Charities
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...
RSPCA staff seek homes for ‘lovable’ lurchers
Five ‘lovable’ lurchers who are desperate to be loved are seeking fun-filled active homes to call their home.
Three-year-old Tiger-Lily was rescued by the RSPCA in May after being abandoned along with two friends. It’s believed they had all been used for hare coursing. Her two friends were soon rehomed...
RSPCA appeals for information after two guinea pigs abandoned in a...
The RSPCA is appealing for information after two guinea pigs were found abandoned inside a shoebox at the side of the road in Rotherham.
Luckily, a member of the public spotted the pair and contacted the RSPCA for help. They were discovered inside a shoebox in Ravenfield near Rotherham on...
Fresh dog food brand donates food packages to dogs in-need
Helping dogs in need across the country, fresh dog food company, Butternut Box, has hand delivered food packages to animal charities across the UK as part of its ongoing all-year-round commitment to support rescue dogs who need it most.
It has always been Butternut Box’s mission to deliver health and...
The real fashion victims: Battersea warm dangers of flat-faced dogs
Battersea is warning the public of the risks popular flat-faced dog breeds, such as Pugs, are exposed to after the leading animal welfare charity revealed that they have performed life-saving surgery on nearly half of all these dogs to be given in to them.
With their over exaggerated features, such...
The Mare and Foal Sanctuary launches exercise with equines
The Mare and Foal Sanctuary has launched a new equine assisted wellbeing programme for women and girls aged 16 and over at the charity’s Equestrian and Education Centre near Newton Abbot.
The programme has been generously funded by Sport England as part of the This Girl Can campaign, which is...
RSPCA rescues neglected guinea pigs bought as present for child
Two guinea pigs who were bought on Gumtree as a child’s birthday present have now found their loving forever homes.
Toni and Guy were rescued by the RSPCA in August last year (2021) in Surrey after they were found living in a small hamster cage inside a shed with no...
Support your local animal charity with the Betty White challenge
Donate to your local animal charity or home to honour US animal campaigner and Actress, Betty White.
With the sad passing of US actress and animal welfare campaigner, Betty White on New Year’s Eve, aged 99, the fans of this great lady have started #BettyWhiteChallenge and are asking people to...
Vet charity PDSA urges owners to #WeighUp pets’ health to tackle...
Vet charity PDSA is urging pet owners to #WeighUp for their four-legged friends’ health and wellbeing this National Obesity Awareness Week (10-16 January 2022), following research revealing a whopping number of our furry friends have piled on the pounds.
The study of more than 4,500 pet owners by the UK’s...
10 ways to support your local animal rescue this Christmas
The global pandemic has had a huge impact on independent animal rescues in the UK, with many having to navigate through a difficult period of reduced income versus an increase in animals needing their services.
This time of the year can be particularly tough, with colder weather meaning increased heating...
Pedal power pushes dog lover the extra mile for four-legged friends...
A member of the team at Dogs Trust Kenilworth has literally gone the extra mile – or 621 – to help the dogs in his care at the rehoming centre this Christmas.
Despite needing nine operations on his knees and feet in recent years, James Sowerby has undertaken the ‘99k for Canines Cycle Challenge’ to raise funds to help the dogs he knows and loves....
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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...
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