2010 National Pet Month Competition
The prize was awarded to the event organiser/s whose event did the best, in the opinion of the National Pet Month Trustees, to further the aims of National Pet Month. There were also a number of category winners and runners up.
Overall winner St Boniface Vets
St Boniface Vets participated in National Pet Month for a second year! Emma, one of the vets at St Boniface, went into local nursery and primary schools through April, May, and June teaching kids about pet health, and specifically raising awareness of exotic animals as pets. The children were able to handle several exotic animals including a bearded dragon, tortoise, snake, gecko and more! They also learnt about the animals’ natural environment and how they could incorporate this into building a suitable home or ‘vivarium’. The school visits included
Crediton Nurseries:
Pippins – Mon 18th April at 9.15am
Leapfrogs – Thurs 22nd April at 2pm
Sunflowers – Weds 28th April at 2pm
Earlybirds - Weds 19th May at 2pm
Other Local Nurseries:
Copplestone Busy Bees - Tues 26th April at 2pm
Cheriton Fitpaine Play Group - Weds 19th May at 12.30pm
Sandford Play Group – Tues 25th May at 11.30am
Primary Schools:
Bow - Thurs 29th April at 1.30pm
Morchard Bishop - Fri 30th April at 11am
Haywards, Crediton – Fri 21st May at 9.10am
Cheriton Fitzpaine - Mon 24th May at 11am
Newton St Cyres – Weds 26th May at 2pm
Lapford – Thurs 27th May at 2pm
Sandford – Tues 15th June at 11am
Spreyton – Thurs 17th June at 11am
Yeoford – Fri 18th June at 11am
Children could also enter St Boniface vets picture competition, anyone was welcome to enter they just need to pop their picture into us at the vets where they were all displayed in our reception. St Boniface Vets will be presenting prizes for the best pictures and then all entries will be sent on to National Pet Month organisers to be entered into the national art competition.
We also had an editorial in one of the local newspapers with pictures of the children holding the animals!
Hopefully this gives you some idea about how I got involved with NPM and my local schools. All the visits so far have gone down extremely well and the children were keen to learn about a bearded dragon’s environment
Roll of fame the 2010 category winners
Winner veterinary category
Mill House Veterinary Surgery, Kings Lynn
Runners up veterinary category
Rosemullion Veterinary Surgery Falmouth
Oak Hill Vet Group Windermere
Winner local authority
Lewisham Library
Runners up local authority
Dudley Library
Luton Animal Wardens
Winner pet shop category
Stan’s Pet Needs Andover
Runners up pet shop category
Bath Pet Centre, Bath
Bellingdon End Farm
Winner charity category
Bath Cats and Dogs Home
Runner up charity category
Blue Cross Burford Adoption Centre
Winner ‘my event doesn’t quite fit’
Pet Bereavement Support Group Mansfield
Best example of working together
Mount Stewart House and Gardens and Jubilee Vets, Newtownards, Co Down
