BSAVA Congress 2012

Posted by: **jenvetnurse** on Mon Apr 16, 2012 5:17 am

BSAVA Congress 2012

PetSavers will be present at the BSAVA Congress 2012 yet again this year, so if you are coming please pay us a visit and meet some of our dedicated volunteers who will be ready and waiting to answer any questions you might have.

PetSavers is the charitable division of the BSAVA (British Small Animal Veterinary Association) so we are really excited to be a part of Congress this year. If you would like to visit the BSAVA website and find out more about the BSAVA and Congress 2012 please visit www.bsava.com

Why you can't miss out...

Win a Kindle

We will be running another competition on our stand this year which is only available to those who visit our stand at Congress. One lucky person will have the chance of winning a brand new Kindle. All you have to do is visit our stand and complete an entry form.

Banquet Raffle

For those who are lucky enough to be attending the Banquet, we will be holding a raffle so that one lucky person will win an original, signed, limited edition print by Alex Echo. The print, entitled 'Carnival Skies' is worth and astounding £1,450 and has been kindly donated by Castle Fine Art. Please take this time to look at their website www.castlefineart.com.

Volunteering for PetSavers...

If you would like to become part of our dedicated team of volunteers, we would love for you to come along and meet the team. You can contact us anytime to speak to us about getting involved, or come and have a chat with us on our stand at Congress.

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Posted by: **jenvetnurse** on Mon Jul 18, 2011 7:48 pm

Big Butterfly Count 16th - 31st July 2011

Author: Big Butterfly Count
Website: http://www.bigbutterflycount.org/

Peacock butterfly

The big butterfly count is a nationwide survey aimed at helping us assess the health of our environment. It was launched in 2010 and an impressive 10,000 people took part, counting 210,000 butterflies and day-flying moths across the nation. We hope that many more people will join this year's big butterfly count (16th-31st July 2011).

Why count butterflies?

Butterflies react very quickly to change in their environment which makes them excellent biodiversity indicators. Butterfly declines are an early warning for other wildlife losses.

That’s why counting butterflies can be described as taking the pulse of nature.

The count will also assist us in identifying trends in species that will help us plan how to protect butterflies from extinction, as well as understand the effect of climate change on wildlife.

How to take part

Simply count butterflies for 15 minutes during bright (preferably sunny) weather from 16th to 31st July 2011. We have chosen this time of year because most butterflies are at the adult stage of their lifecycle, so more likely to be seen. Records are welcome from anywhere: from parks, school grounds and gardens, to fields and forests.

Posted by: **jenvetadmin** on Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:34 am

The mission of World Rabies Day is to raise awareness about the impact of human and animal rabies, how easy it is to prevent it, and how to eliminate the main global sources.

Even though the major impact of rabies occurs in regions of the world where many needs are present, rabies should no longer be neglected. The tools and technology for human rabies prevention and dog rabies elimination are available.
Through the World Rabies Day initiative, partners will be………Working Together to Make Rabies History!

Rabies in humans is 100% preventable through prompt appropriate medical care. Yet, more than 55,000 people, mostly in Africa and Asia, die from rabies every year - a rate of one person every ten minutes. The most important global source of rabies in humans is from uncontrolled rabies in dogs.

Children are often at greatest risk from rabies. They are more likely to be bitten by dogs, and are also more likely to be severely exposed through multiple bites in high-risk sites on the body. Severe exposures make it more difficult to prevent rabies unless access to good medical care is immediately available. This major source of rabies in humans can be eliminated through ensuring adequate animal vaccination and control, educating those at risk, and enhancing access of those bitten to appropriate medical care.

In 2006, a group of researchers and professionals formed the Alliance for Rabies Control. They began inviting partners to join the World Rabies Day initiative. The inaugural World Rabies Day initiative now involves human and animal health partners at the international, national, state/provincial, and local levels, veterinary, medical and other specialized professional and student organizations, and corporate and non-profit partners
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The goal of this outreach is to mobilize awareness and resources in support of human rabies prevention and animal rabies control. We hope to engage at least 55,000 people to take action on World Rabies Day, one for each person whose death each year can be prevented.