Animals

Horses have been a very helpful animal throughout human history, and are still crucial to life in many areas of the world, as well as being much loved pets  for others. We’re showing our appreciation of this magnificent animal by exploring some of the more specialised areas of their anatomy and the less well known, interesting facts that go with it!  Digestive system  Things ingested by horses can only...Read More

We all love our dogs and want to keep them as safe and as happy as possible. In this blog we have highlighted 18 all-weather safety tips.
We also have a FREE poster "Travelling with your dog" available to download to help ensure all future car journeys you may take with your pooch are safe, too!
Summer
- Do not leave dogs in...Read More

As the summer and hot weather is now upon us, pet owners should be alert to the danger of heatstroke in dogs.
Heatstroke is a state of hyperthermia, where the body is unable to lose heat faster than it is generated. It can cause major problems for the body’s tissues, internal organs and how they function.
Common causes of heatstroke are over-exercising...Read More

As it’s cow appreciation day on the 11th July, we thought we’d investigate the more specialised areas of the cow's anatomy – and we think you might be very surprised!
The stomach
It is a common myth that cows have four stomachs – they only have the one, but it is split into four chambers. It is enormous! If all four compartments...Read More