The RSPCA has launched a winter appeal for donations of pet food in order to keep up with demand for the charity’s food bank project. The animal welfare charity has partnered with nearly 40 food banks across the North of England since it began in December last year (2020). From...

Burgess Pet Care, is delighted to announce the expansion of its Excel range for small animals, with several new products launched for the winter months, including the world’s first indoor feeding nuggets for guinea pigs. In addition to Excel Indoor Guinea Pig Nuggets, Burgess has also launched its largest feeding...

The RSPCA is appealing to find homes for two special cats in their care who have spent months looking for their forever homes. Jixxy, a two-year-old grey and white cat came into the care of RSPCA Stapeley Grange Cattery in August this year. He was rescued by an inspector as his...

The RSPCA has launched a Christmas appeal for help as the charity is braced for a surge of abandoned and neglected animals as pet ownership soared during lockdown. Last December, the RSPCA still received one call every minute, one report of an abandoned animal every hour, and took 70 rescue...

Charity vet and four-legged friends mark construction milestone at new Nottingham pet wellbeing centre. Leading vet charity PDSA has celebrated a milestone, as the roof was installed at the new PDSA Nottingham Pet Wellbeing Centre. A ‘topping out’ ceremony was attended by a charity vet nurse, as well as clients...

Many people will be busy getting their homes ready for Christmas this week, with trees to decorate, baubles to buy and lights to go up. However, while Christmastime is great fun for people, it can be a dangerous time for our pets. Leading animal welfare charity, Battersea, is advising pet...

The Mare and Foal Sanctuary will be launching another of its successful Confident Horse webinars on 8th December. This time the expert team will be looking at how to help a horse or pony with needle shyness. When a horse or pony is needle shy it is usually because they are worried about having an...

This winter could be particularly hard for hedgehogs, as new RSPCA data from England and Wales reveals that the numbers of the iconic creatures admitted to its wildlife centres have already topped 2020 figures. By mid-November this year, the number of hedgehogs taken into care by the animal charity’s four...

A young puppy found abandoned in supermarket bin has been given a second chance at a happy home thanks to the help of Battersea Brands Hatch. Ten-week-old Mongrel, Pickle, found herself in dire straits after she was discarded in the bins of supermarket in Sidcup. Thankfully, a kind member of...

Dogs Trust is offering Worcestershire primary schools free workshops and assemblies to help children learn how they can live happily and safely alongside dogs. The ‘Be Dog Smart’ workshops aimed at 7–11-year-olds focus on helping children understand what safe and appropriate behaviour around their own dogs is, as well as dogs they may come across when they are out and about. Dogs Trust Education Officer for Worcestershire, Charlotte Paddock, says: “I am absolutely delighted...