The RSPCA fears there will be an increase in the number of abandoned rabbits coming into its care following a huge increase in pet ownership during the lockdown. As restrictions lift and people’s lives go back to normal, the charity is concerned that for many the ‘novelty’ may wear off...

The RSPCA Sheffield branch has helped to transform the lives of three kittens who were born with conditions affecting their legs and mobility. Their mum, Magnolia, was dropped off at the animal centre with four kittens in March 2021 by a member of the public who said she had given...

Local charity StreetVet has been awarded a special grant from one of the UK’s leading animal welfare charities, Battersea Dogs & Cats Home in London. The funds granted by Battersea will support StreetVet’s work with pets belonging to those experiencing homelessness and enable the UK-based charity to increase the resources...

The RSPCA’s team of behaviourists has received a generous donation from petcare company Purina which will help provide 101 dogs with behavioural support. The donation will help the behaviourist team at the RSPCA provide extra support for those dogs who need it the most. Even before the pandemic, behaviour problems were...

Thanks to the involvement of thousands of cats and their owners this May, Agria Pet Insurance has donated £13,000 to UK animal rescues. Almost 7,000 cats, and over 23,000 cat ‘parents’ and cat-lovers, joined a month-long celebration of all cats via the “Agria CatWalk” competition. The Agria CatWalk was created to...

The RSPCA is calling on animal lovers to don their trainers and take part in the Great North Run for Team Animal this September. The charity still has places left for the popular half marathon in Newcastle. Kimberley Nunn, from Leeds, is taking part in the race on September 12 after...

Proposals to bring in a ban on the use of glue traps have been welcomed by the RSPCA as they reveal they have been called to hundreds of incidents involving the sticky traps over the last five years.  This week a Private Member’s Bill was introduced calling for a...

Two members of staff at a veterinary surgery in Surrey were inspired by the police dogs they treat to raise money for a new charity that supports ex-working dogs in their retirement. Practice manager Charlotte Bolshaw and Alyson Hardman, senior veterinary surgeon and owner of Rowley House Vets in Cranleigh, decided to embark on a fundraising challenge to...

The RSPCA is bracing for an influx of unwanted kittens coming into its care this kitten season. Kitten season, when most litters of kittens are born, runs from May to September, and often sees charities like the RSPCA overwhelmed with cats and kittens coming into its rescue centres. Cats were the...

The RSPCA and fire services rescued a young cat which was stuck in a tree about 25ft high. Animal Rescue Officer (ARO) Julie Parsons attended on Sunday (6 June) in Upper Hollingdean Road, Brighton, along with the fire services after reports that a cat had been stuck up a tree...