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Interpet Publishing has scheduled the release of Mini Encyclopedia of Rabbit Breeds and Care, by Geoff Russell to coincide with National Rabbit Week. Rabbit Breeds & Care is the fifth in the Mini Encyclopedia series. The books are compact, comprehensive, and easy to consult paperbacks of 208-pages with glossy covers. The new rabbit book gives a short history of rabbits, followed by advice on ‘buying’, ‘feeding’, and ‘housing’ rabbits. Part two focuses on keeping rabbits healthy and happy. Further chapters on ‘showing’ and ‘training’ precede an extensive section profiling rabbit breeds. And at a retail price of just £9.99, this book provides great value for money.
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Celebrity Paws auction starts tomorrow and offers the purrfect Christmas present for someone who has everything!   Cat loving celebrities have kindly donated their ‘paw prints’ to the UK’s leading cat welfare charity, Cats Protection, in a bid to raise money for the charity and offer the public the chance to score the most unique Christmas presents on offer this festive season.
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With an increasing number of vets now regularly dealing with pets that have travelled abroad and returned infected with diseases such as Leishmaniosis and Babesiosis, the BVA Animal Welfare Foundation has relaunched its advisory leaflet  ‘Taking your pets abroad - your guide to diseases encountered abroad’.
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Its always difficult when a pet dies, as the founders of the My Pet Friends site recently found out when their own dog Pepsi passed away a few weeks ago, but as humans we have others around us who can help us get over the sadness that such a loss causes.  However, what if your pet outlives you?  That’s exactly what happened to Fred the African grey parrot whose owner passed away leaving him distraught and entering a deep depression.
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Parents are being warned not to buy hamsters or other exotic animals as pets because they can carry potentially deadly germs.  Exotic pets may be more prone than cats and dogs to bite and scratch, putting children younger than five particular risk.
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Following discussion at its Ethics and Welfare Group the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has called for an independent review of the breeding of dogs as well as the permanent identification of all registered pedigree dogs. 
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Hot on the heels of Pedigree who pulled a lucrative £1.5 million sponsorship deal, the Pets Dispensary for Sick Animals has followed suit.  The PDSA said it was withdrawing from all Kennel Club events over unacceptable breeding practices and health issues affecting some pedigree dog breeds.
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A vet from Guernsey, who was continuously being asked about cat flap design and functionality, launched a revolutionary one of his own. The cat flap has a unique selling feature – it synchronises with a cat’s existing microchip number to selectively control access through the cat flap. This intelligent cat flap is called the Pet Porte Microchip Cat Flap from Pet Porte Ltd. It was the first time that microchips were used in conjunction with cat flaps and the product has already been winning awards.
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