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A more than unusual British wet summer has caused ideal breeding conditions for snail and slug populations - and for the dangerous parasite that they carry with them. 
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Pet news stories over the past year have increasingly been dominated with stories about our pets health - in particular, that of rising obesity levels.  The Campaign for Real Pet Food, which is launched today, wants pet food manufacturers to be forced by law to list all ingredients on their packaging so that owners know what they are feeding their pets.

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A survey carried out by animal insurer, Petplan, has revealed that vets are surgically removing some very unusual items from our pets. The list of foreign objects recovered from the nation’s cats and dogs includes: kebab skewers, razor blades, socks and underwear along with more unusual items such as a bag of nails, a firework and a doll’s head.

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2009 PDSA Pet Pawtraits Calendar Released.  Twelve ‘pawtraits’ capturing the special relationship between some of the UK’s top celebrities and their adored pets have been revealed in the 2009 PDSA Pet Pawtraits Calendar.
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As the nation piles on the pounds, so do our pets.  Podgy pooches and curvy cats are increasing in number - and the UK now tops the poll for the unhealthiest pets in Europe.  But almost half of our nations cats and dogs are overweight and recent research suggests that 15% are actually clinically obese.
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With the increase in costs for pedigree dogs and pedigree cats, pet news pages are being inundated with stories of pets being stolen from peoples homes, and even whilst dogs are being walked by their owners.  However, more exotic animals are being chipped for security purposes.