If you’re thinking about getting a pet, whether as a companion for yourself or as an extra member of your family, you may be undecided whether you’re better off getting a cat or a dog.  For some, this choice may come down simply to which they prefer – we all know that some of us are…

Humans like to think of themselves as the most intelligent creatures on the planet. But there are many different ways of measuring intelligence, and in some ways our animal friends have got us beaten hands down. For example, if we were to be taken somewhere unfamiliar and left to find our own way home, we’d…

If you’re a dog owner, you’ll almost certainly have been stared at by him or her on numerous occasions and wondered what was going on in their head at the time.  If we’re feeling cynical, we might interpret it as suggesting that they are after something, probably food. If we’re feeling emotional or particularly affectionate…

For many of our customers keeping birds, such as chickens, geese and other domestic fowl and poultry, these will be worrying times. Europe and the USA are currently suffering the worst ever outbreak of avian flu, also known as bird flu, with some 160 million domestic birds having been killed by it or killed by…

With the notable exception of Bigwig from Watership Down, rabbits are not generally noted for their bravery. As potential prey for many larger animals and birds in the wild, it’s perfectly understandable for them to be by nature cautious and on high alert for any threat or signs of danger. When we keep them at…

Dog owners have it easy when it comes to working out what their pet is thinking: you can never be in any doubt whether your dog is happy, excited, scared, sad or guilty – every possible emotion is written clearly on their face and reflected in the way they behave. And when you come home and…