The RSPCA has received more than 2,500 calls with concerns for ferret welfare since the start of 2020 - and is responding to more than five reports a week of the pet being abandoned. The shocking new statistics were revealed ahead of National Ferret Day (Sunday 2 April), which comes...

A ‘sweet-natured’ Shar Pei dog is being cared for by the RSPCA after her owner tied her to a tree and drove off. The female dog was found by a member of the public at the Trans Pennine Trail Car Park on the A165 - about 6.5 miles from Hull...

The RSPCA is appealing to the public for information after two young kittens suffering from cat flu were callously dumped in a box by a school in Rugby. The animal welfare charity was contacted on Wednesday morning (29 March) by a member of the public, who found the kittens in...

The UK’s largest dog welfare charity Dogs Trust is calling on dog care professionals to attend the charity’s first ever dog emotion and behaviour conference aimed at the pet care sector. The conference – The Key to Success: Emotion and Behaviour for Dog Care Professionals - takes place in Scotland...

The team at Dogs Trust Evesham is on the lookout for new homes for golden oldies in need of forever homes.  The average length of stay for a dog after arriving at Dogs Trust is just 47 days, but sadly older dogs often find themselves waiting longer to find their...

The RSPCA already receives thousands of reports every year about incidents where birds and mammals have been maimed or even killed by carelessly discarded rubbish - and is worried more calls could be on the horizon with warmer weather finally forecast in the coming weeks. To tackle the problem, the...

With spring in the air, many of us are looking forward to the balmy evenings ahead of us. However, while enjoying the brighter days and warmer weather, it’s important to look out for your pets and avoid any hidden dangers that come with springtime.  Helen Wikeley, Veterinary Surgeon at Battersea,...

A cat who was left behind when her owners moved away has learnt to love again and is now hoping to find her purr-fect new home.   One-year-old Velma would spit and growl at people when she came into the care of the charity’s Warrington, Halton & St Helen Branch after...

A Jack Russell adopted from Dogs Trust Bridgend is joining her Pontypridd owner on his training runs as he prepares to take on the Cardiff half marathon later this year to raise money for the charity and support other dogs to find their forever homes.   Rosie, now three, was a...

A nature-loving 11-year-old from Kearsley in Bolton has won the RSPCA’s ‘People’s Choice’ award after attracting the most online votes for her striking image of a sheep peering through a fence. Ellie-Grace Braidwood had been walking on a local farm with her parents when she spotted the inquisitive sheep.  The RSPCA...