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Attlee crowned Purr Minister 2024: Sir Lindsay Hoyle’s cat takes top...

Battersea is thrilled to announce the winner of the charity’s coveted Purr Minister 2024 title: Attlee the cat, representing Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, Speaker of the House of Commons.  This victory is particularly historic as it marks a second win for Sir Lindsay, who previously triumphed in 2020 with his...
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Cat saved by PDSA after nearly being scared to death

In the run up to Bonfire Night, vet charity PDSA is urging owners to take steps to reduce fireworks stress for their pets, after a cat named Boo was nearly scared to death due to the loud bangs. Two-year-old tabby cat Boo was taken to Stoke PDSA Pet Hospital last...
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Dog rescued by RSPCA from frozen yard finds her forever home...

A former guard dog left in conditions of appalling neglect has started a new life with the vet assistant who nursed her back to wellness. German Shepherd cross Storm was left without supervision for a week in freezing temperatures in a bleak yard in Staffordshire along with two other dogs...
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Man jailed after failing to seek vet treatment for dog’s ‘fight’...

A man who failed to seek vet treatment for his dog after she was injured in a fight with another dog has been jailed for 10 weeks. The two-year old bulldog, called Babe, suffered extensive injuries to her head, neck and legs, but her owner, Kevin Turner, failed to act...
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RSPCA highlights the ‘horror’ flat-faced cats can experience with every breath

Not being able to breathe is scary - this is the message from the RSPCA this Halloween as the charity highlights the issues ‘flat-faced’ cats suffer from every day. New figures reveal that there has been a whopping 92% increase in Persian cats coming into the charity’s care from 2018 to 2022,...
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360-day adoption wait for West Yorkshire dog whose tail won’t stop...

The RSPCA has launched a special appeal for an overlooked dog who has spent nearly a year in rescue waiting to be adopted. Zeus, a loveable four-year-old Staffie cross, has been at the charity’s Leeds, Wakefield & District Branch animal centre in East Ardsley since November 2022 and is currently...
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Purr-fect ending for stray kitten who found his way to Dogs...

As National Cat Day approaches this weekend (Sunday 29 October) Dogs Trust Manchester is celebrating coming to the rescue of a furry friend of the feline kind. The six-month-old kitten was brought to the Denton-based rehoming centre by an elderly local animal lover who had spotted the tiny cat roaming...
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Appeal after abandoned cat with broken leg found with four kittens...

The RSPCA is appealing for information after a badly-injured cat was abandoned with her kittens in a layby in Humberside. The felines were spotted by member of the public Shane Maddison, and were huddled together in undergrowth in the layby on the A1079 Hull Road, Dunswell, on the outskirts of...
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PDSA issues advice on diabetes in pets, after saving beloved family...

Ahead of Diabetes Awareness Month in November, PDSA is issuing advice to owners on how to recognise and manage this disease in pets. The vet charity for pets in need is offering guidance after saving seven-year-old Dachshund, Roma. Owner Sonny White (66), from Brighton, first noticed something was wrong with his...
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Five year animal ban for Rookhope couple who neglected their lice-ridden...

A couple from County Durham have been disqualified from keeping animals for five years after neglecting an underweight pony who was found in a bare, snow-covered field with mouldy hay and frozen water. Andrew Allen and Siobhan Barker were handed the sentence at Peterlee Magistrates’ Court last Wednesday (11 October)...
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Amazon team up with the RSPCA to help pet owners facing...

More than three tonnes of pet food has already been donated to pet owners who are struggling to cope with spiralling living costs, thanks to a partnership between Amazon.co.uk and the RSPCA this ‘Adoptober’. Shoppers are being invited to make an extra pet-related purchase on Amazon.co.uk during October - which...
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Shine a red light on wellness all year round

Harnessing the power of light energy to promote wellness may not be new, but it’s experiencing a resurgence, not only in practice, but as...

PDSA – Why pets eat the strangest things

From socks and slippers to necklaces and knickers – our pets sometimes eat the strangest of things! But why do they do this? What...

Top tips for pet owners during summer

During summer months we love nothing more than spending our time outdoors with pets. With warmer weather and longer days, it’s the best time to...

Vet shares symptoms of condition dogs can pass to humans

With approximately 13.5 million dogs as pets in the UK, many pet owners may not know of some conditions that their dog can pass to them...

Expert tips on how to reduce hay fever symptoms in dogs as pollen levels soar

Hayfever season is in full swing and according to the Met Office, the pollen forecast over the next five days is high. Dog owners may...
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Kittens rescued from dirty rabbit hutch

Four kittens who were rescued from a dirty rabbit hutch are now ready for a fresh start and are looking for new homes. RSPCA officers rescued the four kittens after members of the public raised concern that they’d been abandoned inside a rabbit hutch in the garden of a property in...