A newly released study carried out by Dogs Trust has revealed that around eight in ten owners said companionship for themselves was a reason they got a dog. The research, which involved collecting data from a large number of respondents (8,050 current and 2,884 potential dog owners completed the survey),...

As the RSPCA gears up for a hectic bird breeding season, it is urging people to check the expert online advice about baby birds on its website before calling the charity, so the line is kept free for emergency calls to get through as quickly as possible. New figures reveal...

Three animal-loving celebrities – comedian Bill Bailey, actor and TV presenter David Harewood MBE, and Paralympian Lauren Steadman MBE (with her rescue dog Kira) - have teamed up with national pet charity Blue Cross to recreate images from their historic archives. The stars stepped back in time to recreate three...

After a pandemic pause, the Agria Dog Walk returned for 2022 on 21st May, raising over £37,000 for animal charities and their amazing causes across the continent. Here in the UK, Brits raised just over £10,000 for a selection of animal rescues including Oxfordshire Animal Sanctuary and Hearing Dogs for...

The RSPCA is highlighting the importance of neutering as it braces for an influx of cats during the kitten season. The charity sees a peak in cats coming into its care between May and September - when most kittens are born - but, as the nation also faces a cost...

Leah-Mai Rimmington is just 13 years old and has already completed a challenge of a lifetime, by trekking 82 miles to Mount Everest Base Camp, raising £2,025 for Dogs Trust. Inspired to take on the epic adventure for a worthy cause, dog-loving Leah chose to fundraise for Dogs Trust Loughborough,...

Rosewood Pet Products has made a donation of pet supplies to support a local team delivering aid to animals affected by events in Ukraine. David Pryce, who set up the project, made the 1,400-mile journey to the Polish / Ukraine border with friend Vince Price to deliver thousands of pounds worth of...

The RSPCA has launched an investigation after a seriously injured dog staggered into a garden in Bradford and ‘collapsed in a pool of blood’. Brindle and white Staffie Star was found by locals on Thursday morning (12 May) collapsed in the back garden of a home in Basil Street, Bradford,...

Dogs Trust’s Canine Welfare Grants Committee is seeking preliminary applications from researchers for its 2022 round of grants. Over nearly two decades, projects funded by these grants have led to huge leaps forward in the understanding of and impact on canine welfare. The deadline for preliminary applications is 9th June...

The RSPCA is appealing for information after five ‘vulnerable’ puppies were found abandoned in a box in a Surrey park. A member of the public was shocked to stumble upon a small box with five crying puppies inside when they were walking through Heathervale Recreation Ground in New Haw, Addlestone,...