Two of the UK’s leading animal welfare charities have today announced plans to work in partnership to better support people and pets in urgent need. The Scottish SPCA and Blue Cross have launched a joint research study with the University of Edinburgh to identify ways to reach people living with...

The RSPCA is urging families who are struggling to care for their pets not to rehome online but to seek help from reputable charities and rescue centres. The warning comes as charities brace for more and more families to relinquish their pets as they struggle to cope in the wake...

Two kitten brothers who were rescued by the RSPCA just before Christmas are recovering well after undergoing surgery to their eyes. Four-month-old ginger kittens Gabriel and Arthur were rescued from a builders’ yard in Peterlee, County Durham, in December last year (2020). They were most likely born to a feral mother,...

Every year vet charity PDSA cares for over 30,000 pets suffering from heart disease. Without ongoing care and medication, many of these pets would die, but thanks to support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery, PDSA is able to keep pets’ hearts beating this Valentine’s Day. Alfie from South London is...

The RSPCA has launched an investigation after an elderly dog was found abandoned in the garden of an empty shop. The elderly female German Shepherd-cross dog was found outside the empty premises in 141 Waterloo Street, Burton on Trent, by a workman who had just finished a job on the...

A five-year Foxhound currently at Dogs Trust Canterbury rehoming centre is looking for a new owner he can’t help falling in love with this Valentine’s Day. The five-year old former stray is currently being cared for at Dogs Trust Canterbury Rehoming centre in Whitstable. Elvis loves learning new tricks,...

A dog found wandering the streets alone is hoping that his search for ever-lasting love will come to an end this Valentine’s Day. Barney, a three-year old Shar Pei is currently being cared for by the team at Dogs Trust Manchester and has stolen the heart of many, particularly Canine...

Love in lockdown can be tricky – but this Valentine’s Day, Battersea is offering couples a virtual date with a difference. The much-loved animal charity has teamed up with Wild Life Drawing to run a special life drawing class with some of its rescue dogs as models on 14 February. Budding...

The RSPCA has launched its ambitious new strategy for animal welfare which promises to end the illegal selling of puppies in the UK by 2030. The charity’s new ambitious strategy – ‘Together for Animal Welfare’ – also aims to reduce neglect and cruelty to companion animals, including dogs in England...

Dogs Trust’s public affairs team has won the Savanta ComRes Parliamentary Charity Award 2021 for ‘Best Animal Welfare Campaign’. The final shortlist and winners of the annual Savanta ComRes Parliamentary Charity Awards have been announced, with Dogs Trust collecting the sought-after accolade for a second time running for its continued work tackling the issue of puppy smuggling. The awards, run by Savanta ComRes,...