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Winter

Winter

Prepare your pets for winter with essential care tips. Learn about seasonal health, safety, and comfort to keep your pets happy and healthy.

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Gifting Animals

Believe it or not, it is widely recommended that you do not gift animals to people for birthday or Christmas, for many reasons, although the receiver might love animals, taking care of them a whole new responsibility that they might not be ready for.

Pets During Halloween

Everyone loves celebrating Halloween, playing dress up and eating sweets, but we forget the effect this can have on your pets, and really can stress them out. So depending on your animal, this Halloween be more considerate with stressing them out and putting them in potential danger.

Caring for reptiles and other exotic pets

Exotic pets, such as reptiles and other wild animals in captivity, have the same needs as they would in the wild. This means that caring for them properly can be difficult. Before deciding to get an exotic pet, do plenty of research. Exotic animals can have more complex needs than your average domestic pet.

Fox cubs

Fox cubs are born in the spring and there are usually four to five cubs in each litter. 

Keeping your pets safe at Christmas

Did you know some of our festive foods can be dangerous to pets?

Keeping pets safe in cold weather

If you have an elderly or sickly dog, buy a special coat or jumper to keep them warm. Stay safe when walking your dog in the dark. Wear reflective clothing and think about a reflective collar or light for your dog’s collar.

Helping Wildlife in Winter

Take a look at our tips on feeding garden birds – including our bird feeding guide. Birds may find it harder to find their normal food in winter, but you can help them to stay strong by leaving out extra food for them.

Pets and Fireworks

Planning ahead can help dogs cope with the fireworks season.

Hedgehogs in the garden

Did you know as many as 10 different hedgehogs may visit a garden over several nights? This could mean ‘your hedgehog’ is actually a number of different ones visiting at different times!