A small black cat is lucky to be alive after she was abandoned at a council tip in the Derby area. Now named Sweetpea, she is being cared for at Cats Protection’s Derby Adoption Centre, whose work is kindly supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. Sweetpea was found by a...

They may be man’s best friend - but sadly cruelty towards dogs has increased for the second year in a row, new figures released by the RSPCA show. The number of reports the animal charity has received about intentional harm to dogs has risen since 2020. In 2022, there were 9,776...

An RSPCA animal centre is urgently seeking new homes for more than 80 rabbits and guinea pigs who were removed from a property in Bognor Regis after their owner became overwhelmed. The pets were found in dirty and overcrowded conditions in a backyard when RSPCA officers visited on August 9....

The RSPCA is appealing for information after a pocket bully was cruelly abandoned in pain in a Lancashire woodland. The young dog was tied to a tree by a distinctive fluorescent pink lead when she was discovered on Saturday, August 12 in Knuzden Brook at Blackburn by a member of...

A specialist dog fostering scheme which supports people fleeing domestic abuse is issuing an urgent plea for more foster carers after seeing a 23% increase in demand for its services over the last 12 months. The Freedom Project, managed by Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, offers a...

The Mare and Foal Sanctuary was involved in a multi-agency equine welfare case in Devon during April 2022, involving over 20 equines found emaciated and suffering. The case led by the RSPCA has recently resulted in Edmund and Rosena Edge, of Exbourne, Okehampton, being given 26-week suspended prison sentences and...

A Dorset woman who kept a large number of Persian cats in conditions of squalor has been convicted of 13 offences under the Animal Welfare Act. RSPCA officers, who went to Lorraine George’s home in Christchurch on March 8 last year, found the cats were living in the bathroom, bedrooms,...

More than 1,100 dogs are reported to have undergone a cruel and unnecessary procedure of having their ears cropped in the last three years, new figures from the RSPCA shows. The animal welfare charity is releasing the figures as part of its Cancel Out Cruelty campaign - to raise awareness...

Grass seeds might look small and harmless, but in the wrong place, they can cause a great deal of trouble for our furry family members, warns leading vet charity PDSA. “If your dog likes to run around in long grass, it’s important to always check them for grass seeds afterwards,”...

To mark Check the Chip Day on 15th August 2023, Dogs Trust has released new data from its the Dogs Trust Stray Dog Survey which reveals that approximately 28,015 stray dogs were handled by local authority dog wardens last year. Thankfully, after spending some time in local authority pounds, around...