Canine expert calls for more safety measures in pet care
A leading canine first aider has called for the new government to act on calls for greater safety measures in pet care industries.
Rachel Bean is calling for all pet professionals including pet sitters, walkers and groomers to have some kind of training in what to do in an emergency.
Bean, a qualified veterinary nurse that travels the world teaching life-saving skills, claims that legislation around pet professionals would save hundreds of animals every year from injury.
She said: “For the professionals, having a good standard of training in first aid helps them to think calmly and clearly should the worst happen.”
She added: “These courses do not cost a lot of money, but they do make all the difference. When people place their pets in a professional’s care they are placing a member of their family with you. It is so important that we don’t wing it.”
Bean is an ambassador for the national Safe Pets and People campaign, which is calling for mandatory first aid qualifications for all pet professionals. The campaign is also backed by the RSPCA, Street Paws and iPET Network.
