As lockdown eases and the heatwave continues, the RSPCA is warning against leaving dogs in hot cars. Since lockdown began on 23rd March, the charity has received 33 calls with concern about animals in hot weather and with temperatures set to rise to more than 30 degrees in some areas...

National assistance dog charity, Canine Partners, needs support to help make sure its 30th year is not its final year following the Covid-19 pandemic. “During the Covid-19 lockdown my pain levels have increased, having a direct impact on my general mobility. I am experiencing increased dislocations and subluxations due to...

Two newborn kittens who were rescued, and hand reared by the RSPCA have now landed on their paws in their new forever home. Scrumpy and Marmalade were just a few hours old when they were rescued by Animal Collection Officer (ACO) Clara Scully in Somerset on April 15 after...

Dogs Trust is issuing advice to reassure owners around coronavirus transmission and dogs following widespread media coverage. There are currently no confirmed cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) being transmitted from dogs to people. The main source of infection is human-to-human transmission. However, just like human hands, it is possible for dogs to...

A stray cat with an usual walk was rescued by the RSPCA in Greater Manchester last month and is now looking for his forever home. Affectionately named Wobbly Bobbly, the one-year old cat was rescued by the RSPCA after he was spotted by a member of the public in Tameside,...

The RSPCA is appealing for information after two cats were abandoned in a cat carrier in the woods in Nottinghamshire. The two female cats, one grey and one tabby were discovered in a carrier in a wooded area of the Maun Valley Trail just off New Mill Lane in Mansfield...

Proud pet owners, RSPCA experts and celebrity guests, came together on Sunday 14 June to take part in the RSPCA’s first ever virtual pet show. The RSPCA’s One Fun Day offered the charity a chance to showcase the work of its centres and branches and raise much needed funds as...

The RSPCA is warning that a financial recession could plunge the country into a second wave of equine crisis which has already led to thousands of dumped and dying horses and crippled welfare charities. In 2019, the charity received reports of more than 21,000 incidents involving horses and by the...

Proud pet owners will get the chance to parade their handsome hamsters, devoted dogs, and plucky ponies to the nation, as the RSPCA pet show goes virtual. Part of the charity’s One Fun Day, a chance to showcase the work of its centres and branches and raise much needed funds,...

A recue dog has landed on her paws during lockdown with a family from Crewe in Cheshire who say they have found their ‘friend for life.’ The Paley family, Anita and Trevor, son Matthew (19) and daughter Bekkii (20) had been wanting to adopt a dog for some time and...