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Forever Pets Expo, in association with the MSPCA Dog Show, will bring tail wagging fun to the centre stage at the Royal Theatre, Castlebar, on Sunday July 1 for the Forever Pets Expo, which promises to be a great day for the whole family including your dog.

Animal shelter workers report that many people who surrender their pets cite a new baby as their reason for doing so. Yet many other families have successfully brought a new baby into their home and managed to keep and enjoy their animal friends.

When it happens in some parishes dogs, cats, hamsters, and even horses have been known to turn up.

If you need your dog minded for a few hours or want to socialise him on a long-term basis, Trusty Pet Pals offers great value packages that will suit you. Day care for dogs is available from as little as €8 for a half day, and the company also has weekly, monthly, and group discounts.

The AA is reminding motorists driving on rural routes this summer to keep an eye out for all creatures great and small having learnt through their latest motor insurance poll that approximately four out of 10 drivers in Ireland have run over a pet or other non domesticated animal at some point while driving. Out of 248 motorists in Mayo polled, 42.9 per cent have run over a pet or an animal.

The Kiltimagh Pet Farm works hard to make your visit a fun day out for all the family. At the pet farm there is the largest range of exotic animals on any pet farm in Ireland!

Pets prefer ferry travel, if carryings by Irish Ferries during 2010 are a guide.

Barna and Moycullen Veterinary is an all-female small animal practice. They have two branches – one in Barna and one in Moycullen. They have a large range of pets who come to see them for a wide range of reasons – hamsters to Great Danes, kittens to terrapins, elderly dogs to parrots and even rabbits to snakes!

The ISPCA recommends that pets be brought indoors if possible during extremely cold periods. They must have somewhere dry and draught free to escape from the elements. Plenty of warm dry bedding should also be provided.

Drivers could soon be penalised for not having their pets restrained in their cars. That will be the case if Ireland follows California’s lead and makes it illegal to have a pet on your lap while driving.