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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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RSPCA seeks to trace owners of cats dumped on canal towpath...

The RSPCA is appealing for information after two cats were found abandoned by a canal in Derbyshire. The felines were found in separate pet carriers placed on the towpath of the Trent and Mersey Canal near to Chellaston last Friday (September 9). The ages of the female cats, who are called...
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A purr-fect reunion: Cat missing since 2016 is reunited with couple...

A pensioner couple were amazed when they were reunited with their pet cat six years after she went missing - thanks to the RSPCA and the power of a microchip. Pauline and Trevor Robinson gave up hope of ever seeing Georgie again after she darted out of a window at...
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RSPCA appeals for ‘calm and soothing’ audiobooks to play to dogs

The RSPCA is appealing to the public to donate audiobooks to play in the kennels and soothe the dogs. RSPCA Solent Branch - which operates Stubbington Ark Animal Centre in Hampshire - has appealed to local people to drop off any audiobooks on CD that they’re no longer using. Charlotte...
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Charity reveals findings of largest ever survey of UK pets and...

Blue Cross launched its Big Pet Census to find out more about the UK’s pets and the bond with our four-legged friends to mark the charity’s 125th anniversary this year. The survey confirmed the UK is a nation of pet lovers, with the majority (95%) saying they consider their pet...
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Cat spends 159 days in RSPCA care and is desperate to...

A friendly cat who has spent nearly 160 days in RSPCA care is looking for his forever home but sadly has seen little interest from potential adopters. Fern, a three-year-old, Abyssinian crossbreed with black, silver and tabby cat markings, came into the care of the RSPCA Warrington, Halton & St...
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Box of kittens left at end of RSPCA centre’s driveway with...

A box of kittens was found dumped at the end of the driveway of an RSPCA centre in Surrey. A cardboard box with a note taped on top - saying: ‘Please help them! They were born on 24/08. God bless you.’ - was left at the end of the driveway...
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Yellow Dog UK raises awareness for dogs who need space

Not every dog wants attention, some dogs are in training, some dogs have health issues or are recovering from surgery, some dogs are rescues being rehabilitated or have suffered a bad experience, nervous dogs, or older, fragile dogs that find the world a scary place, through no fault of...
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Dogs Trust Ilfracombe’s oldest rescue dog looking for new home after...

An elderly dog has found himself looking for a forever home once more after his owner sadly passed away. Brush, a 12-year-old Spaniel cross, first came into Dogs Trust’s rehoming centre in Ilfracombe as a youngster in 2013 when his owner’s circumstances changed. He was soon happily re-homed and spent the last nine...
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30,000th dog neutered in Kabul as charity marks pioneering milestone in...

Mayhew Afghanistan today marks reaching an epic milestone having neutered its 30,000th dog in Afghanistan on 25 August. Mayhew Afghanistan's dog neutering programme commenced in July 2019 with a strategy of delivering 10,000 neutered dogs per year in the city. However, first Covid-19 restrictions disrupted plans in 2020 and 2021,...
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Cats dumped on RSPCA centre’s driveway – despite there being no...

A family of flea-ridden cats were abandoned on an RSPCA rescue centre’s driveway by a man who hid from staff and ran away after dropping the pet carrier. At around 4pm on Saturday (27 August), the plastic pet carrier - with a mum cat and her three kittens inside -...
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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...