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Camilla makes special visit to vets' college
The Duchess of Cornwall has met a onesie-wearing Siberian husky and a rabbit called Prince Harry during a visit to mark the 30th anniversary of a Royal Veterinary College (RVC) hospital.
April29thPets to get slim with Fit Club
A food-stealing Chihuahua who is almost 85% overweight and a cat who weighs over a stone have reached the finals of a UK-wide pet slimming competition.
April28thPero the pooch makes 240-mile journey home
A sheepdog has turned up on his owners' doorstep nearly two weeks after he went missing 240 miles away.
April27thCat becomes mum to baby squirrels
It's challenging enough being a new mum at the best of times.
April26thSniffer dog helps find 250k cigs
Casey the sniffer dog can justifiably claim to have one of the most sensitive snouts in the business.
April22ndPet supergroup sings Happy Birthday to Queen
Dogs, cats and rabbits are among the animals in a pet supergroup that has performed a 90th birthday tribute for the Queen.
April21stBoxer dog's binge sparks raisin warning
Ray, the binge-eating boxer, has sparked a warning about dogs eating raisins after he devoured the leftovers of the ingredients his owner had used to bake a cake.
April20thCharity staff 'stunned' by hermaphrodite kitten
A kitten handed into a Cats Protection home astounded vets who discovered it is a hermaphrodite - having both male and female organs.
April18thFire crew rescues cat from chimney
Firefighters have saved a cat that got stuck in a chimney by boring a hole through the brickwork.
April14thCalls for reform of Dangerous Dogs Act
Police have seized nearly 5,000 dogs suspected of being banned breeds from owners in England and Wales in the past three years, according to reports.
April13thForeign Office takes on Palmerston as 'chief mouser'
The Foreign Office is getting its own cat to help keep the rats, mice and other pests in Whitehall at bay.
April12thPet cat survives being sent 250 miles in post
The owner of a pet cat that was sent 250 miles in the post has said it was a miracle the moggy survived.
April11thDog turns mum for abandoned lamb
A farm dog is acting as a substitute mother for an abandoned new-born lamb. Shropshire lamb Rocky brought out all of pet Labrador Tia's maternal instincts four days after her birth, the BBC reports.
April8thWarning over flat-faced dog trend
Researchers are warning pet lovers over the increasing trend for flat-faced dogs. They say the loveable pugs are generally unhealthy with several breeds developing severe medical problems.
April7thDog microchipping becomes compulsory
More than one million dogs are yet to be microchipped, despite the fact it has become compulsory for pooches to have the procedure carried out from today.
April6thLyme disease in pets on the rise
Pet owners are being warned that cases of Lyme disease in Britain's dog and cat population have soared in the past seven years. The PDSA says instances have spiralled by 560% in that time, the Telegraph reports.
April5thDog blood donors urgently needed
Dog blood donors are in desperately short supply, according to an animal pet charity. Pet Blood Bank UK says an increase in demand means that it is regularly down to just a few pints, the BBC reports.
April4thCats top Battersea rehoming league
Battersea Dogs and Cats Home is finding its most new homes for cats. The rise in popularity over dogs is something that has never happened before in its 154-year existence.
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