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Added to the popular soft snack range from Trixie are two new treat lines. Each product contains a bulk mix of small taste treats presented in a totally new way for the company. Named Soft Snack Happy Mix and Soft Snack Bony Mix, these new lines are the first Trixie treats to be sold in bulk in re-sealable buckets. Ideal for dog training, each bucket contains 500g of small shaped soft treats in a re-sealable clear tub with a carrying handle.
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Soft Snack Happy Mix contains chicken, lamb and salmon identifiable with cream, brown and red treat pieces. Soft Snack Bony Mix also contains three coloured bone shaped treats with beef, lamb, salmon and chicken. These soft snack treats contain no added sugar. A label on the tub includes an ingredients list and further nutritional information.
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No matter how frequently some conditions are seen, there is nearly always scope for carrying out a faster, smarter and more cost-effective clinical work-up, BVA Congress delegates will be told in a series of BSAVA sponsored talks at the annual BVA Congress in London, September 22-24
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The BSAVA has drawn up a high quality CPD programme to complement the political debates at BVA’s annual meeting, with lectures from leading specialists from university and private referral centres. They will be focussing on feline medicine, on gastrointestinal medicine/surgery, and on cardiorespiratory medicine, explains Professor Ian Ramsey, of the University of Glasgow veterinary school, who drafted the menu.
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The one thing that these three disparate areas of practice have in common is that they provide a constant challenge to the clinical skills of general practitioners in small animal and mixed practices. So his idea in choosing the speakers was to look at disciplines in which efforts to improve and refresh clinical knowledge will have immediate applications in providing a better service to clients, Prof. Ramsey explains.
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Petplan, the UK’s favourite pet insurance provider, is giving pet owners the chance to win a brand new iPod Touch and a Sony iPod Dock when you ‘Like’ their PetplanUK Facebook page.
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Visitors who ‘Like’ the PetplanUK Facebook fan page, before the 31st of August 2011, will automatically be entered into a draw to win an 8GB Apple iPod Touch and a Sony iPod Speaker doc with twin speakers, built in alarm and an AM/FM radio, together worth over £400.
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The British Horse Society is encouraging riders and carriage drivers throughout the UK to hold an equestrian event to mark BHS Access Week (May 20-30)
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The Society’s Access Week is a time for BHS staff, volunteers and members to hold events to raise awareness of equestrian access issues. There are many ways to get involved, with local bridleways groups and BHS committees running various activities throughout the ten days. National events are promoted on the BHS website, www.bhs.org.uk.
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A popular option for those wishing to raise funds for the Access Fighting Fund is the BHS Ride for Access scheme – now into its fourth year. A fun, sociable way of raising money for the BHS, and getting together with other riders in your area, Rides for Access is a great opportunity for riders to enjoy current routes and preserve equestrian routes for the future. A Ride for Access pack is available from the BHS which contains everything you require to organise and publicise your event.
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Alsager Animals In Need centre, in Alsager (Stoke-on-Trent), has won a valuable £500 donation from the UK’s favourite pet insurance provider, Petplan. 
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The small local caring rescue service centre has been running since 1987 and provides shelter and veterinary care for sick, injured, stray and abandoned cats and dogs in the surrounding area. 
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Joanne Cooper, Centre Manager of Alsager Animals in Need said, “We’re so surprised to have won this money. We would like to thank Petplan for this donation. The money will be used to fund the rescue work we do.”
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The Animal Welfare Foundation’s annual Discussion Forum on Monday 16th May will debate consumer choice through welfare labelling of meat, including religious slaughter, as well as exotic animal welfare, a topic which was voted top welfare concern at last year’s Forum.
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Dogs Trust in Evesham has won a valuable £500 donation from the UK’s favourite pet insurance provider, Petplan. 
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Founded in 1891, the Dogs Trust is now the largest dog welfare charity in the UK, caring for over 16,000 dogs at 17 different rehoming centres throughout the country.
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The Evesham Branch can care for around 140 dogs at any one time, ranging from very young puppies to very old dogs who are all looking for permanent homes with families.
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World Veterinary Day (WVD) takes place annually on the last Saturday of April and this year veterinary professionals from around the world join together on April 30 to raise awareness of the profession’s role in rabies prevention and control.
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The World Veterinary Association (WVA) created World Veterinary Day in 2000 as an annual celebration of the veterinary profession.  The WVA, World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), and Global Alliance for Rabies Control (GARC) have joined forces to promote this year’s theme 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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OK, its only April and we have been reminded that this time a few years ago, many parts of the UK had only just come out of a cold spell that left us snow covered, but the temperature is increasing so remember to look out for your pets.
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The usual advice applies and many now know this, but just by way of reminder ensure your pet is indoors in a cool/shady place during the hottest part of the day – usually 11-3; has access to plenty of fresh water and is not left in a hot car, van or a conservatory.
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