Have you ever had to complain about your vet? Would you know who to complain to? Are you aware of what disciplinary procedures exist? Please help the Bella Moss Foundation and take a couple of minutes to answer the four questions below. You can email you answers direct to the Bella Moss Foundation at info@thebellamossfoundation.com or email me at Julie@DogCastRadio.com and I will forward it to Jill.
Latest news fro the Bella Moss Foundation:
BMF at BVNA 2011
The Bella Moss Foundation was founded in 2005 by Jill Moss following the untimely death of her dog, Bella, to MRSA in 2004. It has grown from strength to strength on the vision of one woman and the legacy to one dog now helping animals and their owners worldwide in the prevention, treatment, awareness and education surrounding MRSA and other resistant bacterial infections. www.thebellamossfoundation.com
A statement from the Bella Moss Foundation on the death of Claire Rayner:
The Bella Moss Foundation is saddened to hear of the death of its first Honorary Patron, Claire Rayner.
Latest news from The Bella Moss Foundation:
The BBC recently aired a Panorama program called It Shouldn't Happen at a Vet's. (For the next few days you can see this program here.)
The following is a letter from The Bella Moss Foundation in response to the program:
Yesterday I had a very enjoyable, but at times quite surreal experience. I went on a wolf walk with the UK Wolf Conservation Trust. (http://www.ukwolf.org/) We had been invited to join Jill Moss of the Bella Moss Foundation (http://www.thebellamossfoundation.com/) on the walk, as she is a member of the trust. She had some great stories of her experiences with wolves, which will be coming up in an episode of DogCast Radio soon.
Just had a press release from The Bella Moss Foundation. The paper referred to is in The Lancet and is called Bite-related and septic syndromes caused by cats and dogs
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We got more great material recorded at the second day of Crufts. We spoke to TV vet Marc Abraham, who is the co-founder of ThePet.net. He and co-founder Andrew Seel are using the power of the Internet to let pet owners tell one another about businesses that are pet friendly. If you have a business you'd like to recommend, check out their awards. Marc is also the veterinary adviser to the Kennel Club, and you can find his blog on the Crufts site.
Marc was helping Jill Moss promote the right messages about MRSA and other serious infections on the Bella Moss Foundation stand. We caught up with Jill and she had some useful advice for dog owners worried about MRSA.
Jill Moss and Marc Abraham at the Bella Moss Foundation stand at Crufts.
The Bella Moss Foundation support pet owners affected by MRSA and other serious infections. Bella Moss's story is incredibly touching, as told by Jill Moss, who loved and lost her beautiful dog to MRSA. You can hear her tell their moving experiences in Episode 58 of DogCast Radio.
That episode also has excellent advice about avoiding MRSA from Dr Harley Farmer. Harley manages to take the panic out of the situation, and leaves you knowing that three are many steps you can take to protect your pet and yourself.
