The diary of Chris Allen through his vet student years.
This morning Belfast City Council had Lennox destroyed under the Dangerous Dogs (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 despite international protest and offers from a sanctury in the USA to take the dog out of the country. With recent media coverage saying Continue reading Breed Specific Legislation, Ethics and Research
Sometimes when I sit down to write its difficult to actually decide what parts of my day have been the most interesting. I guess with so many flood alerts in place, and the absolutely torrential rain giving me reason to Continue reading A little science, some dairy, and the Jet Stream
Following on from my diary entry yesterday where I looked at the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, the Dangerous Dogs (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 and the Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Act 1997 and the Save Lennox campaign. Today I’ve heard that Lennox Continue reading Changing laws – The problem with the Save Lennox campaign
I’ve been faced with a dillemma today. Something I will never shy away from with this diary is speaking my mind, my opinions and views are purely that. Mine. I realise that some people may have differing views and as Continue reading Saving Lennox – The Dangerous Dogs (Northern Ireland) Order 1991
My first review is of the Merck Veterinary Manual 10th Edition (the first edition was published in 1955), I got mine back in 2010 with a week of the 10th edition being published. Personally my first impression was that it Continue reading Merck Veterinary Manual 10th Edition Review
I have this thing where when I get into something I just keep going and lose track of all time. This happened this afternoon. I’ve spent the past 12 hours reading up on animal pain, physiology, signs and neurology. It’s Continue reading Saturday Night… Animal Pain…
Once again I am late however today has been interesting, I’ve been reaching out to my network for support and have spoken with a couple of great people today that I believe may help my dream get one step closer Continue reading How parrots talk…
Ok, so todays entry is a little late, however it depends how you define a day really… Is it from when you get up to when you sleep? Does it end at midnight? Or does it end when the date Continue reading What is a day?
My biggest detterant to Vet School is the cost. The only viable entry route was as a postgrad after completing a Bachelors degree. Within the UK there is no government funding or loan systems for postgrad degree’s so I am Continue reading Funding Vet School…
Today has been very long, I’ve started looking into ways to raise money online and created profiles on two different sites here: http://www.indiegogo.com/getchristovetschool?a=811619 and http://www.gofundme.com/tfk0s It’s going be interesting to see if either of these actually works. I’ve also been Continue reading A long day…