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Northumberland dog hit by train after being spooked by fireworks
A dog owner from Northumberland is urging caution this fireworks season, following the devastating loss of her family’s beloved Bearded Collie.
Michelle Kennedy and her family, from Berwick-upon-Tweed, were devasted after her dad, Michael, left for a walk on Bonfire Night in 2017 with their two Bearded Collies, and only...
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Two older cats are looking for a second chance at happiness
Two older cats, Poppet and Parker, are hoping to find their second chance of happiness after they were both abandoned by their previous owners.
Nine-year old Poppet is 52 in human years and 12-year old Parker is 64 in human years, meaning they have a combined age of 116.
On average,...
‘UK’s oldest dog’ shows no signs of slowing down at age...
Staff at Dogs Trust Salisbury believe ex-resident Queenie is the UK’s oldest dog at the grand old age of 21.
After being in their care for eight years, Queenie was eventually adopted in 2018 by Bridget Pike, who is now the rehoming centre’s interim Assistant Manager.
Bridget got to know Queenie...
Pony rescued from muddy bog
RSPCA officers and fire crews launched a rescue mission to save a pony stuck neck-high in muddy flood water in Northamptonshire.
The young piebald cob was stuck fast in the muddy banks of the water – in fields off Irthlingborough Road, Wellingborough – with only his back, neck and head...
Doggie slimming club takes the biscuits
Owners of overweight dogs are being encouraged to sign-up their portly pets to Britain’s first online canine slimming club.
SlimmingDogs.co.uk is offering to help overweight dogs get healthy and shed pounds by ditching brown biscuits and poor-quality kibble.
Overweight humans have had slimming clubs for decades, but the new site is...
Miracle the kitten found in a bin finds a loving new...
A kitten called Miracle who was found in a bin in Durham just before Christmas is starting her new life with a loving family.
Miracle's owners collected her on Saturday (1 February) and say that she is already showing her playful side and coming to them for a stroke.
Pauline Irwin,...
The nation’s sleepiest pets revealed: fifteen of the cutest competition entries
Pet parents across the UK have been submitting hilarious and adorable photos of their furry friends sleeping and now the very best have been revealed.
Recent research found that over a third of Brits don’t let their pets sleep on their bed, so many need to find somewhere else to...
Heaviest doggie due ever looking for big-hearted owners
Dogs Trust Newbury is hoping to find big-hearted owners with an equally large sofa for a mother and daughter doggie duo.
Dogue de Bordeauxs, three-year old Honey and her mum five-year old Roxy are devoted to one another and tip the scales at almost 100kg combined.
They arrived at the Hamstead...
Fish4Dogs welcome three new team members
Three is a magic number at Fish4Dogs which is welcoming a trip of new appointments with an eclectic range of experience from engineering and manufacturing to zookeeping.
The additions to the Fish4Dogs family – Kirsty Ashmead, Harriet Cook and Katy Farmer – will join the Customer Services and Marketing Teams.
Kirsty...
Sainsbury’s Bank Pet Insurance launch new interactive tool to help pet...
New research from Sainsbury’s Bank Pet Insurance found that more than a fifth of pet owners have regretted choosing their pet’s breed.
Reasons for regret included that they didn’t have enough time to look after the animal, they turned out to be allergic to the pet (18%) and because they...
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Dogs Trust partners with Magic Classical for the perfect canine calming Bonfire...
Ahead of next week’s Bonfire Night, Magic Classical radio has teamed up with the UK’s leading dog welfare charity, Dogs Trust, to provide the perfect playlist to help calm dogs that find the noise of fireworks distressing.
Magic Classical’s Calming Pet Sounds, in partnership with Dogs Trust, includes Pachelbel’s Canon,...
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