The University of Salford and Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest canine charity, are calling on dog owners and non-dog owners to be part of a ground-breaking study into how fireworks and loud noises affect dogs. The organisations have joined forces for the study, combining the university’s specialist knowledge in acoustics...

The Mare and Foal Sanctuary has launched its Christmas appeal and has highlighted what a challenging time it is not just at the sanctuary but also for the wider equine community. The cost-of-living crisis continues to have an impact. The charity is experiencing an increase in the number of...

As the UK braces itself for a drop in temperature with some areas in the country expecting to plummet to -9°C, leading animal welfare charity, Battersea, issues advice to help owners keep their pets healthy and happy during the cold weather.  From finding different ways to keep your pets entertained...

Burns Pet Nutrition are thrilled to announce the winner of their esteemed Burns Charity of the Year Award. Of the six charities nominated, Burns has chosen Makants Greyhound Rescue NW in Mort Lane Tyldesley as the winning charity. The prize is tailored to the needs of the charity and as such,...

The RSPCA is inviting people to help mend broken hearts as it launches its Christmas video. The film named Heart - made in-house and starring the charity’s staff who gave up their own time for filming - features a beautiful, exclusive cover of Blondie’s Heart of Glass by Gabrielle Aplin. The...

The Pets at Home Foundation has launched its annual festive fundraising initiative with more ways for people to donate than ever before as it aims to raise £2 million to support organisations working with animals. All money raised by the appeal will go to support more than 300 organisations across...

Cats Protection welcomed 76 MPs and members of the House of Lords to discuss feline welfare issues during a reception at the House of Commons on Wednesday 7 December. The UK’s biggest cat charity met with politicians to highlight its campaigning work, including calls for better regulations to tackle kitten...

A kitten had an incredible 250 mile motorway journey when he hitched a ride under a lorry bonnet from Southampton and ended up in Merseyside. The cheeky hitchhiker was found by the lorry driver as he made a delivery from Southampton to the Asda supermarket in Liscard and could hear...

Three cocker spaniel puppies found abandoned in an alleyway in Edgware, London have been rescued by the RSPCA. The eight week-old trio were discovered dumped in a rusty cage on Friday 25 November, as the charity revealed a shocking 25% rise in incidents of pet abandonments dealt with by its...

A Wigan man has been disqualified from keeping animals for ten years and sentenced to 16 weeks suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to a bull breed type dog named Congo. Matthew Hurst from Wigan was also made to undertake 20 RAR (Rehabilitation Activity Requirement) days,...