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Petplan Find a Pet: top 10 most popular cat breeds

Petplan Find a Pet: top 10 most popular cat breeds
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Petplan’s free Find a Pet service allows you to search for kittens, puppies, cats and dogs for sale and rehoming across the UK.

It’s a wonderful place for responsible breeders to advertise and find new homes for their animals and for would-be owners to find themselves the perfect pet.

We’ve put together our 10 most popular cat breeds from the site along with some helpful information about the typical personality and temperament of each breed…

How to take the perfect pet photograph

How to take the perfect pet photograph
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Taking a great photograph that captures a family member perfectly is not easy – and when your subject happens to be a pet, things become even trickier.

No matter how many times you point and press and bribe with treats and toys, trying to get the perfect snap can often prove a frustratingly difficult endeavour.

So, to help you capture your pet’s personality perfectly, Petplan spoke to award-winning photographer and Paws Pet Photography founder, Paul Walker, to get his top tips on how to get the most out of your pet pictures…

Apply for a grant from the Petplan Charitable Trust!

Apply for a grant from the Petplan Charitable Trust!
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Animal charities take note: with the closing date of 13 December fast approaching, now's the time to apply for a grant from the Petplan Charitable Trust.

Since the Trust launched in 1994, it has provided more than £7 million in grants to support a wide range of projects - all thanks to the thousands of generous Petplan policyholders who donate to the Trust every year.

The History of Pets, part 2: Dogs

The History of Pets, part 2: Dogs
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Ever wondered how dogs moved out of the cold and into our homes and hearts? Writer and pet-lover Julian Hall examines the evidence in this second instalment of Petplan's series on the history of pets.

For tens of thousands of years, dogs and people have lived side-by-side. But according to some scientists it's our canine friends that domesticated us rather than the other way around.

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