SHEDDING season is well and truly upon us, with Google searches for ‘pet shedding’ soaring 67% as pet owners seek help for their home. A new study from Shark Clean has analysed how pet owners are coping with shedding season, finding that 2.1 million adults in the UK are leaving pet hair on their sofa and abandoning their cleaning efforts as they struggle to keep on top of the mess.

VETERAN presenter Angela Rippon has made a heartfelt appeal supporting ponies in need and remembering the emotional bond she shared with her own beloved horse, Katie. The Strictly Come Dancing star takes centre stage in The Mare and Foal Sanctuary’s new television advert, being broadcast nationally throughout October. It was filmed at the charity’s Yelverton Moorland Rescue Facility, on Dartmoor, and features ponies rescued in recent high-profile welfare cases.

WORLD renowned artist Dame Tracey Emin has lent her distinctive hand to a new Christmas card design in support of pet charity Blue Cross – using her cats Teacup and Pancake as inspiration. The limited-edition packs of ten cards, feature the feline pair - one cat seated, the other reclining - accompanied by the words ‘Teacup, Pancake I Love you more Than Anything’, along with Emin’s signature and the year 2025.

A MAD Hatter’s Dog Day is being held to raise funds for a charity which rescues and rehomes dogs, delivers kindness education to children and runs therapy dog programmes in schools. Underdog International is a UK charity with a mission of ‘children helping dogs, and dogs helping children.’ By 2030, it aims to positively impact two million children and dogs worldwide. The Mad Hatter’s Dog Day is being held at the three-acre Elmtree Canine Restreat, Waltham Abbey, Essex, on Sat

PET owners are being invited to honour their lost companions and unite for National Pet Memorial Day. The event, organised by The Association of Pet Bereavement Counsellors, takes place on Sunday, September 14, and gives people the chance to pause and pay tribute in a way that brings them comfort.

CLARKS Village’s popular Pawsome Pooch event is set return later this month. Free activities on offer at the Somerset shopping outlet will include pet photo shoots, pooch pampering, dazzling dog trick displays, have-a-go agility sessions and live portrait illustrations. Held on Saturday, September 13 and Sunday, September 14, Pawsome Pooch’s judges will also be looking out for the next CEO - canine executive officer - of Clarks Village.