We are holding another blood donation drive at Pet's Choice on the Saturday 2nd February 2007. If anyone is interested in their dogs donating blood please have a look at the criteria in 5th October news update.

If your dog fits into the category we would really like to hear from you. Please contact us on 01952 201369

Today was a first for Telford! Our clinic hosted a blood drive for the Pet Blood Bank- the first time such a drive has been undertaken in Telford. We had an extremely good turnout from our own clients and some other dog  owners with a total of 11 dogs able to donate during the course of the afternoon.

It was one of the best responses the PBB has had and we are very proud of the efforts of Rhian Jones in encouraging clients to register for this worthy cause. The PBB have requested that we run these drives on a regular basis for them, so if you are interested, please contact us or them to register your dog.

We are very pleased that we will be hosting the first blood drive for dogs in the Telford area on Saturday 13th October 2007. We are holding this on behalf of the Pet Blood Bank (PBB)- a registered charity based in Loughborough that are co-ordinating blood collection and re-distribution of blood products to Vets throughout the country.

Dogs donating blood need to meet certain criteria such as:

• Body mass over 25Kg
• Aged between 1 and 6 years
• Fully vaccinated
• Not taking certain medication
• Not travelled abroad
• Not had a blood transfusion
• Have good calm temperament

Otherwise any dog belonging to anyone can take part.

Dogs that take part will receive a goodie bag, microchip (if not already chipped), treats, hugs and kisses all for FREE.

If you are interested and would like your dog to take part in saving lives (up to 4 dogs will benefit from one donation) please contact us on 01509 232222 or 01952 201369.

The practice is holding an open day in June. This will allow members of the public to come and have a look around the practice, interact with different species of animals and also talk to other animal related organisations.

The open day will be held at Pet's Choice on Sunday June 3rd 2007 from 12pm until 4pm. If you are interested please come along and join in. All members of the family are welcome- including  pets.

If you are interested in participating in the open day please do not hesistate to contact us on 01952 201369.

We hope to see you then!!

Food Donation

Many Thanks to the Staff and Clients of Pet's Choice Veterinary Centre for all the food and toys donated for the strays and abandoned dogs in our care.

Sadly the kennels are overflowing with dogs so, anyone who is thinking about adding a new dog to the family please come and see us.

Best Wishes for 2007 to all concerned.

Yours Sincerely

Mrs M Burrell

Today Shropshire Cat Rescue came and collected the Christmas presents donated by our clients and the practice.

At the moment the cat rescue centre have a lot of cats in and if any one can offer a loving home please have a look at their website www.shropshirecatrescue.co.uk

We would like to give a big THANK YOU to the clients who donated presents for these poor cats.

We realise how difficult it is to run a charitable organisation - particularly when many dogs need to be fed and housed. With this in mind, we decided to make a donation of money, food and bedding to the Hilbrae Dogs Home for stray dogs. Angie Mark and Jack the lurcher - an ex-resident of the home - came along to the practice today to collect the donations. We hope that this will help the plight of the strays in some small way and will continue to support the home when possible.