Please help Rudozem Street Dogs build their New Shelter

Good friends of ThePet.net Rudozem Street Dog Rescue (RSDR) have set up as a charitable group to help them achieve registered charity status in the UK. And their fundraising idea for this year is a good one, as they are planning a ‘Great Swim’  – a one mile swim in open water in the Strathclyde [...]

National Microchipping Month: So Why Should You Microchip Your Pet?

Once again ThePet.net is proud to support National Microchipping Month – a campaign that encourages and promotes responsible pet ownership through microchipping as the preferred method of permanent pet identification. The best way to get involved is by getting your pet microchipped and/or going along to a National Microchipping Month event. So why should you [...]

PUP AID Update: Just a few Exhibitors/Performers spaces left!!

We can’t believe the interest we’ve already received from exhibitors and performers for this year’s Puppy Farm Awareness Day in Brighton on Sept 19th!! So many of you are keen to get involved and make a noise about this horrific industry that just seems to keep on growing – which means of course that more [...]

World’s Biggest Puppy Party!!

Dog-loving celebrities and sports personalities are giving their full support to Puppy Farm Awareness Day which takes place this year on 19th September 2009. This special day will help to educate the millions of people in the UK who are considering buying a puppy but are unsure who to contact and what to do next [...]

ThePet.net and Poopod celebrate a decade of poop

We’re joining up this month with award-winning clever all-in-one dog-walking device Poopod to remind all responsible dog owners how important it is to clean up after their dogs. Dog faeces is potentially a huge danger to humans. Primary school children and footballers are most at risk from diseases passed on from undisposed of infected dog [...]

Fat Fluffs… bunny mad madness

ThePet.net continues to celebrate our ‘Year of the Rescue Pet’ as we’re sharing our stand this weekend with Fat Fluffs rabbit rescue at the Ultimate Pet Show taking place at Birmingham’s NEC.

ITV Vet Documentary Causes Controversy

You may have seen ThePet.net’s vet Marc Abraham on ITV1 documentary ‘Pets Undercover’ on the Tonight programme a couple of weeks back. The programme has ignited massive debate both within the veterinary profession and in the wider public on the issue of pet and owner exploitation including what vets charge and the range of services [...]

Does Your Dog have the ‘Woof Factor’?

Older rescue-dogs charity Oldies Club is celebrating older dogs by holding a fundraising photo competition especially for dogs aged seven and over and there is only two days left to enter your dog’s picture! ThePet.net co-founder vet Marc Abraham is one of the judges, alongside fellow dog-lovers Brian Blessed and Victoria Stilwell! The winning pooch [...]

ThePet.net Supports the National Skin Health Survey

ThePet.net is very proud to support the National Skin Health Survey, launched by Yumega-makers Lintbells in response to the massive recent surge in skin enquiries they’ve received. According to Yumega, a potentially harmful combination of climatic conditions, centrally-heated environments and, most significantly, diet has the greatest impact on skin and coat health but the extent of the [...]

ThePet.net at Crufts 2009!

This week ThePet.net will be at Birmingham’s NEC as we’ve got our own stand at the World’s Biggest Dog Show. If you’re going too then make sure you come and say ‘Hi’ to ThePet.net founders Marc Abraham and Andrew Seel on Stand 10 in Hall 3. Our ThePet.net Stand will also have something for the [...]