Marc the vet

2011: My Doggy Round-up of the Year

Well it’s certainly been another interesting year in the world of dogs and once again for many reasons; there’s been great progress made in some areas of welfare but we seem to have gone backwards or stayed the same in others.
Earlier in the year we had Crufts – the world’s biggest dog show – and [...]

Christmas Pet Dangers

So the festive season is upon us again which presumably means most of us will be frantically decking out our halls with all sorts of colourful decorations and buying lovely pressies for all our friends and loved ones.
But it’s so important – like the rest of the year – to consider the happiness and safety [...]

‘Appy Christmas: £1 per App to Rescue Dogs with Canine Care

[ December 14, 2011 3:00 pm to January 2, 2012 3:00 pm. ] At this happy sparkly festive time of year it’s easy to only think of our own pets – spoiling them rotten with the latest toys, treats, and turkey scraps, with some of us even choosing to dress them up – after all they are part of the family.

But what about those poor rescue dogs who [...]

Urgent Appeal: Foster or Forever Home for Lillie‏

Lillie is a 12 year old Collie x Whippet x Jack Russell. Although Lillie is in a foster home at the moment, she really isn’t getting on with the other dog in the home and may have to move into kennels over Christmas if Oldies Club cannot find a suitable foster or forever home for [...]

Dog handling volunteers needed to help homeless people this Christmas

[ December 23, 2011; December 24, 2011; December 25, 2011; December 26, 2011; December 27, 2011; December 28, 2011; December 29, 2011; December 30, 2011; ] Specialist volunteers are urgently needed to donate their services to help homeless people in London over the festive season as part of Crisis at Christmas, running from Friday 23 December – Friday 30 December 2011.

Up to nine temporary centres will be set up in London by Crisis, the national charity for single homeless people, as [...]