Shout About Pets

The registered charity Pet Blood Bank UK (PBBuk) was launched in March 2007 and since then has received over three hundred blood donations.  Unsurprisingly the charity is looking out for more.  You may not realise this but from just one donation from your pet up to four animals can be helped. 

The law was changed in October 2005 which now allows for pet blood to be stored for the first time.   Pet Blood Bank UK was therefore established to collect, separate and store pet blood that can then be supplied to vets as and when required across the UK.

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Chinchillas are a great pet for older children and adults.  They are low maintenance and are inquisitive and friendly creatures.  With lots of patience and attention they can become very tame.  They are naturally timid creatures and do not cope well with rough handling so they are not suitable for smaller children. 

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The benefits that a pet can bring to its owner are well documented with animal therapy being a treatment in its own right for helping people recover from traumatic experiences, physical injury and behavioural issues.  Dogs in particular play a massive role in our society supporting vulnerable people and giving them greater access to live their lives.  The most archetypal image is the golden Labrador with its blind owner.  These expertly trained animals give those people suffering from loss of sight the ability to leave the confines of their homes and get out and about.

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There are thousands of pets abandoned or given up every week.  There are still many irresponsible cat owners who don’t get their cat’s spayed or neutered and end up with kittens on their hands that they cannot re-home.  Smaller breeds of pets such as hamsters, gerbils and rabbits are also to be found at most rescue homes.

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No matter whether your dog is long haired or short haired there will be times when you need to bath your dog. When choosing a breed research how much time you need to groom and care for your dog’s coat as some of the longer haired breeds will need considerable attention and you’ll also need to pay for their coats to be trimmed.

My dog Tashi is a Shih Tzu. One of the benefits to his breed is that they don’t shed hair but consequently I need to get him cut every six to eight weeks which on average costs around £25.00 per cut. As Tashi likes to ramble and is magnetically drawn to any puddle or patch of mud in the vacinity he often needs bathing in between cuts.

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