Marc the vet

Dogs Trust Honours Latest News: Pooches get ready to take a Bow-wow!!

I’m looking forward to joining in the celebrations at next month’s Dogs Trust Honours.

I’ve heard that yet another set of wonderful nominations have been pored over and following tears, laughter and some help from Dogs Trust’s many canine chums, they are delighted to announce the finalists for the 2010 Dogs Trust Honours. Take a look [...]

This week’s Pet Club on ITV’s This Morning

I’ll be holding my second-ever Pet Club on Wednesday 12th May on ITV’s This Morning with Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby (below).

I’ll be chatting about ‘How to get the right dog for you’ and talking about puppy farming, buying a puppy from a responsible breeder e.g. Kennel Club Accredited Breeders, and of course adopting a [...]

Checklist for Buying a Pedigree Puppy

If you’re dead-set on buying a pedigree puppy and you’ve already considered visiting your local rescue shelter and adopting a dog then please ensure you don’t fall into the trap of buying a puppy bred on a cruel puppy farm.
By following these simple points it’s likely that you will purchase a well-bred happy and healthy [...]

Launch of National Microchipping Month June 2010

I’ll be attending the launch of this year’s National Microchipping Month at London Zoo on June 1st at 10am.

National Microchipping Month is a campaign that encourages and promotes responsible pet ownership through microchipping as the preferred method of permanent pet identification.

Lost, stolen or strayed, having your pet microchipped can be the only guaranteed method of [...]

Channel 4 News Exclusive: RSPCA to turn away unwanted animals

This story broke last week but very interesting, controversial, and well-worth a read.
It suggests that the RSPCA will only take properly abused animals and not just unwanted ones. So basically if you want to successfully rehome your pet you have to be cruel to it first - bit ironic?
Furthermore, I watched an episode of [...]

ITV This Morning Debut: Wed 28th April

I’m very excited about making my This Morning debut this Wednesday and joining Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby in the studio to talk about… Pets!!

This weeks item is all about ‘The First Pet’ and I’ll be giving advice about choosing a rabbit, hamster, gerbil or guinea pig for your family. I’ll also be following the [...]

Mumbai: Working with Welfare of Stray Dogs India (WSD)

I’m off to Mumbai, India to volunteer with the fantastic organisation Welfare of Stray Dogs India (WSD), a non-profit trust dedicated to helping street dogs set up and registered with the Government in 1985.

Recognised by the Animal Welfare Board of India (Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India) and associated with the Royal Society [...]

BBC Radio Sussex - Next Live Phone-in & Chat

I’ll be back on BBC Radio Sussex on Tuesday 26th April at 11am inviting calls from concerned pet-owners.

As well as the monthly live phone-in, I’ll also be chatting about working with the lovely Joanna Page (from Gavin & Stacey), looking forward to my first ever item on ITV’s This Morning and next week’s trip to [...]