APP PROMO!!!

We've created an app which is avaialble to download via Apple and Android Stores!

On it is a wide mixture of exiting content available to you similar to that of the our website, such as photographs that you have taken and are able to upload to our app/website where you could then win 'pet of the week'! You are also able to navigate through content such as 'Pet Blogs' where you can click on a blog of your choice and find out what it is like to be in the shoes of our pets! You can choose from a variety of animals like the Gerb Blerb, Simba The King, Dog with a Blog and Whippet World! Consisting of cats, dogs and gerbils, we feel that by following the lives of animals, it gives us a greater insight into thier world!

Donating is really simple with our direct links to animal shelters such as RSPCA, Blue Cross and Dogs Trust and we have also created QR codes that will link you straight to our website:

 

Petition Website!

 

Click this link which will take you straight to our app promo!

Small Animals Basic Facts!

Small but mighty, we must not forget our Gerbil, Hamster, Guine Pigs and Mice!

As with all pets, these little ones need looking after too. If your a little unsure what to do if you find an abandoned animal like one of these, dont forget to go to our webiste on what to do next. We have put together a few basic facts about these little ones so that you are fully aware if ever you want to home one  :)

Gerbil facts

Female: Sow
Male: Boar
Young: Pups
Life span: 3-5 years
Diet: (omnivorous) 5-10 grams of feed per day

Guinea pig facts

Male: Boar
Female: Sow
Young: Pups (Piglets)
Life expectancy: 4-8 years
Diet: Herbivorous. Hay, pellet feed, fresh vegetables and wild plants, with fresh fruit as an occasional treat.

Hamster Facts

The Syrian - the largest breed of hamster, Syrian come in a variety of colours and hair lengths
The Winter White – grey with a black stripe down its back, these hamsters grow to about 8 cm. in size
The Campbell’s - similar in size to the Winter White and seen in a variety of colours
The Chinese – colours vary from brown to grey. This breed has a slightly longer tail
The Roborovski – the smallest of the breeds, Roborovskis are light brown and white

Female: Sow
Male: Boar
Young: Pups
Life span: 1-3 years
Diet: Omnivorous. 5 -10 grams of dry feed per day plus a variety of natural treats each week.

Mice facts

Mice may be small but they need plenty of space to move around in. They are also accomplished escape artists – so make sure you their tank is secure!
Female: Doe
Male: Buck
Young: Pups
Life span: 1-3 years
Diet: Omnivorous

Horses are pets too!

Horses are obiously aslo epts, but not the first you would associate as a 'pet'. They need to be cared for in exactly the same way as any other animal, so below if a little bit of information regarding how to care for these intellogent and wonderful animals...

Horses must have a large field to graze in, a minimum of one acre, so there's room for at least one equaine companion.

They will also need a stable (or something similar) to provide shelter from the harsher winter weather and shade in the summer.
If you don't have your own grazing land, private grazing land can be rented or purchased.
Alternatively, there are many local livery yards. Livery yards offer lots of companions for your horse and often more security. However, you will need to abide by the yard manager's rules which may not suit your style of husbandry.

Horses are herd animals and need another companion of the same species to act out their natural herd behaviour.
Horses kept alone will not feel safe, may become distressed and lose their appetite. This will lead to a loss of condition, malnutrition and poor performance.
Horses do not usually mix well with other animals. When kept in a pair or group there will always be a herd leader who cares for the other horses in field. Horses have been known to chase foxes and dogs out of their field so take care when introducing dogs to your horses.
If your paddocks are fairly small it is best not to mix other grazing species (such as sheep) with horses as the horse may feel its food source is being threatened and injuries to the other animal could occur.

Horses and ponies need a structure to their day. They need to know what is expected of them, what boundaries have been set and when food is arriving. They also need the company of other horses and will need to see outside to stimulate their interest.
Their behaviour can vary enormously depending on their background. So, if you have rehomed a horse that has had a bad start in life then you may need to be more patient, have lower expectations and be more understanding in the way you approach them.
Horses and ponies thrive when in a routine. They need consistent and fair handling. If you are temperamental, rough or abrupt with your horse, you should expect the same behaviour from them. Try to be consistent in your approach so you don’t confuse the animal.
At the same time, you need to be assertive for the animal to have confidence in you. If you are nervous the animal will sense this and could become agitated.

 

Horses are a long term commitment with some breeds living up to 40 years., this can lead to considerable finanical implications.
Horses require a lot of time and energy spent on them. Even horses that are turned out all day and night should be checked at least twice a day. This may mean changing rugs, checking water, feeding, hoof picking, grooming and performing daily health checks. Horses should be carefully checked everyday for lumps, bumps, cuts and lameness as well as general wellbeing.

 

Easy to do health checks for your dogs!

We've complied some information below that is full of easy ways in which you can safley check your own pups and dogs to make sure they are happy and well. If anything seems a little strange or out of charcter for more than 2 days, see your vet straight away.

 

 

Ears

Lift the ear flap and look inside, also gently feel behind the whole ear to see whether there is any dirt, wax or odour illuminating from the ear.

Mouth

Gently lift up his lip folds to check his teeth and open his jaw to check in his mouth. Check for tartar on the teeth. If he has lots he may need to go to the vets and have this removed, as it can cause gums to be sore and teeth to decay.

Eyes

Check his eyes are not red and there is no excessive discharge.

Nose

Check for any excessive discharge, and also for any coughing or sneezing as this could be a sign of kennel cough.

Body

Check his body all over for any lumps and bumps, note if any are changing in size or shape. Look for any bald patches, irritations, soreness or scabs on the skin, check for fleas and keep an eye on any excessive scratching or nibbling.
Look out for matts in long-haired dogs as, if left, can be uncomfortable and lead to infections.

Feet

Lift his feet up and gently check the pads for any foreign bodies. Keep an eye on the length of nails, if you dog mainly walks on grass or soft ground, he may need his nails cut regularly.

Bottom

Keep an eye on his faeces as loose faeces can be a sign he is not well. Also check there are no worms present and no blood.
Long-haired dogs may need their back end washed and groomed regularly to prevent attracting flies.

Signs that your dog may be unwell

A dog will not always obviously let us know he is in pain or unwell, however these subtle signs could mean all is not well:

• Lethargic
• Restless
• Not eating/eating less
• Excessive drinking
• Keeping to himself, not wanting to be fussed
• Out of the ordinary behaviour, e.g. growling when touched.

As well as a basic health check, your dog will need to visit the vet for regular flea treatment, worming treatment and vaccinations.
After you have given your dog a health check make sure you give him plenty of praise and treats. If at any point he is not happy with being checked over then stop and try another time, make a note of which bit he did not like being touched as this could be a sign of pain.

If you have any concerns about the health of your dog then take him to see your vet.

Rehoming

Unfortunately, some owners find that their circumstances change, meaning that they are in the position of being unable to care for their pet and have no other option but to rehome them.
Sometimes owners feel they can no longer keep their pet because of its behaviour problems. In some situations it may be understandable that owners feel that their only option is to part with their pet. However before you take this difficult decision please contact us via our website and we can pass the information onto trusted animal shelters or contaxct them directly. Do not panic and most of all, please neevr abandon your pet. YOu can make your own choices, but they do not have a voice. We can be that voice.

Below are contacts that you can help to reslove this problem. We are organistaions that are there to help you and your pets:

BLUE CROSS
Call: 01993 822651
email: info@bluecross.org.uk
Visit: www.bluecross.org.uk

RSPCA
Advice line: 0300 1234 555
Visit: www.rspca.org.uk

Direct link to - Dogs Trust Rehoming

Direct link to our website - Petiton Website

Pet Advice!!

All charites that help the welfare of animals and rehorm them all have a vision. We as an organistation aim to help people in adising them on how to care for thier own pet. There is a vast amount of knowledge out there through various animal charites and shleters such as the RSPCA and we want to raise this to the public!

 If you need advice on a lost cat here is what you can do in order to find your pet once again!

• Ask neighbours to check their sheds, gardens, garages or greenhouses for signs of your cat.
• Ask neighbours if they have seen your cat, giving them a full description and showing them a photograph.
• Create posters to put up around your local area.
• Place adverts in your local newspaper and newsletter.
• Report your cat missing immediately. Many people leave it for a couple of weeks before reporting a cat missing, especially if it’s unneutered as they quite often wander off looking for a mate. Your cat could have already been brought into a rehoming centre and rehomed in this time. If no microchip is found, rehoming centres are not required by law to keep a cat for any longer than seven days before finding it a new home.
• If your cat is microchipped, inform the microchip company, this is usually Petlog. Ensure that you update any information that may have changed and tell them your cat is missing, please have your cat’s microchip number to hand before ringing. (Contact info below).

PETLOG For microchipped pets
Call: 0844 4633 999
email: petlogadmin@thekennelclub.org.uk
Website: www.petlog.org.uk

RSPCA – LOST AND FOUND REGISTER
Advice line: 0300 1234 555
Visit: www.rspca.org.uk

Social Networking Sites!

We now have a Twitter page up and ruinning folks! As well as other forms of saociasl media such as a Facebook page and Tumblr. You can go to our website and link to the sites through that or you can get to them from this blog!

Get involved, like, share, and commet as much as possible! We are wanting to spread the good words of what animal shelters to do help abused animals live a happier life, and you can help too by donating to the charities like RSPCA!

On our app, you can navigate your way around easily and there is also a great google maps app that you can search and dontae to your local charities!

Search for us on Twitter - @PetitionForPets

Like our Facebook page here!

Website

We've created a webite full of all sorts of exiting and interesting content available to you. Click the link posted up on here which will direct you straight to our website and on there you can glide through content such as:

• Find out facts and statistics,
• Search for local trusts in you're area using our google maps app,
• Upload photo's of your own pets that can be voted to be pet of the week,
• Download our new Petiton app
• Link to our social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter to find out what eevryone is saying
• Donate using our direct links to animal shelters such as RSPCA and Dog's Trust
• Follow blogs that have been 'written' by our own pets

Click the direct link below to take you straight to our wesbite!

Pet-ition Campaign Website

 

 

A few videos describing how to care for your pets at home :)

Do Somthing

Although there are many dark factors to animal abuse, there are manby rescue shelters and companies that are in force doing everything in thier power to stop it. Check out here some facts and figures that the RSPCA is doing to prevent this digracful human act:

• On average every 30 seconds someone in England and Wales dials 0300 1234 999 - the RSPCA's 24-hour cruelty line - for help. In 2011 we received 1,341,795 phone calls.
• Our inspectors now investigate more than 150,000 complaints of cruelty and neglect every year.
• In 2007, the Animal Welfare Act became law in England, shortly after it was implemented in Wales. Described as the single most important piece of animal welfare legislation for nearly 100 years, the Act places a legal obligation on owners and keepers of animals to care for them properly.
• The RSPCA also works to improve the lives of millions offar, lab's and wild animals.
•  More than 900 million farm animals are reared every year in the UK.

During 2011 the RSPCA...

• rescued and collected 119,126 animals
   
• found new homes for 60,551 animals
   
• microchipped 61,903 animals, helping them to stay safe
   
• investigated 159,759 cruelty complaints
   
• secured 3,114 convictions by private prosecution to protect animals against those who break the laws

• Pet population

  • The UK pet population in 2011* is estimated at:
  8 million cats
  8 million dogs
  • In the UK, about 1 in 2 households own a pet* with around 22 million pets owned (excluding fish)

Check out this link, which will take you to the RSPCA website

Statistics and what to look for!

What to Look for in Animal Abuse and Cruelty in Cats and Dogs:

• Malnutrition
• Hair Loss
• Unexplained injuries, health problems or permanent disabilities
• Being left in extreme heat for more than 15 minutes
• Animal Hoarding
• Engaging in dog or cock fighting or attending the "games"
• Shock collar, electric fences and prong collar training

Animal Cruelty Statistics

• Each year, 10,000 bull dogs die in bullfighting.
• Women in abusive relationships often don't leave their abuser because they worry what will happen to their pet if they leave.
• 13% of animal abuse involves domestic violence.
• 70% of animal abusers also have records of other crimes.
• 3 to 4 million cats and dogs (young, healthy and adoptable) are euthanised every year in shelters.
• Animals that aren't euthanised are often sent to no-kill shelters where the animals are caged for days, weeks, months or years and the animals risk becoming insane and dying of loneliness.
• Millions of day-old male chicks are killed in a high capacity macerator because they are worthless to the egg industry.
• In the United States alone, 1.13 million animals are used in testing and research every year.
• More than 15 million warm blooded animals are used in research world wide.
• Scientists estimate that 100 species of animals go extinct every day.

Taken from the RSPCA, here are some more harsh statistics  that we must make know:

• 23.5% rise in the number of people convicted for cruelty & neglect (1,341 in 2011)
• 22% rise in the convictions relating to cruelty to dogs (2,105 in 2011)
• 21% increase in disqualifications imposed by courts (1,100 in 2011)
• 27% rise in prison sentences imposed by courts (74 in 2011)
• 9.3% increase in the numbers of people reported to the RSPCA prosecutions department (3,036 in 2011)
• 13% rise in the number of phone calls received by the RSPCA (1,314,795 in 2011)

 

Get Involved! Educate Yourself!

There are many questions that people may ask as to what depitcs animal cruelty.

There are perhaps some cases of neglectwhere you will ask is this animal cruelty as the person may be treating the animal in a way that you would never treat your pet. For instance if you werer to see a dog in a backyard tethered to a wall, you would perhaps find that upsetting however it may not be against the law, depending on where you live. As long as the pet owner provides adequate food, water and shelter, they may not actually be violating any laws - which means you have to take a different approach if you want to get involved.
Try making friends with the neighbor and gently suggesting different approaches to how their animals are treated.
Lastly, if you're not sure - report it. The Animal Control or Humane Law Enforcement officers are trained to evaluate the situation.

What to do to prevent this!?!

• Make sure your pet has an ID tag or is microchipped
• Make educated decisions about who has contact with your pets
• Keep your pets indoor or safely confined within a secure, fenced in area

This is possibly the most important advice you can follow to ensure the safety of your pet. When pets are allowed to roam outside, they are at risk of falling victim to traffic, theft and attacks by other animals or people. Reluctant pet owners sometimes justify the fact that their dog or cat is allowed to remain outdoors by claiming that they live in low-traffic areas, or areas without a large population of predatory wildlife - however the reality is that if they are outside in an unconfined area, they are at risk.

Mixed breed animals are often stolen and sold to research laboratories or used as "bait" by people who are training dogs to fight.
Check out your groomer or pet sitter before hand. 

• Know who to contact in your area if you suspect animal abuse. You can call your local police department for the information.
• Teach your kids and other children how to treat animals and to respect them as living creatures like ourselves.
• Support the local shelter or society and get to know the work they are involved in.
• Take care of the animals you have. If you don't want kittens or puppies, spay or neuter your animals or don't let them around other animals while they are outside.

NEVER LEAVE A PET/ANIMAL IN THE HANDS OF SOMEONE YOU DO NOT TRUST!

 

Animal abuse is a people problem. Cruelty to animals can be prevented by all costs. Educate people you see abusing their animals and always, always report suspicious activity to your local law enforcement or animal control.

Acts of cruelty

There are many different reasons why individuals abuse animals. Animal cruelty covers a wide range of actions (or lack of action), so one blanket answer simply isn't possible. Each type of abuse has displayed certain patterns of behavior that we can use to help understand more about why people commit the crimes we encounter today.
Animal cruelty is often broken down into two main categories: active and passive, also referred to as commission and omission, respectively.
Neglect is one of the main acts of cruelty towards animals.
Some examples of neglect are starvation, dehydration, parasite infestations, allowing a collar to grow into an animal's skin, inadequate shelter in extreme weather conditions, and failure to seek veterinary care when an animal needs medical attention.

In many cases of neglect where an investigator feels that the cruelty occurred as a result of ignorance, they may attempt to educate the pet owner and then revisit the situation to check for improvements. In more severe cases however, exigent circumstances may require that the animal is removed from the site immediately and taken in for urgent medical care.

Active Cruelty (Acts of Commission)

Active cruelty implies malicious intent, where a person has deliberately and intentionally caused harm to an animal, and is sometimes referred to as NAI (Non-Accidental Injury). Acts of intentional cruelty are often some of the most disturbing and should be considered signs of serious psychological problems. This type of behavior is often associated with sociopathic behavior and should be taken very seriously.
Animal abuse in violent homes can take many forms and can occur for many reasons. Many times a parent or domestic partner who is abusive may kill, or threaten to kill, the household pets to intimidate family members into sexual abuse, to remain silent about previous or current abuse, or simply to psychologically torture the the victims, flexing their "power".


While the exact reasons for intentional animal cruelty may vary, nine typologies have been identified by Kellert and Felthous (1985, 1122-1124). In the cases within the animal cruelty database, we see these typologies over and over:

1. to control an animal
2. to retaliate against an animal
3. to retaliate against another person
4. to satisfy a prejudice against a species or breed
5. to express anger through an animal
6. to enhance one's own aggressiveness
7. to shock people for amusement
8. to displace hostility from a person to an animal
9. to perform non-specific sadism

Reference: Kellert, S.R. and A.R. Felthous. 1985. Childhood cruelty to animals among criminals and non-criminals. Human Relations 38:1113-29.

The beginning....

Hi everyone,

Thanks for following us! This is our first post and here we will be constantly uploading information that you can access all in one area, for your comfort.
There are many dark truth's to animal cruelty, however we want to highlight the postives aspects, more over the negative ones. Although these issues are not pleasent to deal with, we must awareness and give these animals a voice!

 Let's cut right to the chase and begin with 10 harsh facts about animals in desperation:

1. Puppy mills are large-scale commercial dog breeding operations that put greater priority on profits than the health and well-being of the puppies.
   
   • Many dogs are plagued with illnesses or infirmaries like kidney or heart disease, as a result of the poor conditions they’re kept in.
     
2. Each year, thousands of young and healthy Greyhounds are killed because they lack racing potential or have been injured while racing and are no longer competitive.
3. Dogfighting became prevalent in the U.S. after the Civil War, with professional pits proliferating in the 1860s. And was a source of entertainment for police officers and firemen.
4. Today dogfighting has been reported in urban, suburban, and rural settings in all regions of the country.
5. More than half the fur in the United States comes from China, where there are no penalties for abusing animals, which are raised in unbearably cramped and run-down cages on fur farms.
6. It’s been estimated that there are 900 to 2,000 new cases every year of animal hoarding in the US, with a quarter of a million animals falling victim.
7. Over 100 million animals – mice, rats, dogs, cats, rabbits, monkeys, birds, among others – are killed in U.S. laboratories for chemical, drug, food, and cosmetics testing every year.
8. Every major circus that uses animals has been cited for violating the minimal standards of care set by the United States Animal Welfare (AWA).
9. Most rodeo events rely on creating a stressful environment for the domesticated and often docile animals involved. Participants often rely on harsh handling practices (such as twisting calves’ tails or painful electric shocks) to make animals run faster or buck harder.
10. The exotic pet trade is a multi-billion dollar industry in the U.S. And while some wild pets have been bred in captivity, many are taken directly from their native habitats. The stress of being violently removed from their homes causes a number of these animals to die prematurely.
11. Due to genetic manipulation, 90 percent of broiler chickens (chicken bred specifically for meat production) have trouble walking.