HAPPY pet owners have crowned a Dudley vets practice the best in the UK.

Blacks Vets Dudley Hospital has topped the charts of all 3,500 vets featured on VetHelpDirect.com and Any-UK-Vet directories over the last 12 months.

The practice received 262 four and five star reviews from chuffed customers who shared their thoughts online, leading to it winning title of Best UK Vets 2015.

Vet Brian Hogan said: “We are absolutely thrilled to have been voted Best UK Vet by the pet owning public. The team here work incredibly hard in our accredited veterinary hospital, staffed by our own nurses and vets 24/seven, 365 days a year, to meet the needs of our clients, constantly striving to improve pet care in our local area.

"We are so very privileged to have fantastic clients and pets who have taken the time to nominate us, thank you so so much, we are truly overwhelmed.”

Susie Samuel, founder of VetHelpDirect.com, added: “In our third year of judging this award, we were overwhelmed by the growing number of reviews left online.

"It shows that people in the West Midlands and throughout the UK are increasingly turning to the internet to say online what they were saying aloud.”