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The fish section of NOAH’s Pet Health Information website
has had a big rewrite, to make it much more useful to keepers – and
potential keepers – of fish, from fresh water to marine and cold water to
tropical.
NOAH has drawn on the services of an expert fish
veterinarian and marine biologist to give more detailed advice on
buying and caring
for a fish, on fish health and to answer some common questions from fish
keepers. These include
how to calculate the amount of water in a pond or tank,
what causes cloudy water and
how many fish can live happily together.
The site,
www.pethealthinfo.org.uk, was launched last summer as part of NOAH’s
campaign to raise awareness of the importance of animal health and welfare
considerations amongst pet owners and potential owners, and to help enable
them to make informed decisions about their pets’ healthcare.
NOAH chief executive Phil Sketchley says: “We want to
keep the site as helpful as possible and would welcome any comments about
the advice we give – and any questions or topics you feel it would be
helpful for us to address – on fish or for other companion animal species.”
There is a free poster which pet shop owners can claim
from NOAH to display to point their clients to the PHI site, while the site
itself encourages owners to seek advice from pet care specialists.
Ends
16 February 2009
Notes for Editors
For further information contact Phil Sketchley or Alison Glennon at NOAH, tel. +44 (0)20 8367 3131,
or visit the NOAH website.
The National Office of Animal
Health was formed on 1 January 1986 to represent UK companies which
research, develop, manufacture and market licensed animal health
products. The association has 31 corporate members and 10 associate
members. In 2006 the NOAH sales survey showed a total market of £373.2m,
around 90% of the total UK market.
- The Pet Health Information website features a wealth
of animal health information and advice to help owners and potential
owners to make informed decisions about their pet's healthcare. With a
wide range of topics including information on buying a pet, health
guides, travelling abroad with your pet and first aid, the site features
information on a range of species from dogs through to fish. The Pet
Health Information website is a National Office of Animal Health (NOAH)
initiative to help raise awareness of safe, effective and preventative
healthcare for pets.
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