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50,000 Photos and Still Going Strong

The National Petrait Gallery now contains over 50,000 pet photos and the numbers keep rising everyday!

The National Petrait Gallery aims to break the world record for the world’s largest photo exhibition and provide a unique photo showcase for the nation to demonstrate their true love of pets.  

To encourage people to upload their pet photos to the site when it was first launched, Zoe Salmon (former Blue Peter presenter) stepped into the frame, literally a huge gilt portrait frame, posing with a giant rabbit, a Border terrier puppy and a ginger kitten. Whilst the giant rabbit made the scene look like something from Alice in Wonderland, Zoe was actually on London’s Southbank in front of the London Eye, a popular dog walking spot in the heart of London.

Zoe said “It’s great that there is now a dedicated gallery for the nation’s pet lovers to share photos of their pets as well be part of a Guinness World Record attempt.  It’s amazing just how many different types of pets there are.  Looking through the site I have already seen the obvious cute cats and dogs but there is also a donkey, a skunk and even an ant eater – imagine taking that for a walk!  It’s so easy to upload images, and everyone loves a cute pet photo”.

The Petrait gallery is open for Britain to step forward and show it is truly a nation of pet lovers.  The final celebration of the Petrait Gallery will be a public exhibition of every single animal photo.  Petplan will need more than 101 Dalmatian’s to break this world record, the current record stands at 138,355 photo’s in a gallery...that’s a lot of feathers, fur and fun!

Alison Andrew, Petplan’s Marketing Top Dog explained the gallery: “We know that pets play a very special role in the lives of our customers.  Over the years, we have received thousands of letters and pet photos from policyholders detailing how important their pets are, how they make them laugh, how they have provided real companionship and, in some cases, how they have even saved a life.  We wanted to find a unique way to capture how strongly people feel about their pets.”

Visit the gallery by clicking here. 

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Applications open for MMI research grants

News Story 1
 RCVS' Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) has launched round two of its veterinary mental health research grants.

Researchers have until 11.59pm on Wednesday, 28 May 2025 to apply for a grant for research which reflects MMI's 2025 focus areas.

Only one Impact Grant was awarded last year, and so this year there are two Discovery Grants and one Impact Grants available. Each Discovery Grant is worth £5,000 and the Impact Grant is worth £15,000.

For more information or to apply, email researchgrants@rcvs.org.uk to contact the MMI team.

 

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BBC Radio 4 documentary addresses corporate fees

BBC Radio 4's File on 4 Investigates has released a documentary exploring how corporate-owned veterinary practices may be inflating bills to increase profit.

Released on 15 April, 'What's Happening To Your Vet Bills?' revealed the policies which many corporate groups have in place to increase their profits. This included targets and upgrades which veterinary teams are tasked with meeting on a regular basis.

It also features Anrich Vets, an independently-owned practice based in Wigan. Following the case of Staffordshire terrier Benjy, who is diagnosed with a tumour, the documentary shares how the team were able to offer contextualised care and advice to make the procedure as affordable as possible for his owners.

The documentary can be heard on demand on BBC iPlayer.