Pet food company Arden Grange will gift over 40,000 dog and cat meals to twenty-five independent animal rescue centres in the UK for its annual charity giveaway. This year, Arden Grange is celebrating 25 years since its launch, so has ramped up the prize to benefit even more animal rescue...

A Dog’s Trust dog called Gracie has become the newest Service Dogs UK recruit, helping people who have PTSD after serving in the armed forces or emergency services. The six-month-old Springador – a cross between a Springer Spaniel and a Labrador - came into Dogs Trust West London Rehoming Centre in July after her owner had a change of...

The RSPCA has seen a huge surge in searches for cats as new figures show that on average the charity rehomes two cats every hour. There was a 166% increase in searches for cats on the RSPCA’s FindAPet website following the first year of the pandemic (March 2020 number 114,316...

Today, leading UK pet charity Blue Cross have launched a campaign called #EndTheTrend – which calls on the nation’s top brands to support their mission to improve the lives and welfare of flat-faced (brachycephalic) pets. Many brands currently use brachycephalic animals in their advertisements, even if their products are unrelated....

Cats Protection has appointed a new interim chief executive, along with three new trustees, as the charity continues to grow its ambitions and increase its impact on cat welfare. Not-for-profit veteran Charles Darley moves into the role having previously held chief executive and senior leadership roles in the Church of...

With firework season set to whizz-pop into our lives again with the approach of Halloween, Diwali and Bonfire Night, Dogs Trust is issuing advice to dog owners to help pets who might be scared by the unexpected bangs and bursts of fireworks. Jenna Kiddie, Head of Canine Behaviour at Dogs...

Rosewood Pet Products has raised £7,750 for Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, following a sample sale held at its headquarters in Hortonwood, Telford.  Following on from Rosewood’s first sample sale in 2018, the event which took place this September was the most successful to date, surpassing last year’s amount raised by...

The Dogs Trust is keen to hear from dog lovers in Scotland who have room in their home for a foster dog. The charity’s West Calder rehoming centre is extending its Home from Home fostering scheme to new areas and staff are particularly looking for doggy fosterers in Dundee, Angus,...

Illustrator and campaigner Hercule Van Wolfwinkle has launched a new donation platform which helps to support national charity, StreetVet. StreetVet is a charity that offers free vet care for pets belonging to those experiencing homelessness and has recently launched their Accredited Hostel Scheme. The scheme aims to ensure that owners...

Two works of art going under the hammer in an upcoming Modern and Contemporary Art Auction could raise thousands of pounds for the Dogs Trust. An original oil painting by artist and calligrapher Ahmed Moustafa and a David Hockney signed poster have been generously donated to the charity by supporters...