A leading Yorkshire vet practice is urging Christmas and New Year revellers to reconsider celebrating the festive season by launching Chinese sky lanterns.

A black Labrador who swallowed a stone is alive and well thanks to fast work by the night team at a our 24-hour animal hospital in Dewsbury.

Staff from Calder Vets have presented a cheque worth more than £650 to Hope Pastures, a charity that rescues abandoned horses chosen in memory of a late colleague.

This is Rupert, who had a problem with one of his paws when he was little, which became sensitive and needed extra nail clips.

A black Labrador whose pelvis was shattered in a road accident has won a special place in the hearts of the staff at Calder Vets, in Dewsbury, for her bravery after undergoing major surgery.

With the temperatures dropping and winter approaching, we're asking cat owners to be vigilant of poisoning risks which are particularly common at this time of year.

We're delighted to bring you our first edition of Pawprints, the new Calder Vets newsletter.

Vets are advising pet owners on how to prevent their animals becoming stressed and unsettled as fireworks season gets under way.

Staff at Calder Vets who took to the saddle to cycle across Yorkshire for charity smashed their fundraising target by more than 300 per cent.

This is Hector, a four-year-old cross-breed who was rescued from a kennel in Cyprus. He's been in the wars recently after his owners discover a satsuma-sized mass on the right side of his chest six months ago.