The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (usually shortened to the United Kingdom, the UK and Britain) is a country Countries within a country, Number 10. Accessed May 29 2006 Member States: United Kingdom, UK Presidency of the EU 2005. Accessed May 29 2006. "United Kingdom", Encyclopædia Britannica Accessed May 29 2006 and sovereign stateUK or GB?, Directgov (UK government website); accessed May 29 2006 occupying Great Britain and the northeast of Ireland off the northwest coast of mainland Europe. Its territory and population are primarily situated on the island of Great Britain, but it also shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland on the island of Ireland. The United Kingdom is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and its ancillary bodies of water- the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, and the Irish Sea.
The United Kingdom is a political union made up of four constituent countries: England, Scotland, and Wales on the island of Great Britain, and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom also has several overseas territories, including Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands. The Crown has a relationship with the dependencies of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands; they are part of the British Islands but not part of the United Kingdom. A constitutional monarchy, the United Kingdom has close relationships with fifteen other Commonwealth Realms that share the same monarch — Queen Elizabeth II — as head of state.
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Any UK Vet - Directory of UK practices. Returns a list of nearest surgeries to a postcode or placename. Provides lists by county and a keyword search. Practices can edit their entry online and add surgery information.
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Peoples Dispensary for Sick Animals - The PDSA provides free veterinary services for the pets of needy owners in the UK. The site offers a history of the organisation and opportunities to donate or volunteer. There is a Vet on the Net to answer veterinary questions and listings of their 45 hospitals and 230 PetAid practices.
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Sandhill Veterinary Services - Specialist practice treating game birds, commercial poultry, and pigeons based in Thirsk, North Yorkshire. Site offers resources for owners, practice information and services.
Sharon Redrobe - Zoo vet - UK - Specialist in zoo and exotic animals. Site provides details of Sharon's publications and speaking engagements. Fact sheets on reptiles, chelonians and avian respiratory diseases. Sharon Redrobe is the Veterinary Officer at Bristol Zoo Gardens. Site provides advice on the care of chelonians, reptiles and avian details of her publications and a calendar of speaking engagements.
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Veterinary Practices Directory (UK) - Site includes a directory of UK veterinary practices (requires java), links to veterinary journals and publications worldwide, current veterinary news and details of web design services for practices.
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