, and come back to find their loved ones have passed away from dehydration. This could have been easily avoided if a little more care had been taken on the owner’s part.
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The health of your cat or dog is closely linked to their diet and the food you give them to eat. Whilst you must be careful not to overfeed them, you should also make sure that you given them plenty of food to suit their appetite and not underfeed them. Your pet has its own individual appetite, and you should govern their food intake based upon three factors – their size, age and how much energy they burn up each day. In addition, how much food they consume can also be affected by how tasty their diet is and individual feeding patterns.

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Representatives from Lottery-funded project, Stepney Bank Stables, are gearing up to attend The National Lottery Awards 2010, broadcast live on BBC One on Saturday 4 September.
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The Awards are the annual search to find the UK’s favourite Lottery-funded projects and Stepney Bank Stables has reached the final stage of the competition in the Best Education Project category. All of the projects in the running have already received Lottery funding and a short film documenting the amazing work of each of the 21 finalists will be broadcast on live TV, before the winners of each of the seven categories are announced.
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The British Veterinary Association, some of the UK’s largest animal charities, law enforcement agencies and unions have today jointly called on the leaders of the main political parties to work together to introduce improved and updated legislation to protect dog welfare and public safety.
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The 20 groups have come together to demand action against irresponsible dog owners by the Government and the provision of necessary resources for those tasked with policing dog control laws.
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It comes ahead of the summary of responses from Defra’s consultation on dog legislation which is expected this autumn. The consultation received more than 4,000 responses by the time it closed in June, indicating the scale of interest in the subject.
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