The Christmas elves at Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, are busy getting ready to spread Christmas cheer by delivering gifts to the canine companions of people experiencing homelessness. Every Christmas, through its Together Through Homelessness scheme, Dogs Trust brings festive cheer to the dogs of people experiencing...

A charity vet from PDSA has issued a Christmas warning after a family dog got her paws on festive decorations and ended up needing emergency care. The first week in December is a popular time for Christmas trees, decorations and bright lights to go up around the house - and...

Adventurous moggy, whose care is being supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, needs a home away from other pets Tabby and white puss Lucky is hoping he will live up to his name and find a new home in time for the festive season. Currently in the care of Cats...

A former resident of Dogs Trust Manchester has walked 1,000 miles and raised thousands of pounds to help make sure dogs less fortunate than himself can be cared for this Christmas and beyond. After being found wandering the streets alone in April 2022, two-year-old Collie Cross, Toby, was taken in...

From Thursday 14 – Monday 18 December, ten Kennel Club agility competitions, including The Kennel Club Agility Stakes and qualifiers for Crufts 2024, will take place at this year’s London International Horse Show, at London ExCeL. The Kennel Club Agility Stakes finals, held in association with Skinner’s, are one of...

A man who neglected two emaciated greyhounds he kept on an allotment in Sheffield has been banned from keeping dogs indefinitely. Martin Butlin of Fleury Road in Gleadless, was prosecuted by the RSPCA after a veterinary practice in South Yorkshire contacted the charity over concerns for the dogs’ welfare. The two black...

A group of well-respected pet-care franchises have joined forces to put the wellbeing of pets at the forefront of the £3.1 billion pet-care industry1. Their collective efforts have resulted in the formation of the Pet Care Franchise Association (PCFA), a new trade organisation with the primary aim of enhancing animal...

Overlooked moggy, whose care is being supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery, needs a home to call her own A young black cat is seeking a home ahead of the festive season, after being found discarded like rubbish along with her two five-month-old kittens. The feline family was discovered tied...

As the festive season approaches, vets across the UK are warning pet owners about the potential dangers to pets at Christmas, when they experience an increase in emergency visits due to poisoning incidents. With 62% of Brits having a pet, experts at TrustedHousesitters have worked with vets to help pet...

Staffordshire bull terriers look set to be the most-abandoned dog breed in 2023, new figures from the RSPCA shows. French bulldogs were the second most abandoned breed - with 582 reported to the animal charity this year - and German shepherds were third (542 abandonments). Overall, 16,040 dogs were reported abandoned...