In this interview, Pete explains why the XL Bully ban in the UK is destined for disaster, and he talks about different ways of dealing with the serious problem caused when large, muscular, powerful dogs go out of control.

In the USA, therapy cats are being used like dogs to visit people in hospitals. This podcasts discusses the pros and cons of this idea.

World Animal Week is a time to remember the animals in our lives. Listen to find out more about what the ISPCA is doing to help animals in Ireland

The ISPCA is having a Cycle Away From Cruelty event on Saturday 7th October. Listen in to find out more

This six minute podcast discusses the latest stray dog control statistics from Ireland.

After discussing the tragedy around the Ironman event in Cork, Pete went on to discuss puppy farms in Ireland. Two contrasting topics. Plenty to say about each.

In New Zealand, a school set up a competition to reduce the local feral cat population by asking children to shoot cats dead. After a huge outcry, this crazy idea was abandoned. But it does raise the issue: what is the best way to control feral cat populations?

An inter-departmental working group has just made a submission to Cabinet with suggestions for improving the control of dogs, including forty new dog wardens, increased on-the-spot fines, and a unified dog microchip database, accessible to the dog licensing system. Listen to this seven minute podcast to find out more.

Irish dog pounds and rescue centres are overloaded with unwanted dogs, either abandoned or surrendered by their owners. To find out more about this, listen to this 10 minute discussion on my podcast.

The diagnostic ability of vets has improved dramatically in the past twenty years, using a range of high tech equipment. Owners often do not realise this, as it happens behind the scenes. This short podcast outlines how laboratory and diagnostic imaging equipment has enabled rapid and effective diagnosis of pet illnesses that might formerly have remained a mystery.