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By Melissa Camacho
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Upbeat series teaches kids responsible pet ownership.
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Ferne And Rory's Vet Tales
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What's the Story?
FERNE AND RORY'S VET TALES is a British series designed to help children understand how and why their beloved pets may need medical attention, and discuss the different ways that veterinarians and animal experts can help them. Hosts Ferne Corrigan and Rory Crawford travel around the United Kingdom to meet pet owners and their beloved animals. After discussing why the animal should see the veterinarian, they join the family on the visit with the family's vet. Throughout the check up and treatment, the hosts and the veterinary teams explain what they are doing, and why. Visits to animal rescues also reveal some of the ways animals in crisis are cared for.
Is It Any Good?
This upbeat, informative series highlights the need to take the care of their beloved pets seriously, and why veterinary assistance is a necessary part of this. It demystifies some of the examination and treatment techniques used by veterinarians by offering gentle explanations of the animals' medical conditions, and showing the treatments used to help them. To make it more relatable, the hosts underscore how some of these conditions are similar to those that humans also deal with. Chances are that young viewers will enjoy the animals being featured, which range from dogs, cats, and guinea pigs to puffins, ponies, and alpacas. But Ferne and Rory's Vet Tales also teaches important lessons about the responsibility that comes with having any kind of animal in the home.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the different ways that the animals featured on the series are taken care of. What are some of the standard things that veterinarians do to ensure that the animal is healthy? What are some of the more unique treatments the give to some of the pets?
Lots of people have pets or want one. What does Ferne and Rory's Vet Tales teach us about the responsibilities pet owners have to their animals?
TV Details
- Premiere date : January 29, 2018
- Cast : Rory Crawford , Ferne Corrigan
- Network : Xfinity
- Genre : Educational
- Topics : Animals ( Wild Animals )
- Character Strengths : Compassion , Curiosity
- TV rating :
- Last updated : October 1, 2025
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