The RSPCA in York is looking for patient and understanding owners to help two nervous cats build a bond with humans again.  Gary, 15 months, and Harry, five, who are both black and white, are ‘desperate’ to get out of a cattery environment and into loving homes of their own, say staff...

A young female cat who was abandoned at Halifax Bus Station after her owner travelled to London has a new home lined up thanks to the RSPCA. The nine-month-old black and white cat was brought into the RSPCA’s Halifax, Huddersfield, Bradford & District Branch animal centre in Wade Street last Tuesday (8...

Birmingham Dogs Home is celebrating another successful corporate partnership with Solihull College & University Centre. The College team recently took on the Snowdon for Sunrise challenge, raising an impressive £4,422.99 for the beloved charity. The team along with a team of their dedicated students run numerous fundraising events from charity...

Two people have been given suspended prison sentences and disqualified from keeping animals for a decade after leaving their pet dog without vet treatment for a fractured leg and ‘severe’ infected and painful skin lesions, thought to have been caused by burns. Casey Bernice Cook of Bowers Avenue, Norwich, and...

A staggering 118 animals at national RSPCA centres have been waiting more than 100 days for a new home - and one dog has been searching for her forever home for more than two years, as shocking new data reveals rescue animals are spending even longer in the charity’s...

A ‘sweet’ Staffie has hit her one-year milestone in RSPCA kennels waiting for a loving new home as her carers say ‘no one wants to take the time to get to know her’. RSPCA Chesterfield and North Derbyshire Branch is looking for a special home for two-year-old Staffordshire bull terrier-cross Lola this Adoptober as she...

A charity that supports police dogs has launched a new ‘Remembrance Paw’ so animal-lovers can pay tribute to service animals both past and present.   The Thin Blue Paw Foundation protects, celebrates and rehabilitates serving and retired police dogs across the UK.  The charity – which wants to celebrate the sacrifice made by service...

The RSPCA would like to speak to a man who may have key information about a dog beating which took place outside a Co-op supermarket in St Ives. Witnesses reported seeing an individual hitting a chocolate brown coloured Labrador outside the Co-op in Royal Square in St Ives on Saturday...

The RSPCA has launched a new campaign urging people to become “Kind Sparks” this fireworks season - as new research shows half of pet-owners say Bonfire Night is one of the most stressful days of the year. The animal welfare charity has also launched an interactive map which allows users to see...

A South London dog owner who failed to investigate her pet’s drastic weight loss has been handed a 10-year animal ban after a prosecution by the RSPCA. Shereane Brown of Augusta Court, Old Kent Road, pleaded guilty to one offence under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 in that she caused...