Over the last few weeks, staff at Dogs Trust Merseyside have been kept busy caring for a mum and her 12 puppies who were found abandoned in a property in Liverpool.  Two-year-old American Bulldog, Tara, and her 12 puppies were found alone by the property’s landlord after the tenant moved...

Labour Councillor for West End Ward, City of Westminster, Jessica Toale, has started the New Year with her first visit to London animal rescue charity, Mayhew. As part of her tour of the charity on Friday 20 January, Councillor Toale learned about the breadth of the charity’s work across five boroughs in...

Dogs Trust’s oldest doggy duo, with a combined age of 34, have found a forever home together after their owner sadly passed away.  Dogs Trust Evesham has been caring for 17-year-old Collie crosses Sheba and Teddy,  believed to be the oldest pair of pooches that have ever been cared for...

A retired US Marine Corps dog has today (24 January 2023) become the 75th recipient of the PDSA Dickin Medal - the animals equivalent of the Victoria Cross. The highest honour available to animals, Multi-Purpose Canine (MPC) Bass was presented with the award for his bravery and life-saving devotion to duty...

The RSPCA says people still using gin traps as a method of rodent control need to be aware they could face prosecution after a cat was caught in one of the deadly, and illegal, devices. Simba suffered two broken toes when the jaws of a gin trap snapped down onto...

An eight-month-old kitten's curiosity landed him in trouble after he spent three days stranded on the roof of a derelict house in Barrow-in-Furness. Kenai was spotted wandering along the rooftops and meowing for help after he climbed into the empty terraced property in Penrith Place on 8 January via a...

With plummeting temperatures due to return this week, it is important to make sure our four-legged friends are prepared for the cold. After a fairly mild Christmas for most across the UK, temperatures are set to drop below 0°C over the next few days. Dogs Trust is issuing guidance to...

A self-confessed cat crazy lady has transformed her house to help care for more than 200 moggies for the RSPCA to prepare them for finding their loving forever homes. Maureen Austin (78), from Woking, Surrey, is one of the charity’s most prolific fosters and has also spent years volunteering at...

Battersea is calling on residents living near its three centres in London, Old Windsor and Brands Hatch as well as its Community locations in Basingstoke, Guildford and Ashford to become Foster Carers and help dogs and cats in need of a home. The much-loved animal charity is seeking more Foster...

The Vice-Chairman of the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, Dogs Trust, is celebrating after receiving an MBE for services to Animal Welfare in King Charles' inaugural New Year Honours list. Philip Daubeny, originally from Kent, is a passionate animal lover who has served Dogs Trust voluntarily for 27 years; 13...