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2018 Carnivale & Open Day – Sunday 15 July
Sunday 15th July, 11am – 4pm The biggest event of Summer is back! Animal Ark’s Carnivale & Open Day. This is our 16th year serving the local community. Join in the celebrations as we open the doors and show what we do behind the scenes. There will be a bundle of activities including demonstrations, displays and a parliament of owls! Local animal charities will be on hand raising much needed funds. Motorbikes will be back…
Cat Adoption
We still have a few cats who urgently need re-homing. Animal Ark proudly runs a re-homing programme for unwanted pets needing a loving home. Last year we managed to re-home forty pets. All our homeless cats are vet checked and in the best possible health. All our cats have had full health checks, vaccinations and flea and worming treatments and neutering if of age. If not yet of age to neuter, as part of the…
Easter Opening Times 2018
We will be open Easter Saturday and Easter Sunday for scheduled appointments. For the remainder of the Easter weekend we will be operating our 24h on-site care & emergency service. Fingers crossed you don’t have an emergency, but if you do need us just call 020 8599 8544. Opening times for Easter weekend are: 30 March, Good Friday: Emergency Service 31 March, Easter Saturday: 8am -5pm 1 April, Easter Sunday: 10am – 2pm 2 April:…
Cat Adoption
We have a few cats who urgently need re-homing. Animal Ark proudly runs a re-homing programme for unwanted pets needing a loving home. Last year we managed to re-home forty pets. All our homeless cats are vet checked and in the best possible health. All our cats have had full health checks, vaccinations and flea and worming treatments and neutering if of age. If not yet of age to neuter, as part of the adoption…
Is your pet overweight?
Almost half of all UK dogs and cats are estimated to be overweight or obese. Like us humans, pets find it hard to diet. And, when pets are dieting, there are plenty of reasons for us owners to have lapses in ‘being good’ – perceived begging by the pet, multi-pet households and outdoor access to name a few. All the usual things you can do to keep weight down should help – good exercise, stopping…
Festive Opening Times
Over the holiday season our opening times will be: Christmas Eve (24th Dec): 10am – 2pm Christmas Day (25th Dec): Emergency Care Boxing Day (26th Dec): Emergency Care Wednesday (27th Dec): 8am – 9pm Thursday (28th Dec): 8am – 9pm Friday (29th Dec): 8am – 9pm Saturday (30th Dec): 8am – 5pm New Year’s Eve (31st Dec): 10 – 2 New Year’s Day (1st Jan): Emergency Care Tuesday (2nd Jan): back to normal: 8am – 9pm If you need any special items before…
Santa Brings Plenty Cheer
Santa met an amazing array of pets at our party on Saturday, from large and small cats and dogs to even a chicken and a Horned toad! Many wore splendid Christmas outfits while their owners kept warm tucking into mince pies and mulled wine, beautifully serenaded by Graham Clark (http://www.grahamclarkjazzsinger.com/). Two horses oversaw Santa in his grotto while his helpers ensured photos were taken with everybody. Once again, Duncan and Nina Tara Smith kindly donated…
Santa & Mince Pies
Saturday 2 December 4:30pm – 7:30pm We hope you can join us for Mince Pies, Christmas Drinks and Santa’s Pet Grotto on Saturday 2 December 2017, between 4:30pm and 7:30pm. In keeping with tradition, Santa will be visiting with his Grotto. Bring along your pets for a photo with Santa. We will be supporting local animal charities with stalls, so there will also be an opportunity to grab some Christmas gifts and help raise much needed…
Vet Hayley to volunteer for Animal SOS in Sri Lanka
Animal Ark is sending our vet Hayley to Sri Lanka to volunteer for Animal SOS Sri Lanka at the start of November. The charity looks after street animals in the south of Sri Lanka. They have a beautiful, free-roaming sanctuary for dogs and secure sanctuary for cats which provides a safe-haven for sick, disabled and vulnerable strays. Hayley will be helping with their stray dogs; looking after them, neutering them, treating them and providing them with…
Natural Therapy Update
Canine Massage Becky Harman is Animal Ark’s new Canine Massage practitioner as Roz Davies has sadly moved away. Becky is trained in the 4 disciplines of massage; Swedish, Sports, Deep Tissue and Myofascial Release (direct and indirect), as well as in advanced palpation assessment techniques. You can read more about Becky here: http://www.animalarkvets.co.uk/natural-therapy-crew/. Muscle therapy can be a valuable part of a team approach when a dog has soft tissue injuries, recovering from orthopaedic surgery…
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