Pet owners should keep a closer eye on their furry friends as temperatures plummet, the RSPCA has said.
Keeping outdoor living areas dry, dressing dogs in comfortable coats and placing a saucepan of hot water on icy fish ponds are among the recommendations issued by the charity amid a bitterly cold February.
The Met Office recorded the lowest temperature the UK has seen in 25 years overnight on Wednesday, when the mercury dropped to minus 23C in Braemar, Aberdeenshire.
As yellow weather warnings for snow and ice remain in place for parts of Scotland and northern England until Saturday, the RSPCA’s pet welfare specialist Dr Sam Gaines said dogs in particular should not be sleeping in temperatures lower than 10C.
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Vegan brand Field Roast Grain Meat Co. recently launched Plant-Based Pepperoni. The new soy-free pepperoni is made with pea protein, features fat marbling to mimic its pork-derived counterpart, and is spiced with pieces of fennel, cracked black pepper, garlic, and paprika. The vegan pepperoni is now available to foodservice providers in Canada and the United States and will start shipping to retailers in the second quarter of 2021, which are expected to start stocking the pepperoni in the first quarter of the year.
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Today, Canadian chain Pizza Nova will be the first to feature Field Roast’s Plant-Based Pepperoni on its menu at more than 140 locations across Southern Ontario. “Pizza Nova is the first major Canadian pizza operator to offer the groundbreaking Field Roast Plant-Based Pepperoni,” Adam Grogan, COO of Field Roast’s parent company Greenleaf Foods, said. “We’re excited to partner with them because of their commitment to craft
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Wildlife hospitals across the UK are reporting their busiest year ever, with hedgehogs, pigeons, bats and birds of prey among a growing number of animals brought into centres for treatment.
The rise in admissions is part of a wider trend of increasing awareness of habitat loss and the threats to the natural world, but experts also point to the Covid-19 lockdown as a significant factor in this yearâs increase. The number of people venturing out to nature spots has surged during the pandemic, with almost half of the population spending more time outside than before coronavirus. A third of people reported noticing nature and wildlife more.
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