This painted dog needs your help. Look at its neck and you'll see the raw wound inflicted by an illegal snare that is still embedded in its flesh.
​This is one of the lucky ones. It has survived and has been found. A short sedation by dart is enough time to get in and remove the wire, clean the wounds and give appropriate medication: pain relief & antibiotics. But all this costs money. You can supply just a small amount of that money.
​We are trying to raise funds to get much needed medical supplies out to Painted Dog Conservation in Zimbabwe who are doing amazing work with the dogs, and the local communities that live alongside them.
​If you live local to our practices in Whitchurch or Wistaston, you can pop in and give us a donation. If not you can check out the PDC website and donate online. Even a couple of quid will make a big difference.
​Cheers
Steve

http://www.painteddog.co.uk/how-to-help-pdcuk.asp

I'm the 'supply teacher' of this years festival - stepping in to take the place of a couple of other speakers who've had to drop out. I attended last year and it was awesome. So many fantastic speakers, topics and demonstrations. It's great to be revisiting the Orangutans as a topic as I have so many fantastic stills of my little orange friends. I'm also part of a team talking about 'Cool Animals' such as Albatross, Polar bears and other chilly creatures!

To find out more about the event check out the website HERE

Spring is around the corner and soon the grass, spring bulbs and other eager plants will burst upwards grabbing that all important sunlight. So this is the time to get out and harvest the perennial bounty of litter!
Every year our vet practice gets involved in a litter picking session or two around the town of Whitchurch. This is the time to do it, while the offending material is visible amongst the suppressed winter vegetation. Litter annoys the vast majority of us and it's hard to get into the mindset of someone who is perfectly happy to discard their trash along some beautiful byways and paths in their own town. Rather than just get annoyed about it, good people have decided to do something about it. It's incredible at how much can be achieved by small team of well organised volunteers. There's a great sense of achievement and it turns into a nice social outing. If your local to Whitchurch why not come and join us - if not check out your local town / village's website to see if they are getting involved (if not organise a litter pick yourself - contact your local council who generally will supply equipment).

Meet: Saturday 21st March, 9.45am in Civic Centre Market Hall

http://whitchurch.info/2015/02/whitchurch-joins-the-national-community-clear-up-day/