Pet care, dog walking, livestock care, animal rescue, animal law, feline behaviourist, homeless pets health checks, and more.... we love all creatures great and small! Caring for a variety of animals including but not restricted to cats, dogs, rabbits, guinea and skinny pigs, rats, skunks, geckos, skinks, chelonia, frogs, toads, chickens, macaws, tarantulas, scorpions, marine and tropical fish
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love all creatures great and small with qualified, skilled and experienced pet carers for pet pop-in visits, pet sitting, dog walking (and jogging and running ~ CaniCross), exercise and flight, small animal boarding, enclosure cleaning (cage, tank, accessories etc), and pet taxi service. Black Cricket Animal Services can offer an all-round care package for your precious pets, a bespoke service, with standalone services or a combination of several for regular and ad hoc bookings. Cuddles and fuss a plenty for your animals who enjoy / need it. We are also specialised in animal law, and teaching and lecturing in the animal industry. In a voluntary capacity we help and support animal rescue, and pets belonging to the homeless population (providing them with health checks, food, flea and worming treatment, coats, blankets etc.). Experienced working with zoo animals and livestock, we can also provide support when an extra hand is required in zoos, farms and small holdings. We are passionate about all animals and have qualified to high academic levels in animal care, animal management, animal science and animal law. The welfare of the animals in our care is paramount and we are continuously updating our skills and knowledge through in-house and external training, receiving further certification in areas such as animal first aid, administration of medication, COSHH, animal transport licence (cert. While we love caring for and working with a range of animals, we also enjoy working with people. We provide opportunities for people with disabilities, and offer educational sessions to groups, clubs, schools and colleges. Therefore, hold full enhanced DBS (the highest of all checks), full first aid certification (First Aid at Work), competency in administration of medication (including Buccal Midazolam and Epi Pens), sign assisted language and AAC, and moving and handling. As well as the animal industry qualification, Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) is also held by those delivering the educational sessions, lecturers and seminars. We have a range of vehicles that we use for our services, with all of them being MOTd, taxed, fully insured and following the laws regarding the transportation of animals. Where required for specific journeys and animals, drivers hold the Certificate of Competence for animal transportation. Some of our vehicles are used for our pet taxi service, which are available for visits to the vets, the groomers, cattery or kennels etc. Whereas the transit has been used to help pick up large enclosures and deliver them to animal rescue centre or individual fosterer. Even with our local pet visits and walking, we will always attend in one of our vehicles, in case of an emergency, whereby we need to help you or your pet. Summary. We really care about animals. We are more than just a "pet sitting service". We do not charge "per dog" for dog walking, we offer discounts on many of our services to people on certain benefits, employees within specific sectors, rescue animals and more. Certain bespoke bookings can also be given with a considerable discount. And, some of our services are done for free! We also support local organisations, homeless pets and animal charities. As you can see, it's not about the money for us... we just love all creatures great and small! Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information about our service or to make a booking.
