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2010 National Pet Month sponsors
Argos
Argos is excited to be involved with National Pet Month to support and raise awareness of the importance of the health and wellbeing of Pets.
We have a choice of over 100 products in the Spring/Summer Argos Catalogue and our extended ranges online.
To view our range of Petcare products, please see pages 322-330 in the Spring/Summer catalogue and online at www.argos.co.uk
For details on Pet Insurance, please call 0800 422 0380 or visit www.argospetcare.co.uk
Countrywide
Countrywide is the leading UK business in the supply of products and services to the rural community, available to buy in over 40 country stores or on line at www.countrywidefarmers.co.uk
zooplus
zooplus.co.uk is the UK's largest online pet retailer, and offers over 7000 products for cats, dogs, small pets, birds, fish and reptiles. Discover a great range of discounts on pet supplies, as well as free shipping on orders over £19 and a 5% discount on your first order. To learn more, www.zooplus.co.uk
Special Friends
Harvey the Lifestyle Dog and Jennifer Hyland
Jennifer Hyland runs a small graphic design partnership from home and Harvey-Jay, her Retriever cross dog, is very much part of the organisation. However, in his own right he is leading the way to generating another business that has been inspired through client concepts and creative thinking. Not only has this generated work for her, it has realised promotional products and services in return.
Jennifer, the original Harvey and more lately Harvey-Jay, have been great supporters of National Pet Month for many years – check out their involvement with Purton Vets 2009 competition to see some of what they’ve been up to!
Allen and Endal
In 1991, Allen Parton was a Chief Petty Officer serving in the Royal Navy during the Gulf War. He had a very promising military career ahead of him and a wife and two children at home in Portsmouth. Then a tragic road accident changed his life completely. His famous dog Endal brought his, and his family’s, lives back from the brink. Sadly Endal is no more and he shares his life with EJ.
Trustees
National Pet Month is coordinated by 3 trustees, the National Office of Animal Health, the Pet Care Trust and the Pet Food Manufacturers Association.
National Office of Animal Health
The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) represents the
UK animal medicines industry: its aim is to promote the benefits
of safe, effective, quality medicines for the health and welfare
of all animals. The association has 31 corporate members and
12 associate members. In 2003 NOAH's members accounted for
well over 90% of the £398 million UK animal health market.
For further information, please see our websites www.noah.co.uk and www.pethealthinfo.org.uk
Pet Care Trust
The Pet Care Trust promotes the highest professional standards
within the pet care industry through events, education and
training, and communicates the benefits of pet ownership to
the public. The Trust is a national charity with around 1,400
members, overwhelmingly small and medium-sized enterprises
including pet shops, groomers, manufacturers, wholesalers,
colleges, boarding kennels and catteries.
For further information, please see our website: www.petcare.org.uk
Pet Food Manufacturers Association
PFMA aims to be the credible voice of a responsible pet food
industry. While striving to achieve a balanced regulatory environment
for the production of nutritious and safe food, PFMA also encourages
responsible pet ownership working in partnership with relevant
pet bodies. It aims to be the main resource for its members,
public and others as well as playing a lead role in forming
opinions in Europe through the European Pet Food Federation
(FEDIAF).
For further information, please see our website:www.pfma.com
Affiliate charities and organisations
During National Pet Month, many event organisers raise money for charities which support the health and welfare of Britain's pets, and work with animals that improve the quality of people's lives.
Animal Cancer Trust A
charity solely set up to fight cancer in our pets. Our main aims are to educate and provide information for owners and vets about the disease; to facilitate ethical research to improve our understanding of the different cancers; and to work with like-minded organisations and partners at home and abroad. Our website provides information about the different cancers and also where the specialists and specialist facilities are located in the UK. |
www.animalcancertrust.org.uk |
| Animal Health Trust | www.aht.org.uk |
| Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors | www.apbc.org.uk |
 Blue
Cross |
www.bluecross.org.uk |
| British Small Animal Veterinary Association | www.bsava.com |
| British Veterinary Association | www.bva.co.uk |
| British Veterinary Nursing Association | www.bvna.org.uk |
 Canine PartnersCanine Partners provide highly trained assistance dogs to transform the lives of people with disabilities enabling them to lead more independent lives. |
www.caninepartners.co.uk |
 Cats
Protection - Cats Protection is the UK's leading cat welfare
charity rehoming 60,000 cats each year through its nationwide
network of 29 adoption centres and 260 voluntary-run branches. |
www.cats.org.uk |
Chancepixies |
www.chancepixies.com |
| Dogs Home Battersea | www.dogshome.org |
| Dogs for the Disabled | www.dogsforthedisabled.org |
| Dogs Trust | www.dogstrust.org.uk |
 The Donkey SanctuaryThe Donkey Sanctuary’s aim is to prevent the suffering of donkeys worldwide through the provision of high quality, professional advice, training and support on donkey welfare. In the UK and Ireland permanent sanctuary is provided to any donkey in need of refuge. |
www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk |
 Feline
Advisory Bureau - FAB is a charity
dedicated to promoting the health and welfare of cats through
improved feline knowledge, to help us all care better for our cats. |
www.fabcats.org |
| The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association | www.guidedogs.org.uk |
| Hearing Dogs for Deaf People | www.hearingdogs.org.uk/about_contact.php |
 HorseWorldHorseWorld is one of the South-West’s leading equine charities, rescuing, rehabilitating and re-homing horses, ponies and donkeys in need. The majority of animals come to HorseWorld after being abandoned, mistreated or neglected, as retired racehorses or because their owners can no longer care for them. |
www.horseworld.org.uk |
| Jerry Green Foundation Trust (Jay Gee Sanctuary for Dogs)  |
www.jerrygreen.org.uk |
| The Kennel Club | www.the-kennel-club.org.uk |
| National Dog Wardens’ Association | www.ndwa.co.uk |
 National
Animal Welfare Trust - We rescue unwanted and abandoned
pets, rehoming them to loving new homes. We nurse many
back to health, never putting a healthy animal to sleep. |
www.nawt.org.uk |
 Northumberland Greyhound Rescue
are dedicated to the re-homing of retired ex-racing greyhounds across the North East of England. |
www.northumberlandgreyhoundrescue.org.uk |
 Pets
As Therapy (PAT) |
www.petsastherapy.org |
 Pet
Health Council -The Pet Health Council (PHC) aims to promote the health and welfare of pet animals in the interests of both pets and people. The PHC comprises a panel of expert veterinary and medical professionals and provides independent advice and information to consumers, the media, healthcare and veterinary professionals. |
www.pethealthcouncil.co.uk |
 Petsavers is a charity that helps diagnose, treat and cure the diseases of pet animals so they can live longer and healthier lives |
www.petsavers.org.uk |
 Rabbit
Welfare Association |
www.houserabbit.co.uk |
 RCVS TrustThe RCVS Trust is a small but ambitious veterinary educational and animal welfare charity. Since 2005 we have invested over £1,500,000 in educational and welfare projects in the UK and overseas. Recent grants include research into respiratory disease in dogs and ocular disease in cats. We also run Europe's largest specialist veterinary library, supplying up the minute information to vets and other animal health professionals all over the world. As a small charity we are increasingly reliant on the generosity of pet owners and the veterinary profession to help us maintain and develop our programmes of activity. We are celebrating our Golden Jubilee this year and hope to raise addition funds to further develop our work. Your support during National Pet Month would be very much appreciated! |
www.rcvs.org.uk/RCVSTrust |
 Riding for
the Disabled (RDA) - RDA's aim is to provide disabled people with the opportunity
to ride and/or carriage drive to benefit their health and well-being. |
www.rda.org.uk |
 Rotherham Dog Rescue Rotherham Dog Rescue throws a lifeline to neglected and abandoned dogs in our area. We are a small charity rehoming over 200 dogs each year into loving new homes. We operate a long term fostering scheme which gives hope to elderly dogs. Our charity will pay the large majority of the dogs veterinary fees which helps these elderly dogs have a better chance of rehoming. Our aim is to let the dogs have the happy life they so deserve. We will continue to be passionate about the dogs in our care and our volunteers work tirelessly to put back the trust that has been taken away. |
www.rotherham-dog-rescue.co.uk |
| Royal Pharmaceutical
Society of Great Britain |
www.rpsgb.org.uk |
| The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) - National Curriculum linked resources including pet information | www.rspca.org.uk/education |
 The RVC Animal Care Trust (ACT) is the Royal Veterinary College’s registered charity. It raises funds to support the College’s animal hospitals, The Queen Mother Hospital for Animals, Beaumont Animal Hospital and the Equine Referral Hospital, by purchasing vital equipment, building new hospitals and enhancing existing ones. Our hospitals see over 20,000 cases a year, treating seriously ill pets who have been referred to us from other Vet surgeries. The hospitals also allow us to train the vets of the future by providing expert teaching and facilities. |
www.rvc.ac.uk/ACT/ |
| Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | www.scottishspca.org |
| Society for Companion Animal Studies (SCAS) | www.scas.org.uk |
 TiggywinklesThe world's busiest wildlife hospital. |
www.sttiggywinkles.org.uk |
 University of Cambridge Veterinary School Trust - The University of Cambridge Veterinary School Trust is a charity dedicated to raising funds in support of the Cambridge Veterinary School and Queen's Veterinary Hospital and their aim of providing the best in animal healthcare. Each year thousands of seriously ill & injured animals benefit from the facilities and expertise provided by the Queen's Veterinary School Hospital - our clinicians save and improve the lives of very many animals referred from vets throughout the UK. |
For more information or to make a donation please contact: University of Cambridge Veterinary School Trust Madingley Road Cambridge CB3 0ES T: +44 1223 337630 / 764475 F: +44 1223 766694 E-mail: trust.office@vet.cam.ac.uk |
 Wetnose Animal AidWetnose is a national campaign raising money for animal welfare organisations in the UK and overseas |
www.wetnoseanimalaid.com |
 Wood Green
Animal SheltersTo take in unwanted and lost animals, provide shelter and care, find secure and loving homes and provide advice, support and guidance for pet owners. (Charity No. 298348) |
www.woodgreen.org.uk |
 World Horse Welfare |
www.worldhorsewelfare.org |
