Pete Wedderburn 'Pete the Vet'

Pete Wedderburn ‘Pete the Vet’ is Ireland’s best known Veterinary Surgeon. He runs a busy vet practice in Bray, and at the same time he has a busy career in the media. Pete presented a breakfast television slot on Ireland AM on Virgin Media One and has also appeared on RTÉ One’s Today Show. He has also been working as a regular contributor to radio, both locally and nationally, for over twenty years. Pete regularly joins Pat Kenny on Newstalk for his listener query slot, as well as having regular vet spots on East Coast FM and Spirit Radio. He is currently an Ambassador for ‘Purina Pet Care’. He has a weekly column in the Examiner, regularly contributes to The Daily Telegraph in the UK while he previously wrote for The Evening Herald. He also writes weekly features in the Independent network of regional newspapers. He has authored four books to date. The first book is titled My Dog Thinks He’s Human, and the second is called My Cat Is Ignoring Me. Both books include some of his most helpful tips, and they are illustrated with hilarious cartoons by Per Jose Karlen. His third book Pete Wedderburn’s Healthy Pets was aimed at young people taking up pet keeping. Pete’s fourth book was published in April 2017 and is called ‘Pet Subjects: Animal Tales from The Telegraph’s Resident Vet’