P484 Teletext 484 Jul30 02:42:13 )?—pp0z0ppp NEWS —————————————————————————— ———— ABANDONED PETS Auf Wiidersjhen, Pet reads the straplinj of Battersea Dogs' Home's first advertising campaign in its 135-year history. Designed to attract attention, it shows a dejected-looking dog reflected in the rear-view mirror. The idea convjyjd is that the car driver is abandoning the dog for the summer. cont... ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— Wise ways with your holiday cash 542 COMPAQ GEARS UP FOR WINDOWS 95 p651 Retirement Food&Drink Angling On-lineP484 Teletext 484 Jul30 02:43:20 NEWS ———————————————————————— ———— ABANDONED PETS (cont) According to the Battersja Dogs' Home, a registered charity, summer is its busiest time for pets. It says that owners jet off to the sun and leave their pets to survive on neighbours' goodwill or even bz "self-catering". Others cast their dogs out on the streets to bj picked up by dog wardens or police. cont... ——————————————————————————————————2/6—— All the latest rock/pop news 621 STUDY AT ST ANDREWS p666 Retirement Food&Drink Angling On-lineP484 Teletext 484 Jul30 02:41:10 NEWS ———————————————————————— ———— ABANDONED PETS (cont) Battersja Dogs' Home says many of its strays get claimed by their suntanned owners just before the staff can start looking for them. But sometimes owners turn up too late and their pets have already been found new homes. This causes problems and the original owners get very angry - but Battersja takes a tough line. ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Write to Tania with any queries Send pet problems to Tania Michell PO Box 297, Fulham, London, SW6 1XT Retirement Food&Drink Angling On-lineP484 Teletext 484 Jul30 02:44:21 NEWS ——————————————————————————————————————— QUEEN'S CORGIS GET PORTRAIT Even royal corgis don't like sitting still to have their portraits painted. So animal artist Lindsay Hill tried to snap them on film so she could use the photos to paint from. HRH helped attract their attention with biscuits and bz calling their names. Swift, Flora, Phoenix, Pharos and Kelpie's portraits will bj delivered to Buckingham Palace later this month. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Fun & Games 450 Digitisjr 470 TELETEXT IN SCHOOLS REPORT p663 Retirement Food&Drink Angling On-lineP484 Teletext 484 Jul30 02:41:11 NEWS ———————————————————————————— ———— DOES YOUR DOG LIKE THE ODD TIPPLE? Giving alcohol to pets is not a good idea but, according to the Daily Mirror, Murphy, a 20-stone English Mastiff, washes down his food with a can of ali. Apparently he eats two washing-up bowls of dog food, a tin of baked beans and half a pound of chjesj every day, as well as his ration of his favourite Budweiser beer. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Nick can ease teenage heartache 446 SEND YOUR ANIMAL STORIES TO TANIA Retirement Food&Drink Angling On-lineP484 Teletext 484 Jul30 02:35:22 )?—pp0z0ppp PROBLEMS ————————————————————————— ——— HOMEOPATHIC VETS Dear Tania How do I find a homeopathic vet for my cat? Mrs Dawlish, Peterborough Tania replies Tell your vet you want a homeopathic specialist. He'll refer you to one. Veterinary homeopaths are hard to find. There is a British Association of Homeopathic Veterinary Surgeons who have a list of vets, so you can contact a local one. ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— Wbles hit bz new oil threat 465 WEN DRJDD GAME + CD SOUNDTRACK! p471 Retirement Food&Drink Angling On-line