New figures show the RSPCA sees a spike in reports of cruelty during the summer months and with pet ownership on the rise coupled with financial pressures the charity is braced for a summer of suffering. The RSPCA receives around 90,000 calls to its cruelty line every month and investigates...

The RSPCA London East branch is appealing for homes for four cats in their care who have sadly been overlooked by potential adopters. Between them the cats have been in the care of the RSPCA for 287 days and sadly have been looking for homes whilst other cats were adopted...

The RSPCA has seen a 49% increase in rabbits coming into its care during the first five months of this year - and the charity is now building more accommodation at centres to help keep up with demand. RSPCA Felledge in Chester le Street, County Durham, is taking in rabbits...

Businesses participating in ‘Bring Your Dog To Work Day’ on Friday 24 June should see it as an opportunity to open an honest and frank dialogue with their workforce about the benefits, challenges and feasibility of bringing dogs to work, says Dogs Trust. Britain saw a rise in dog ownership...

A charity has launched the search for the nation’s bravest canine heroes.   The Thin Blue Paw Foundation – a UK welfare charity that supports and celebrates working and retired police dogs – is hosting its awards this year and is looking for inspirational tails of bravery and heart-warming stories of...

An RSPCA animal centre in the West Midlands is urgently looking for a foster home for a cat with skin cancer to live out her remaining days. Kitkat, who turned nine yesterday (15 June), has been at the charity’s Hillfield Animal Home in Stretton, Burton upon Trent, for nearly four...

Animal welfare charity Battersea has today welcomed the Government’s announcement to help more renters be allowed to own a pet. The charity has long campaigned for more people to have the opportunity to enjoy the many physical, mental and social benefits of pet ownership through its “Pet Friendly Properties” campaign....

A lurcher who was just ‘skin and bones’ when she was found wandering along a bridal path in Essex is now loving life in her new home. Emily weighed just over 10kg when she was rescued by the RSPCA and taken in by the charity’s Danaher Animal Home, near Braintree. Danaher’s...

A 12-week-old Bichon Frise cross called Daisy has been saved by emergency surgery thanks to vet charity PDSA, after eating TWENTY coins from her owner’s purse. Daisy’s story comes as PDSA issues an urgent appeal for support of its life-saving work, providing care for sick and injured pets whose owners...

Seven kittens with some colourful names will soon be looking for homes after spending time being cared for at RSPCA Stapeley Grange Wildlife Centre and Cattery. As staff launch a search to find homes for these cuddly bundles of joy (see pictures), the centre near Nantwich in Cheshire is also...