Dogs Trust has extended its successful Home from Home Scheme into Dundee and the surrounding counties of Angus, Perthshire and Fife and is calling on locals to get in touch. Megan Wilkinson has just been employed as Dogs Trust’s first Home from Home Co-ordinator in Dundee and is hoping to...

There are plenty of lifestyle benefits to owning a dog, including keeping you active, improving your mental health and providing you with a trusted companion, and it has been revealed that these benefits are now present in the workplace too. The pandemic saw a huge rise in young professionals becoming...

Sykes Holiday Cottages saw bookings to its pet-friendly holiday lets rise 40% last year compared with 2019, driven in part by the increase in dog ownership during the pandemic. With National Pet Month underway, Sykes has rounded up a selection of its best pet-friendly properties that are suitable for every...

A nervous lurcher is looking for the paw-fect home with owners who can help bring him out of his shell. Sadly, eight-year-old Bandit is approaching his one-year anniversary in kennels (on Sunday 10 April). Bandit was rescued by the RSPCA from a multi-dog household where his needs were not being...

Staffordshire bull terrier cross Dotty was taken in by the RSPCA in July 2021 after being rescued underweight and suffering from a skin condition. She’d been kept locked in a bedroom with little socialisation so the world can be quite an overwhelming place for her. Staff at the charity’s Ashley Heath...

The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel has been named the ‘greenest’ breed of dog, following new research that scored 25 of the UK's most popular breeds based on how eco-friendly they are. While many of us have become increasingly aware of our carbon footprint over the years, and may have even...

An RSPCA branch has launched a fundraising appeal to pay for extensive treatment and major surgery to help a bulldog with severe health problems. Four-year-old British bulldog Cleo was rescued by RSPCA inspectors and taken in by RSPCA Doncaster, Rotherham & District branch. Branch chief executive Mary McSherry said: “Cleo is...

Pet care specialist, Pets at Home, has announced it will be pausing the sale and adoption of rabbits at all of its 457 stores over the Easter weekend. From Good Friday to Easter Monday, rabbits will be removed from its pet villages across the country to help put a stop...

Natural animal health manufacturer, Nutravet will be exhibiting at three DogFest events this year. After their success at Crufts 2022, the Nutravet team will be heading to DogFest for the first time this summer.  DogFest welcomes over 150,000 visitors each year with fun dog shows, stunning country walks, advice from experts,...

A 12-week-old puppy had to have her leg amputated after being found abandoned in a park in Liverpool with an open fracture. The black female lurcher pup was found on the night of Wednesday 30 March by a member of the public and taken to a Liverpool vet. RSPCA animal rescue...