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Asian Hornets: How to keep your home and garden safe

Last year, the UK continued to experience some occurrences of Asian Hornets. While it was hoped a British winter would kill them off, it appears that the pests have survived - meaning it's likely they are now around for good. This means British gardeners may have to get used to deterring these pests if they want to be able to enjoy their outside spaces this summer and protect native wildlife.

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PDSA Weekly Vet Q&A - 19 March 2024

Dear PDSA Vet, I'm a new hamster owner, and still learning all about proper hamster care! Am I meant to wash my hamster, such as give him a little bath like you would do for a dog? Chloe

Hi Chloe, hamsters are pretty good at keeping themselves clean so shouldn't ever need you to wash them. Water can actually remove the protective oils from your hamster's fur, so it would do more harm...

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Cats Protection welcomes Animal Welfare (Import of Cats, Dogs and Ferrets) Bill

Cats Protection has welcomed a new law which will ban the import of declawed cats and introduce tougher welfare rules to protect pets being bought into the UK for sale.

The charity says the Animal Welfare (Import of Cats, Dogs and Ferrets) Bill will bring with it much-needed restrictions on the animals which can be imported into the UK, including a ban on transporting heavily...

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Lorna and Nora Crufts heelwork to music winner

'Dog in a million' from Devon and owner crowned winners at Crufts

Nora, a five-year-old Border Collie, and her owner Lorna Syrett from East Budleigh, Devon, won the heelwork to music freestyle final at the world's greatest dog show, Crufts, on Friday 8 March.

Each year Crufts hosts the finals of both heelwork to music and the freestyle competitions. All advanced level dogs and handlers can qualify for Crufts by entering one or more of a series of...

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Crufts Gamekeepers winner Emma and Tweed

Labrador Retriever from Inverness wins Gamekeepers' classes at Crufts

Nithvalley Tweed at Foxhope, a Labrador Retriever from Inverness, Scotland, known at home as Tweed, and owned by Mr and Mrs Bamford, and handled by Emma Bamford, was declared the overall winner of the Gamekeepers' Classes on Friday 8 March at Crufts 2024.

Tweed is four years old and triumphed in the category which is confined to working gundogs. Judged this year by Alan Meldrum,...

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Crufts Large Novice ABC agility winner Lorna and Drico

Scotland agility star crowned winner at Crufts

Drico, a seven-year-old Hungarian Viszla, and Lorna Kennedy from Edinburgh, Scotland, won The Kennel Club Large Novice ABC (Anything But Collie) Agility competition, after battling it out against seven other finalists at Crufts, the world's greatest dog show, on Friday 8 March.

The final, which was sponsored by YuMOVE, saw eight large dogs in Grades 1-5 of agility, other than Border...

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Crufts Junior Warrant winner Linda and Cash

Bearded Collie from Yorkshire wins major award at world's most famous dog show

Cash, a Bearded Collie from Saltburn-on-Sea, Yorkshire, owned by Linda Peirson, has won the Junior Warrant Winner of the Year competition final at Crufts 2024 on Thursday 7 March.

Cash (Farmarens Like A Circus For Kiltondale JW) has had a great start to his dog show career, winning the Junior Warrant, an award for pedigree dogs from the ages of 6 to 18 months which have won a series...

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Heelwork to music competition

Border Collie from Nottinghamshire crowned winner at Crufts

Elsa, a seven-year-old Border Collie, and her owner Nicci Hindson from Newark, Nottinghamshire, won the Heelwork to Music final at the world's greatest dog show, Crufts.

Nicci Hindson and Elsa beat nine other finalists to win the heelwork to music final on Thursday 7 March.

Each year Crufts hosts the finals of both heelwork to music and freestyle competitions. All advanced...

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Crufts Best in Group Toy

A Papillon from Sweden wins place in Crufts Best in Show final

Raffa, a Papillon from Sweden, and owner Asta Maria Gudbergsdottir, won the Toy group title at Crufts 2024 today (Thursday 7 March), qualifying them for one of just seven places in the Best in Show final on Sunday evening.

Raffa (Ch Fashion First High Priority), aged two, handled and owned by Asta Maria will return to the Resorts World Arena at the NEC Birmingham on Sunday 10 March,...

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Abbie and Dean Cund with Elton, a French Bulldog - Utility Group winner

A French Bulldog from Birmingham wins place in Crufts Best in Show final

Elton, a French Bulldog from Birmingham and co-owner Abbie Cund won the Utility group title at Crufts 2024 today (Thursday 7 March), qualifying them for one of just seven places in the Best in Show final on Sunday evening.

Elton (Ch Chelmbull Rocket Man WW), aged three, handled by Abbie Cund who also co-owns Elton with Dean Cund, Alex Harrop and Linda Harrop will return to the...

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Zen, a Jack Russell Terrier, Terrier group winner at Crufts 2024, with Kao Miichi and Hiroshi Tsukuk

Jack Russell Terrier from Japan wins place in Crufts Best in Show final

Zen, a Jack Russell Terrier from Japan, and his owner Hiroshi Tsuyuki, won the Terrier Group title at Crufts 2024 today (Sunday 10 March), qualifying them for one of just seven places in the Best in Show final later this evening.

Zen (Ch Original Master's Voice Lovesong Monamour), aged nine, co-owned by Hiroshi Tsuyuki and Kao Miichi, will return to the Resorts World Arena at the NEC...

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