The RSPCA is ‘very concerned’ after viewing CCTV footage and images of a visibly underweight dog and has appealed to anyone who has information about the animal to come forward. Members of the public contacted the animal welfare charity after the dog was seen being walked near the Ninja Warrior...

Football star Esme Morgan took time out of her busy training schedule in a bid to help rescue dogs win the ultimate prize - a new home.  The 22-year-old, who plays for Manchester City and England, headed to Dogs Trust Manchester in Denton to meet up with some four-legged friends, and young...

An alliance of national animal charities has joined forces with FareShare and global corporate donors including Pets at Home, Petplan, Purina Petcare, Lily’s Kitchen, and Mars Petcare to help owners in need to feed their hungry pets in the face of the cost of living crisis. Dogs Trust, RSPCA, Battersea,...

The RSPCA is urging the UK Government to keep its promise to ban imports into the UK of dogs with cropped ears - and new research shows that most people agree. The call for a change in the law comes as the RSPCA launches its Mutilated for Money campaign, highlighting...

The RSPCA - the country’s oldest and largest animal welfare charity - is recruiting for 11 new animal rescue officers (ARO’s). The charity’s animal rescue officers are frontline workers who respond to reports of cruelty, neglect and injury, deal with complaints and collect and rescue sick, injured and trapped animals. ARO’s...

Coinciding with the launch of the paperback version of Saved from the Waves, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) has revealed an increase in the number of our furry friends it plucked from the seas in 2022. Man’s best friend made up the majority of the 209 creature call-outs last year with...

Dogs Trust Manchester is appealing to dog lovers to think big when it comes to welcoming a four-legged friend into their home.  More than one-third of the dogs currently ready to find new homes at the centre are large dogs, so the team are hoping that it won’t be long...

A young mum cat and her six kittens were found dumped in a taped up cardboard box which was then left discarded in a street in Oldham. The RSPCA was contacted on Sunday, April 2 by a member of the public, who found the box - which they believed to...

The Kennel Club is delighted to announce that it has been granted a Royal Prefix to mark the 150th anniversary of its existence. Henceforth, the organisation is named The Royal Kennel Club.  Chairman of The Kennel Club, Tony Allcock OBE, said: “We are honoured that as of the 4 April...

Pups and staff at Dogs Trust Leeds have bid a fond farewell to its Rehoming Centre Manager who has retired after dedicating more than 36 years of her life to helping over 29,000 dogs go on the find their forever homes.  Amanda Sands first came to work at Dogs Trust...