Happy, healthy pets start with good information
Friendly, practical guides to caring for dogs, cats, rabbits, small pets, birds and reptiles, drawing on advice from UK animal charities, vets and the law.
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Guides for real pet-owner moments
From choosing the right pet to keeping them safe and settled through life's changes.
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Cats and Children: Choosing a Cat, Settling It In and Teaching Children to Handle It, According to Cats Protection
How Cats Protection advises families to choose a cat, create safe spaces, make first introductions and teach children to handle and read a cat.
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Keeping Gerbils: What the RSPCA Says About Gerbilariums, Deep Bedding, Same-Sex Groups, Diet and Handling
What the RSPCA says gerbils need: a deep-bedded gerbilarium, stable same-sex groups, a suitable diet and gentle handling.
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Tail Docking and Ear Cropping in Dogs: What the Animal Welfare Act 2006 Prohibits in England and Wales, the Working-Dog Exemption and Imported Dogs
What the Animal Welfare Act 2006 says about docking tails and cropping ears in England and Wales, the working-dog exemption and the 2025 import…
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Cats That Hunt and Bring Prey Home: What Cats Protection Advises and What a University of Exeter Trial Found About Play, Food and Collar Covers
Why well-fed cats hunt and bring prey home, what Cats Protection advises, and what a controlled trial found about play, diet, puzzle feeders and…
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Why Dogs Bark and What to Do About It: What Dogs Trust and the RSPCA Advise, and How Councils in England Treat Barking Dogs
Why dogs bark and how to reduce it, per Dogs Trust and the RSPCA, plus how councils in England treat barking dogs as a…
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Feeding an Adult Cat: Complete Food, Wet or Dry, Mealtimes and Bowl Placement, According to Cats Protection and International Cat Care
What Cats Protection and International Cat Care say about choosing complete cat food, wet versus dry, how often to feed, where to put bowls…
