Pet News Blog

A new breed of social media has begun, for pets, according to a recent survey, one in ten pets now have their own profile page on a social networking site such as Facebook. It was also revealed that more than 50% of pet owners post updates with photos & videos of their pets and their antics on to social sites such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.

Bailey the Jack Russell terrier was out walking off his lead with his owners Mr and Mrs Matthews and his fellow doggie companion Lucy, when he fell into the sea from an 80ft sheer cliff in Dorset. He fell into three feet of water which prevented him from having any serious injuries, but left him stranded in the sea paddling frantically.

A new survey carried out on UK pet owners with 36,000 pets, concluded that we are now choosing more human names for our pets over the common traditional pet names.

There's a new addition to our listed pet insurance companies, The Co-Operative insurance, who are currently offering a 25% online discount for new policies until 31st December 2011.

Dean Allen, a 15-year-old boy risked his own life by jumping into a river to save his pet dog, Bronk, from drowning. Dean had taken his dog for a casual walk with his friend, by the River Ryton near where he lived in Worksop, Nottinghamshire.

The new Passport Rules being put in place will allow thousands more pet owners to take their pets abroad with them for the first time. The new rules should also save pet owners around £7 million a year in fees.

We rarely talk about pet supplies and retailers on the blog, but thought we would give a special mention to zooplus after finding their sale & snapping up a few bargains last night!

Search and rescue dog Cluanie, saved three walkers on Saturday at around 4pm, when they had got lost on Snowdon in thick cloud above a steep drop. The walkers phoned the mountain rescue team as soon as they realised they were lost and the rescue team went up the mountain in search of them, along with Cluanie and her handler Helen Howe.

Mog the cat suffered severe nerve damage in his front legs after an unfortunate car crash in February this year, luckily this story might have a happy ending, thanks to his weekly swimming lessons!

We’re proud to announce that the pet community sponsored by Compare Pet Care has just been re-launched! Complete with a new design, new forum software & a new domain name, the site formerly known as PetForums.biz has been re-launched as PetForum.co.uk.

Take your dog to work Day is this Friday (June 24th) in the USA and although this event hasn’t taken off in the UK just yet, more companies are realising the benefits of having pets in the workplace.

A family from Warwickshire have been working hard with animal charity Nowzad to bring Peg, a 3 year old mongrel, back to the UK after being on patrol with their son in Afgahnistan, who was sadly killed with his colleague earlier this year.

Derek has been labelled the ‘unluckiest dog’ after three failed attempts to be rehomed. Derek is currently living at the RSPCA West Hatch branch in Somerset, and has been there for over a year. He is a Staffordshire bull terrier cross Collie and was handed over to the RSPCA by his homeless owner.

Pedigree® have teamed up with Channel 4 to help raise money for both the Great Ormond Street Hospital and the Pedigree Adoption Drive charities. Comedian Alan Carr plays a dog in the Pedigree® Dentastix® promotional advert for Dental Care Month and as part of the Channel 4 Comedy Gala

Recent research conducted at the University of Nottingham, funded by Asthma UK, may have discovered what triggers the allergic reaction some people suffer from our feline friends. It’s believed this breakthrough could lead to a new drug designed to prevent the allergic reaction from occurring.