Eurotunnel Pet Transport Changes
Just a quick one to say that Eurotunnel have changed the terms relating to the transport of more than 10 pets at time from Calais to Folkestone and as from …
Exercising Your Galgo
Two questions that I get asked regularly regarding Galgos are: how much space do they need? and how much exercise do they need? Now I should stress that I am …
Vet or Vet Tech: Which Animal-Related Career is Right for You?
Although both a veterinarian and a veterinary technician perform similar day-to-day duties, the roads to each of these professions are very different. In order to become a vet, one must …
MY Cat Oscar’s Anniversary
28/02/14: AND now we have another anniversary. Today it is 5 years since beautiful Oscar came to live with us, at first as a foster cat, but almost immediately as …
Dude
Thought it was time to introduce Dude, our Harley Bear, who has been traveling with Sands and I since 2001 when we got him along with the 2001 Fat Boy, …
Bosnia Update
I received the email below from a journalist in Bosnia. I am writing this from Bosnia, amidst the ongoing protestations and burning of government buildings. It is a very weird …
How to Celebrate Pet Parents on Mother’s Day
Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother, according to Oprah Winfrey. For those of us with furry children, we know this all too well. The same motherly …
Fury over ‘atrocious’ dog treatment at shelter in Spain
Good to see another Spanish newspaper, this time the Olive Press highlighting the plight of rescue dogs here in Spain. A spontaneous protest formed outside an animal shelter this weekend …
Spain animal rights groups call for ban on hunting with dogs
Good to see the following article on the Expatica Site. Animal rights groups on Thursday urged Spain to ban the use of dogs in hunting, which they said leads to …
Changes To The PETS Scheme
Just been speaking to someone from the Office of Fair Trading because somebody in Germany had complained to the AHVLA that we imported a dog to the UK last December …