http://www.yourdog.co.uk Your Dog November 2017 7WHAT’S ON IN NOVEMBER?
November 4 and 5: National Pet
Show, NEC, Birmingham B40 1NT.
Head to the Dog Zone to meet
and learn about different breeds,
listen to experts talk, watch live
grooming demonstrations, and
more. There will also be fantastic
shopping opportunities, a talk from
The Supervet, and the opportunity
for children to get up close and
personal with animals. Tickets from
£13.91. For more information, visit
http://www.thenationalpetshow.com or call
01483 791770.
November 17: A Dog’s Dinner,
Somerset County Cricket Club,
Taunton, Somerset TA1 1JT. To
celebrate 35 years of Hearing Dogs
for Deaf People, the charity is
inviting people to join them for
a black-tie event with a three-course
meal. Tickets cost £30. For more
information, visit http://www.hearingdogs.
org.uk/support/events/A-Dogs-
Dinner or call 07769 901281.
November 24: Jerry Green Dog
Rescue’s East Yorkshire Charity Ball,
Mercure Grange Park Hotel, Willerby,
Hull HU10 6EA. Includes
a three-course meal, live music,
charity auction, and more; £40 per
ticket. For more information, visit
http://www.jerrygreendogs.org.uk
or call 01430 449112.
November 26: Mayhew Christmas
Fair, The Mayhew Animal Home,
Trenmar Gardens, Kensal Green,
London NW10 6BJ. There will be
Christmas carols, a festive raffl e,
stalls, mulled wine, and mince pies.
All money raised goes towards the
animals’ care. For more information,
visit http://www.themayhew.org/events/
mayhew-christmas-fair/ or email
[email protected]According to the RSPCA, there has been
a 73 per cent increase in the number
of poisoning incidents reported to the
charity’s helpline.
RSPCA welfare expert Alice Potter
says: “Thankfully, confi rmed cases of
deliberate poisonings among cats and
dogs are relatively rare, but every year
we receive a number of worrying reports
from members of the public, claiming
people have left out meat laced
with paracetamol in parks,
and that pets have been
deliberately poisoned
with antifreeze.
“Different substances can affect
animals in different ways. Some
symptoms can take days to appear,
so we advise anyone who is concerned
that their pet may have been poisoned
to contact their vet as
soon as possible.
“Pet owners
should be very
careful and keepa close eye on what their pet may be
eating or is able to get access to. We
would also urge people to be careful
when using substances such as slug
pellets and antifreeze, to ensure that
they are securely stored and properly
disposed of, rather than dumping them
on a roadside or in a park.”
The most common household products
capable of causing serious harm to
pets include alcohol, antifreeze,
chocolate, drugs and medicines
(including aspirin), fertilisers,
grapes, raisins and sultanas,
insecticides, lead (mainly
from paints or old car
batteries), lilies, metaldehyde
(slug bait), mushrooms and
toadstools, onions, rat
and other vermin poisons,
weedkiller, and xylitol
(a sweetener used in some
baking products).POISON ALERT!
Sally received
her award from
celebrities Stacey
Solomon and
Andrea McLean.Enjoying the Mayhew
There are lots of dangerous Christmas Fair.
household items you should keep
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