A pair of hungry cockapoos didn’t feel the love last Valentine’s Day after a chocolate-scoffing spree almost spelled disaster. On the eve of the most loved-up day of the year, brothers Jarvis and Dodger got their paws on a large tub of dark chocolate. It can prove highly toxic and owner...

A sharpei dog who has completely transformed in RSPCA care is now looking for a new home. Bruce arrived at the animal charity’s Millbrook Animal Centre, in Surrey, in October last year weighing just 19.3kg (42.5lb) - far below what a dog of his breed should weigh. He was also...

The RSPCA is urging people not to abandon their pets and to seek support after a female boxer cross dog was left outside one of the charity’s animal centres in Warrington. CCTV caught a man tying her to the gates of the Slutchers Lane centre - run by the RSPCA’s...

An unlucky in love Lurcher called Prince has reached a new milestone this Valentine’s Day of being in the care of leading animal welfare charity, Battersea, for over 150 days, and is sadly yet to meet his true love. Four-year-old Prince certainly lives up to his name and is a sweet-natured dog with...

PDSA and Royal Canin are calling on pet owners across the whole of the UK to take advantage of a free weight check for their four-legged friend by signing up to the new ‘Big Weigh In’ initiative. The partnership launched their Weigh Up campaign in 2021, offering pet owners free...

The RSPCA is looking for a loving palliative home for Ella, an 11-year-old collie with suspected cancer of the liver, where she can have lots of love and affection with a loving family for the rest of her life. Lovable Ella came into the RSPCA’s care after her previous owners...

Over the last few weeks, staff at Dogs Trust Merseyside have been kept busy caring for a mum and her 12 puppies who were found abandoned in a property in Liverpool.  Two-year-old American Bulldog, Tara, and her 12 puppies were found alone by the property’s landlord after the tenant moved...

Labour Councillor for West End Ward, City of Westminster, Jessica Toale, has started the New Year with her first visit to London animal rescue charity, Mayhew. As part of her tour of the charity on Friday 20 January, Councillor Toale learned about the breadth of the charity’s work across five boroughs in...

Dogs Trust’s oldest doggy duo, with a combined age of 34, have found a forever home together after their owner sadly passed away.  Dogs Trust Evesham has been caring for 17-year-old Collie crosses Sheba and Teddy,  believed to be the oldest pair of pooches that have ever been cared for...

A retired US Marine Corps dog has today (24 January 2023) become the 75th recipient of the PDSA Dickin Medal - the animals equivalent of the Victoria Cross. The highest honour available to animals, Multi-Purpose Canine (MPC) Bass was presented with the award for his bravery and life-saving devotion to duty...