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SITE OF THE MONTH

Dog Friendly Britain – where dogs are made to feel at home

www.dogfriendlybritain.co.uk

Dog Friendly Britain is packed full of information for every dog owner and their pet. You'll find lots of essential information on everything from dog-friendly beaches and places to eat or stay to pet insurance and dog training.

REDUCING YOUR CARBON PAWPRINT

Waste Collection Online Shop

www.wastecollection.com

Waste Collection Online Shop allows you to navigate to all products on the website.

Onya Bags UK - 'Plastic bags are not cool'

www.onyabags.co.uk

Onya Bags UK aims to supply sustainable and stylish alternatives to the unneccesary waste of our disposable culture. Onya makes changing behaviour and being a bit greener easy by making solutions with exceptional style, innovation, and practicality. Their range of reusable bags includes the Original Onya, Onya Back, and BIG Onya, as well as the Dump-It Onya you'll find on the muksak site.

OUT AND ABOUT WITH YOUR DOG

Caravan Advice

www.caravan-advice.co.uk

Everything you could ever want to know or ask about caravanning, from technical questions to blogs & forums. Amazing breadth of information.

Driving with Dogs

www.drivingwithdogs.co.uk

Great walks for dogs and drivers within 5 miles of UK motorway exits. Beaches and worldwide dog walks too.

OTHER DOG FRIENDLY SITES

CDPOM - Cats, Dogs & Peace of Mind

www.cdpom.com

London's premier dog walking and home visiting pet care business, Cats, Dogs & Peace of Mind. offers thorough, professional and loving home pet sitting services for your cats, dogs and other pets, as well as dog walking and training services. Our fully-insured and security-vetted carers can either visit or stay in your home to look after your animals, while you’re on holiday, taking a short break or away on business.

Boturnell Farm Cottages - dog friendly holidays

www.dogs-holiday.co.uk/

5 cosy cottages, set in 25 acres of beautiful Cornish countryside, tastefully converted from the original barns, with many authentic features - exposed beams - local stone, enhanced with old pine and stained glass windows. Throws are provided. There is no limit and no charge for your pets. Dog crèche

Buy Pet Supplies

www.petclubuk.com

Pet Club UK offer a wide range of pet supplies and products for a variety of different animals.

Celebrating the Animal Image

www.suzysharpe.net

Pet Portraits - By Suzy Sharpe - The Animal Image - Striking Portraits of your animals celebrating their unique individuality. Please follow the link for examples of recent work.

Dog Bath Tub

www.dogbathtub-4less.com/

Dog Bath Tub at Dog Bath Tub 4 Less. We offer innovative and portable dog bath tub products and dog grooming supplies to complete your dog's grooming needs. This is certainly the right place to find dog bathtub supplies that will give good value and service.

SITES WE JUST LIKE (FRIENDS, CAMPAIGNERS AND SUCH)

The Fat Trap

http://www.lessmess.co.uk/

A National Green Apple Champion award winner - The Safe,Easy and Convenient way to dispose of kitchen Fats, grease and oils.

Come to Heal

http://www.cometoheal.co.uk

Shona Moon trained and qualified under JAN FENNELL, "THE DOG LISTENER", and is a Recommended Associate Dog Listener and Reiki Practitioner. "The kind way to treat undesirable behaviour in your dog".

Canine Crusaders

http://www.caninecrusaders.co.uk

Canine Crusaders aims to improve dog welfare in Cornwall, and help reduce the number of dogs going needlessly into rescue, or worse. Advice, information and photo gallery of dogs looking for a home.

Annie Haslam

http://www.anniehaslam.com

Best known from being the lead singer of Renaissance, then as a solo artist, Annie has now branched out into oil painting. Originally from Bolton but now living in the States, Annie is also a keen campaigner for the environment and the protection of animals in particular, which is reflected on her site.

SITES SUPPORTING DOG WELFARE & RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNERSHIP

Blue Cross

www.bluecross.org.uk

A lifeline for animals - The Blue Cross is Britain's pet charity, providing practical support, information and advice for pet and horse owners.

Dogs Trust

www.dogstrust.org.uk

We are the largest dog welfare charity in the UK. Help us give a happy home to 1,000s of stray and abandoned dogsFounded in 1891, Dogs Trust, formerly known as the NCDL, has always campaigned on dog-welfare related issues to ensure a safe and happy future for our four-legged friends.

Hearing Dogs for Deaf People

www.hearing-dogs.org.uk

Hearing dogs change lives. They alert their deaf owners to sounds we take for granted, providing greater independence, confidence and security. Most are selected from rescue centres or donated as unwanted pets. Hearing Dogs for Deaf People has trained dogs since 1982 to alert deaf people to specific sounds, whether in the home, workplace or public buildings. To date, nearly 1,300 hearing dogs have been placed throughout England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands.

People's Dispensary for Sick Animals

www.pdsa.org.uk

PDSA is the UK's leading veterinary charity, caring for the pets of people in need. We provide free veterinary treatment to more than 4,650 sick and injured animals every working day and we promote responsible pet ownership

Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

www.rspca.org.uk

The RSPCA as a charity will, by all lawful means, prevent cruelty, promote kindness to and alleviate suffering of animals

Support Dogs

www.support-dogs.org.uk

Support Dogs is a UK charity, number 1088281, dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with epilepsy and people with disabilities by training dogs to act as efficient and safe assistants. Support Dogs trains dogs to assist and support their owners with their specific disability. We offer two types of Support Dog training: Seizure Alert? and Disability Assistance.

Defra's Local Environmental Quality Guide to responsible dog ownership

www.defra.gov.uk/localenv/dogs/index.htm

Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

www.rcvs.org.uk

Promoting & sustaining public confidence in veterinary medicine

Any UK Vet

www.any-uk-vet.co.uk

Find any UK vet - entries for every UK Veterinary Surgery, right down to the smallest branch.

Vets Now & the Pet Blood Bank

http://www.vets-now.com

Improving the lives of vets and pets, Vets Now is the UK's leading provider of Out Of Hours emergency veterinary care.

Vet Help Direct

www.vethelpdirect.com

Vet Help Direct is a free to use interactive online guide to help you to decide how urgently you should contact your vet, cutting any delay in treatment for true emergencies, preventing needless out of hours calls and spotting serious conditions early which leads to more successful and often less expensive treatment. The site's content is written by qualified vets and also includes a local Vet Search, Pet Insurance directory, Pet Care Advice pages and a frequently updated Blog.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND CONSERVATION INTEREST

Cornwall Local Nature Reserves

www.cornwallnr.org.uk

The number of Local Nature Reserves (LNRs) in Cornwall is constantly growing with more being proposed and designated all the time. All the Local Nature Reserve sites have been chosen for their wildlife value, historic interest and strong local community involvement in the site management. The sites are well used by locals and visitors alike for recreation and enjoyment of the natural environment. Many different flora and fauna can be seen on the LNRs including some of national importance. Explore this website to find out why each of the sites are so special, the events and activities taking park on the LNRs and where to find them so you can take a look for yourself.

Countryside Access

www.countrysideaccess.gov.uk

This is the official website for the Countryside Code and maps of Open Access land in England. The site contains ideas for what you can do in the countryside, educational resources for teachers and group leaders, maps, local walks in your area, a Countryside Directory, details of the new right of access to Access Land, commonly known as the 'right to roam', and lots more.

Cornwall Wildlife Trust

www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk

Cornwall Wildlife Trust is a partner in the coalition of The Wildlife Trusts, 47 local Trusts throughout the UK which form the leading charitable conservation body exclusively dedicated to wildlife. A registered charity, Cornwall Wildlife Trust has nature reserves and volunteers throughout the whole of the county and organises a wide range of wildlife-related events and activities.

SITES FOR LEGAL & LITTER INFORMATION

ENCAMS

www.encams.org

ENCAMS are an environmental charity who campaign directly to the public, best known for the Keep Britain Tidy campaign which has been running for over fifty years. ENCAMS also campaign on or develop ways of tackling problems such as dog fouling, fly-tipping and nuisance noise.

The Dogs (Fouling of Land) Act 1996

www.crimereduction.co.uk/dogfouling01.htm

The Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005

www.defra.gov.uk/Environment/localenv/legislation/cnea/index.htm

Cleaner, Safer, Greener Communities

www.cleanersafergreener.gov.uk

Cleaner Safer Greener Communities is about creating quality spaces in which people want to live and can be proud - and which others will respect.

LitterAction

www.litteraction.org.uk

LitterAction is a really useful site helping all of us to take action against litter and become litter activists! It covers a wide range of actions, from local volunteer litter-collecting groups to exchanging views on the Litteraction forum.

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