It’s creepy crawly month at Churchcroft!
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As the weather warms, our family pets start to become home to more and more unwanted visitors. It can be confusing working out the best means of control for your pet. To help you find your way to the best method of controlling these bugs in your dog or cat, the experts at Churchcroft are having a “Purge the Parasites” month during June. There are pictures and information up about all the common parasites and lists of which products can be effectively used to treat them. For those with a desire to see the critters in the flesh or who’d like to take the time to discuss these bugs and their treatment in more detail, senior vet George will be hosting a FREE open afternoon on Saturday June 18th from 2-5pm. They will have on display fleas, ticks and mites retrieved from their own patients in the last month or two. Why not go along and have a look at these pests in the flesh and under the microscope? Alternatively, if you’re unsure whether your pet might currently have fleas then give them a call on 0115 922 4855 and book a FREE flea check. To support their “Purge the Parasites” month Churchcroft have got great discounts on all their (very effective and easy to use) flea and worm products so you can get your little friend cleared of bugs affordably - and don’t forget this protects you and your family too!
NOMINATE LOCAL HEARING DOGS To celebrate Hearing Dogs Week 2011, national charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People is for the first-time inviting people from Nottinghamshire to nominate local hearing dogs that are transforming the lives of local people with hearing loss for an inspirational Hearing Dog of the Year Award 2011. Lucy Nalton Community Fundraising Manager for Hearing Dogs in Nottinghamshire says “We are encouraging members of the public from Nottinghamshire to nominate local hearing dogs that they know perhaps through family, friends or work colleagues, for a national Hearing Dog of the Year Award, which recognise the profoundly life-changing difference hearing dogs make to the lives of their recipients from all over the UK.” Local people can nominate hearing dogs they know for one of three Hearing Dog of the Year Awards; Life-changing,
Heroic or Team/Dual-purpose Hearing Dog of the Year. Nominations can be made via the Charity’s website www.hearingdogs.org.uk. Supported by celebrities such as Ben Fogle, Matt Baker, Kate Humble, Tim Vincent and Pam St Clement, the Charity currently has over 750 working hearing dogs in the UK transforming lives of isolation and loneliness into lives of independence, confidence and security by training dogs to alert deaf people to important household sounds and danger signals such as the alarm clock, doorbell and smoke alarm in the home, at work and in public buildings. The closing date for nominations is Friday 22 July 2011. A panel of celebrity judges will decide upon the winners and runnersup from each category ahead of a star-studded national awards presentation night in London in October, sponsored by Specsavers Hearing Centres and Royal Canin.
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