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50,000 Photos and Still Going Strong

The National Petrait Gallery now contains over 50,000 pet photos and the numbers keep rising everyday!

The National Petrait Gallery aims to break the world record for the world’s largest photo exhibition and provide a unique photo showcase for the nation to demonstrate their true love of pets.  

To encourage people to upload their pet photos to the site when it was first launched, Zoe Salmon (former Blue Peter presenter) stepped into the frame, literally a huge gilt portrait frame, posing with a giant rabbit, a Border terrier puppy and a ginger kitten. Whilst the giant rabbit made the scene look like something from Alice in Wonderland, Zoe was actually on London’s Southbank in front of the London Eye, a popular dog walking spot in the heart of London.

Zoe said “It’s great that there is now a dedicated gallery for the nation’s pet lovers to share photos of their pets as well be part of a Guinness World Record attempt.  It’s amazing just how many different types of pets there are.  Looking through the site I have already seen the obvious cute cats and dogs but there is also a donkey, a skunk and even an ant eater – imagine taking that for a walk!  It’s so easy to upload images, and everyone loves a cute pet photo”.

The Petrait gallery is open for Britain to step forward and show it is truly a nation of pet lovers.  The final celebration of the Petrait Gallery will be a public exhibition of every single animal photo.  Petplan will need more than 101 Dalmatian’s to break this world record, the current record stands at 138,355 photo’s in a gallery...that’s a lot of feathers, fur and fun!

Alison Andrew, Petplan’s Marketing Top Dog explained the gallery: “We know that pets play a very special role in the lives of our customers.  Over the years, we have received thousands of letters and pet photos from policyholders detailing how important their pets are, how they make them laugh, how they have provided real companionship and, in some cases, how they have even saved a life.  We wanted to find a unique way to capture how strongly people feel about their pets.”

Visit the gallery by clicking here. 

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Strangles survey seeks views of horse owners

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 With Strangles Awareness Week just around the corner (5-11 May), vets are being encouraged to share a survey about the disease with their horse-owning clients.

The survey, which has been designed by Dechra, aims to raise awareness of Strangles and promote best practices to prevent its transmission. It includes questions about horse owners' experiences of strangles, together with preventative measures and vaccination.

Respondents to the survey will be entered into a prize draw to win two VIP tickets to Your Horse Live 2025. To access the survey, click here 

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Vivienne Mackinnon elected BVA Scottish Branch President

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has elected Vivienne Mackinnon as its new BVA Scottish Branch president.

Dr Mackinnon has over 30 years of experience in veterinary care, encompassing both small animal and mixed practice. She has worked in practices in Scotland, England, New Zealand and Australia, before joining APHA to work in frontline disease control.

In her speech, Dr Mackinnon reflected on the changes in Scotland's veterinary industry and highlighted her commitment to veterinary education.

Dr Mackinnon said: "I look forward to working with colleagues across the veterinary professions to improve animal health and welfare in the country and support veterinary workplaces."