{"product_id":"9781473694699-animal-matters","title":"Animal Matters","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiary of an Inner City Vet\u003cbr\u003eA moving account of the bond between people and animals by a vet at a London animal charity\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Heartwarming and hilarious'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'With as many horrifying stories as \u003cb\u003eheart-warming\u003c\/b\u003e ones, this is a \u003cb\u003efascinating\u003c\/b\u003e look at the year in the life of a vet at a London animal charity hospital. There are some \u003cb\u003eproper belly laughs\u003c\/b\u003e as well as some \u003cb\u003einsights that will truly stick with you.\u003c\/b\u003e' - Alexandra Heminsley, Grazia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn unusual 'dalmation', a TV star with cancer, an out of control budgie. Charlotte Rea has seen them all, and more. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnimal Matters\u003c\/i\u003e is Charlotte's diary of real-life cases written during a one year of her work as a veterinary surgeon in a 24-hour inner-city London animal charity.  The diary reveals the reality of working as a vet, how it can be both emotional and amusing, one minute you can be consoling an owner on the loss of their much-loved pet, the next trying to catch an escaped budgie. Charlotte mixes deeply sad moments with amusing and unimaginable ones along with more detailed accounts and reflections back on her training and the experiences she has come up against over the decade since she graduated. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout the book you will get to know both the animals and the people and how close the bond between us can be. Charlotte also discusses contemporary issues in veterinary medicine such as animal euthanasia, RSPCA welfare cases, mental health issues within the veterinary profession, ethical concerns around pedigree dog breeding and the laws on dangerous dogs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnimal Matters \u003c\/i\u003eis a moving and heartwarming book about the unconditional love between animals and humans.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944568762465,"sku":"9781473694699","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26936334.jpg?v=1760474012","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781473694699-animal-matters","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}