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Daily Mail
a day ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Vet who 'permanently injured' dog by leaving surgical instrument in its body after op is allowed to keep working - as campaigners say complaints are ignored
A vet who 'permanently injured' a beloved dog by leaving a surgical instrument in its body after an operation has been allowed to continue working - as campaigners accuse industry bodies of ignoring their complaints. Trace Brown, from East Lothian, took her dog Honey to the vets for an operation - but Honey was left seriously ill after she was closed up with the instrument inside her. The mistake meant Honey ended up losing 16 inches of her intestine. Ms Brown had to pay £12,000 for corrective treatment for Honey, but no action has been taken against the vet in question, while she has been offered just £120 in compensation. It comes as an investigation by Which? has revealed pet owners are frequently dismissed or ignored when they complain about a vet, and that the industry complaints system is 'not fit for purpose'. According to government research, the vet market has the third lowest rate of positive resolutions to 'detrimental' experiences, with just 31 percent of people receiving what they asked for or more. This is compared to 52 percent across all sectors. Ms Brown took Honey's case to the Veterinary Client Mediation Service (VCMS) and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), but received the offer of just £120 and her complaint remained unresolved. It is one of multiple cases flagged by Which? in which a pet owner complained with a legitimate grievance but was not offered appropriate help. The College also dismissed a complaint by Steph Drew, from Lincoln, after a vet operated on the wrong leg of her dog Daisy. After a lengthy appeals process lasting three years, the vet in question was eventually struck off after it was found they had 'failed to provide adequate care' to 18 animals in total. The report comes as the Competition and Markets Authority is already investigating the vet industry amid concerns that just six national operators - of which three are equity firms - own most of Britain's practices. Which? surveyed around 1,000 pet owners who had had an issue with care from their vet in the past two years. Some 53 percent of those surveyed complained over an 'excessive' price, compared to 23 percent over the quality of care or treatment. Pet owners usually have to make an initial complaint to the veterinary practice itself, a practice which makes the process 'awkward at best', according to Which?. If not satisfied with the outcome, an owner can escalate the complaint, such as by referring it to an independent mediator - but the is a voluntary scheme which not all practices are members of. They can also complain to the Royal College, but the body has a very high threshold for investigating and progressing a complaint. This leaves owners feeling dismissed or that the process is biased towards vets, the consumer body found. Wherever owners may turn, the stats are not in their favour - in 2022, some 99 percent of professional misconduct complaints were not upheld. Which? has made a number of recommendations to improve the process for owners, including asking the government to ensure the regulator for vet services is 'sufficiently equipped to independently enforce consumer law as it relates to the provision of veterinary services'. It added: 'The government needs to update the regulatory framework to allow regulation at a practice level rather than solely at individual professional level.' The body also said practices should be required to have a written complaint process 'based on specified criteria to ensure consistency in how complaints are defined, handled and signposted'.
Time Out
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Katy Perry's viral, quirky 'Lifetimes' tour has hits—and misses
I saw astronaut Katy Perry kiss the sky… and I liked it? Sorta. Actually, I'm kind of torn on my thoughts after seeing Perry's 'Lifetimes' tour in Las Vegas. That's because I was both equally amused and entertained as I was bewildered and frustrated by it. For a lot of reasons. Now granted, I'm comparing it to her Resorts World residency a few years ago, 'Play,' a production she referred to as Honey, I Shrunk the Kids meets Pee-wee's Playhouse. Yes, it was as odd as that sentence reads. Perry's performance found her singing out of an oversized toilet and dancing in a field of monster mushrooms with a lipsticked frog in a bikini. So that's why, when tickets for 'Lifetime' landed in my lap from a friend, I was intrigued by the opportunity. The night started when a wicked windstorm launched a plastic bag into the air near the Luxor light beam as I walked to the show and, of course, fittingly ended with Perry closing her show with that opening lyric from 'Firework.' Between those moments there was a lot going on. Perry was engaging and spoke to the audience quite a bit. Early on, she poked fun at herself in reference to the backlash from her recent Blue Origin spaceflight, saying she's the 'world's most hated icon.' Later on, Perry thanked the crowd 'for loving me despite all of my flaws.' Her 'Lifetimes' tour, which is crisscrossing the globe through the end of the year in promotion of her album 143, has received a lukewarm reception, with some observers calling Perry a copycat. They note that her opening monologue mimics the one from Taylor Swift's 'Eras' tour and how the portion of Perry's show calling on the audience to scan a QR code and pick a song for her to sing is oh-too-similar to what Sabrina Carpenter has done. But comparisons aside, Perry makes it her own with a five-act video game concept that involves her battling an AI robot. That's… not necessarily a good thing. The storyline is confusing but apparently Perry is half-human, half-machine (which explains the metallic costumes, cone bras and furry moon boots) and in a fight with a cyborg to save butterflies and spread love. It's The Matrix meets Star Wars. At one point, Perry even swings a red lightsaber to destroy her enemies. The stage for 'Lifetimes' is designed in a figure eight pattern allowing her to get closer to the crowd. There is a lot of airtime as well with artists performing Cirque du Soleil-like acrobatics and Perry suspended by wires flying and flipping above the audience on four separate occasions, including when riding on the back of a butterfly while performing 'Roar.' My history with Perry starts at the very beginning. I first heard her in 2008 performing songs off Teenage Dream at the New York-New York's long-closed Rok Vegas nightclub. Then, while working for Us Weekly, I covered the 'Waking Up in Vegas' singer whenever she hit town—including her bachelorette party with Rihanna and numerous appearances and award shows. I even witnessed one of her first flights (albeit above a stage, not into outer space) at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards. And while the voice is different and some song arrangements have changed, the one constant from quirky Perry are the campy costumes and hit songs. At T-Mobile Arena, she performed 24 songs and judging from the devoted fans singing along, 'Lifetimes' works.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Shania Twain has used this multipurpose beauty balm since the '90s — and it's on sale for $17 on Amazon
Not to be hyperbolic, but I have been obsessed with Shania Twain since I came out of the womb. I knew the lyrics to "That Don't Impress Me Much" before I learned our national anthem, and to this day, I think "Honey, I'm Home" could awaken me from a medically induced coma. Shania Twain is a Canadian national treasure and someone I trust far too much for having never met. Through Shania, I have learned two important things: head-to-toe leopard print is iconic, and the beauty secret to surviving harsh dry weather is Vermont's Original Bag Balm. The 59-year-old has been a decades-long devotee of the moisturizing balm. In 1999, Shania mentioned Bag Balm in an interview with The London Telegraph, saying, "When I've been flying a lot and my skin is really dry, I'll rub it over my face and on my hair and leave it there all day." Shania Twin has called this 126-year-old jelly the "best of all things." More recently, in an interview with Us Weekly, the Canadian country music star called the balm "the best of all things." "I try to drink as much water as I can. I have always exfoliated. I don't actually buy an exfoliator; I just make it. If I'm somewhere near the beach, I'll use sand," she told the magazine. "I believe in old-fashioned things, like a bit of Vaseline. I always thought Bag Balm was the best of all things. The cosmetic one that's been a staple for me is Crème de la Mer." Originally created in 1899 — yes, 1899 — Bag Balm is a moisturizer that was designed to heal chapped cows' udders. It's formulated with petroleum jelly and lanolin and has been made in a small town in Vermont for the past 120-odd years. Shania, alongside other beauty icons like Raquel Welch, even inspired a new generation of social media "skinfluencers" to try the product. TikTok personality Alix Earle swears by the jelly as a cure for chapped lips and dry skin, and thousands of others have recommended the long-time farmer's secret as an alternative to Vaseline for skin slugging. The healing balm works similarly to a good old tub of petroleum jelly. You can apply it to dry, cracked skin on your hands, feet, elbows and even your lips. Some people swear by it as the miracle cure for diaper rash or irritated skin, and skincare obsessives say it's ideal for slugging. Do you suffer from painful skin chafing? Bag Balm can help with that, too. More than 400 people have purchased the celebrity-approved balm on Amazon Canada in the past month. Reviewers say it not only "works" but "works harder than anything else." "I believe in old-fashioned things, like a bit of Vaseline. I always thought Bag Balm was the best of all things," Shania Twain told Us Weekly. "I love [it] beyond words," writes one shopper. It's "even better than the expensive French hand cream I've been using for years." The salve is "wonderful," echos another. It "heals chapped hands, feet and even diaper rash!" It's "gentle and effective." With a 4.5-star average rating, shoppers say it's beyond "worth it." It's "awesome." If you have dry, cracked skin, "this is what you want." While the vast majority of reviewers call it a moisturizing superstar, some note it's "a bit greasy," something to keep in mind when placing your order.
New Indian Express
5 days ago
- New Indian Express
PTR seeks sniffer dogs to check poaching of wild animals, illegal meat trade
RANCHI: Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) has sought a sniffer dog, required to check poaching of wild animals and illegal trade of their meat. According to PTR officials, they have written to TRAFFIC, a joint initiative of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the International Union of Conservation of Nature, for the same and expect to get a least in the next few weeks. PTR Deputy Director Prajesh Kant Jena informed that, Honey, a sniffer dog which was brought here in 2023, died a few months back, and hence, they need at least one to detect wild life crime. The Belgian Malinois, a special breed of dog, is used by forest officials for the detection of wildlife crime. The Belgian Malinois is a medium to large-sized dog with an athletic, lean build and a short, tight coat. Sometimes mistaken for the larger, heavier boned German Shepherd Dog. The PTR management uses sniffer dogs to track and prevent poaching of animals, mostly deer, and their illegal trade. 'Sniffer dogs are a part of protection regime in PTR as they are trained to detect wildlife crime and used in multiple things by the forest officials like detecting the crime scene and the miscreants. In addition to that, they are also help us in detecting meat of any wild animals being sold in the local 'haat' or market by sniffing them,' said Jena.
Telegraph
5 days ago
- General
- Telegraph
Rhubarb with star anise, ginger, orange and labneh
Overview Prep time 10 mins Cook time 30 mins Serves 4 -6 Ingredients 700g rhubarb (get stalks that are roughly the same thickness) 65g granulated sugar 100g honey 200ml blood orange juice 2 broad strips of orange zest 2 slices of root ginger, about the thickness of a pound coin 1 star anise pistachios, to serve For the labneh 400g Greek yoghurt 1½ tbsp icing sugar pinch of cinnamon Method Step For the labneh, pour off the liquid sitting on top of 400g Greek yoghurt Step Mix in 1½ tbsp icing sugar and a pinch of cinnamon then tip the 400g Greek yoghurt into some muslin. Set this in a sieve, tie the muslin to form a bag and put it in the fridge. Leave for about 12 hours or so, squeezing the muslin bag every so often. Step Preheat the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas mark 4. Trim the bases and tops of 700g rhubarb stalks. Cut into 3cm lengths and put into a large ovenproof dish in which they can lie – more or less - in a single layer. Step Put the 65g granulated sugar, 100g honey, 200ml blood orange juice, 100ml water, 2 broad strips of orange zest, 2 slices of root ginger and 1 star anise into a saucepan and bring to a gentle boil, stirring to help the sugar dissolve – about 5 minutes. Step Pour over the rhubarb and cover the dish tightly with two layers of foil. Bake for 20 minutes for medium stalks; the cooking time depends very much on the thickness of the stalks, so check after 15 minutes and cook for longer if necessary. The rhubarb should be tender but not collapsing. Remove the rhubarb with a slotted spoon and put it on a flat dish. This will ensure that the rhubarb doesn't keep cooking.
